A Russian architect and watercolorist residing in California, Anatole Krasnyansky paints intensely colorful figurative scenes that border on the surreal but never depart from the recognizable. Humane and profoundly lyrical, they contain echoes of the artist's Eastern heritage and combine the palpably substantial with a timeless and universal spirituality.

Krasnyansky's awareness of the interdependence of architecture, sculpture, painting and applied art, and his knowledge of these diverse disciplines have shaped his career and found expression in his art works. Through experimentation he has developed his own artistic method, one that has freed him from the constraints of traditional watercolor techniques. Krasnyansky's innovative inclusion of paper texture into the creative process is a dynamic component of his art, resulting in an expansion of the medium's potential. He is one of the first artists to elevate the watercolor medium to the expressive possibilities usually associated with oil painting.

With a masters degree in architecture and design, Krasnyansky has achieved virtuosity in several different artist arenas. Working as a scenic artist in television, motion pictures and the theatre, he has designed sets calling for his specialized background.

Approximately 22 x 23" in size.

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