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The Art of Vladimir Kush

Metaphorical Realism
Vladimir Kush
My American odyssey.

I was born in Russia, in small one-storeyed wooden house on the northern edge of Moscow, near the forest-park Sokolniki
where in patriarchial times Russian Tsars were engaged in falconry. My career as an artist began when I was a child of 3 or 4.
My father was a scientist, but everyone on his side of the family used to draw all the time. I remember, how in the long winter evenings
I used to sit on my father's lap finishing his drawings: boy running on skis, an old man walking by with the cane......More Bio

 

"Departure of the Winged Ship" by Vladimir Kush 39 x 31 Giclee on canvas Edition size: 325 Signed and numbered Last Kush piece in our collection call for special close out price! 1-877-844-3447

"Departure of the Winged Ship" The image symbolically conveys to us the feelings of happiness and beauty of the world arousing in everyone bound on a distant voyage. In Japan, the image of the butterfly has inspired the artists for hundreds of years. It is always associated with the best moments in life. Here, traditional celebrations and marches begin with “the dance of the butterfly.” Butterflies also accompany wedding ceremonies in Japan. But not all know that butterflies are the amazing and courageous travelers. In favorable winds Monarch butterflies from North America can cross the Atlantic to reach England, resting as needed on the decks of ships.

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