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Valery Tatar (Татар Валерий Васильевич; 14.06.1964, Zhdanov, USSR) — Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, monumental artist. Working in the style of fantasy art. Known for his collection "Come and see" of 5 monumental paintings.In 2000 his name was listed In the World Encyclopedia of Artists (Munich - Leipzig edition, Vol. 9). Now living and working in Austria.

Biography  Valery Tatar was born June 14, 1964 in Zdanov, Ukrainian Soviet Social Republic at that time, now Mariupol, Ukraine. In 1983-1985 he studied at the Art Studio of the Ilya Repin Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. From 1986 to 1990 was a student of Donetsk Art School. Just like his idol Pavel Filonov,Valery never wanted to follow academic arttechniques. He always opposed them using his own model of a moving world, the world in the process of its formation, when the light still was not separated from the darkness, the earth from the sky, the living from the dead, the human from the animal. During the years of Independent creativity, Valery tried countless different styles and trends in painting, then, eventually, he created his own style, his own brushstroke. Works In his series "Metamorphoses", a fantastic and amazing world of monsters is being born just in front of us from the darkness of the night and winding curves of the luminous colorful lines. We gradually discover that biological space of the "fluid forms" and their necessary metamorphoses as the plot of the painting unfolds. All the bizarre and terrible infernal creatures seem the epitome of all human sins and vices. Combining eroticism with mysticism, the artist reminds us that the first sin was that of adultery. All these creatures generated by nocturnal imagination, all these images embody the power of evil forces and are symbols of the mysterious. Night is not only the time, but also the site of action, the theater of events, if you like. It is not by accident that a theater curtain appears in the painting Full Moon of Chess. It seems to reveal a mystery of the world similar to the unfathomable smile of the Mona Lisa. Valery works with thematic series, repeating and testing his favourite motifs with various techniques and formats, from grafic capriccios (ink, pen, gel pen, charcoal, pastel) to monumental painted panels measuring 2m by 3m.  The master creates his works bit by bit, inch by inch, constructing the organism of the picture. Amazingly, his horrible fantasy images do not frighten, they enchant us with their decorative look, resembling now Far Eastern batik, now Greek red-figure vase painting, here lace braiding, and there medieval animalistic ornaments. In his creative work he acts as both a skilled jeweler, an experienced decorator and a set designer. His goal is to generate ideas through the arabesque and other means of painting.  And what does the artist think of himself? Perhaps he is a kind of chess player exploring a multi-variable space of the game for all possible facets and aspects. The chessboards themselves which are depicted in a number of his works represent the 'higher' order and are a sign of the Master. Among Valery Tatar's iconic images there is a god of the misterous world. This is Mercury who was worshiped as the head of sorcerers and the donor of benefits in antient mythology. According to the Neoplatonists' theory, the artistic image is under the sign of Mercury, who is the god of transformation, allegories and mysteries. Only in the world like this the existence of gods, sorcery, myshtical creatures, ghosts and other fantastic beings can become a reality. The subject of such works is a mysterious labyrinth. According to modern philosophers, the image of our epoque corresponds to a dynamic structure of a maze, which is so characteristic of Valery Tatar's work.  The thunderous sounds of Apocalypse break into such works as Beating the Red Dragon, Abduction of Europa, Methamorphoses of the Night, The Four Horsemen . Valery Tatar is a Christian, and some kind of messianism is peculiar to his art. He often shows a spiritully split world where there are clear borders between black and white, light and darkness, good and evil. In this battle between the creative intelligence and destructive passions we can see the struggle for man and or the fate of mankind.  Prophetic and forecasting intonations are characteristic of The Four Horsemen and The Apocalypse (a variation on the theme of Durer's etching of the same name). The Apocalypse not only prophesies a terrible end of the Universe, the Antichrist's arrival and the Last Judgment but also speaks of the Kingdom of the God that is fast approaching. Looking for the path to harmony through eradication of chaos and disharmony of the present characterizes the artist's work. Exhibitions 1988 - Regional exhibition "Colorful Ukraine" Kiev, Ukraine - Museum of Lenin 1991 - Personal exhibition Donetsk, Ukraine - Exhibition Hall "Avers" 1999 - Personal exhibition "Formula of unfortuity" Donetsk, Ukraine - Donetsk Art Museum 2004 - Personal exhibiton "Formula of unfortuity 2" Moscow, Russian Federation - Private Art Gallery 2012 - Personal exhibiton "Formula of unfortuity 3" Odessa, Ukraine - Private Gallery "Vernatun" 2014 - Personal exhibition Dresden, Germany - Dresdner Porzellan Art Gallery 2014 - Personal exhbition Vienna, Austria - Antique Salon 2014 - International bienalle "Art view Vienna" Vienna, Austria - Kunstfabrik Stadlau 2015 - Personal exhibition "Randez-vous with Vienna" Vienna, Austria - Gartenbaumuseum 2015 - Personal exhibition "Introduction to Vienna" Vienna, Austria - Hotel "Arkotel" Useful Links

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