Krotov's sample themes

Yuri Krotov
                1. WHERE WERE YOU BORN
                Krasnodar

                2. WHERE DO YOU LIVE PRESENTLY
                      Moscow

                3. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR ART WORK

                   The subject of my paintings is often
different. But most often I seem to be painting children. And
all time I am painting people together with their
favorite animals. 

                 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TECHNIQUE?

                   Oil paintings

                 5. WHICH ARTISTIC MEDIUM IS YOUR
FAVORITE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF?
                   Impressionism

                  6.WHAT EVENT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME
A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND AT WHAT AGE WERE YOU WHEN
THAT EVENT OCCURRED?

                 From childhood I was very much was attracted to
drawing and very much always knew I would be/wanted to be an artist. 
 

                  7.WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST LUCKY THING
THAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR ART CAREER?

                My travels around France, Spain, and Italy.
The visits to the best European museums, and seeing their collections.

                  8. WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTAL
PERSON IN SHAPING YOUR ART WORK?
              Sargent, Zorn, Feshin, Serov, Korovin

                  9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT FOR
YOUR ART?

                   Sun shine, positive emotion, the
main idea's are the concepts I hope will be seen as harmonious by people and consistent with nature.
                  Specifically, themes - On the beach or in the garden, with 
girls or young women  walking near the sea.
 

                Yuriy Krotov -bios
          1964 .Was born in Krasnodar
1977-83 
Studies in Moscow art-college
1985-92 Studies in the Moscow Surikov Academy of Fine
Art.
 

Exhibitions. 
1992-95 Russian Arts in auction house Druo in Paris. 
1995-2001
Exhibition of Russian Arts in England, Spain,
Nederland.
Paintings by the artists are found in private
collections: Russia, many country of European, and
USA,Japan. ssia, many country of European, and
USA,Japan. 

API req'd BIO to be translated and resent by Alyona -
Jan 9 02