Exhibition of Roman Donskoy "Colors of the brightest power"

The Omelchenko Gallery opens the exhibition “Paints of the Most Vivid Strength”, dedicated to the memory of the artist Roman Donskoy. His work is a combination of academic education with the traditions of the avant-garde of the early 20th century. Spectators will be able to enjoy the bright colors of the artist’s paintings, which reflected his extraordinary fate. Roman Donskoy - artist, icon painter, restorer, traveler. His works are filled with extraordinary strength and joy of life, courage and thirst for creativity. The avant-garde trend is especially evident in the paintings of recent years. According to the stories of his colleagues and students, the work of Roman was influenced by such artists as Matisse, Van Gogh, Picasso, Gauguin and Chagall. The exhibition will present over 50 paintings to the audience. “I want to learn how to control the elements. Painting is the other world. The more serious the plan, the more difficult it is to implement it. We must be able to gather all the spiritual and physical forces within ourselves and do the impossible. "- wrote Roman in his diaries. The artist left behind a great legacy: more than a thousand paintings and graphic works. Part of the unique collection, thanks to the sponsorship of the BestHard IT company and the personal contribution of the artist’s daughter, Anna Donskaya, will be shown for the first time this year in Russia and Switzerland.

Roman Donskoy was born in 1964 in the city of Pushkino in the family of the artist Donskoy Heinrich Georgievich. In 1984 he graduated from the Abramtsevo School of Industrial Art, in 1995 - Moscow State Art School named after S. G. Stroganova. He lived and worked in Moscow. In 2001 he was awarded the medal of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, I degree, for the restoration of wall oil painting in the Pokrovsky convent at the Pokrovskaya outpost in Moscow. Since 2003 - a member of the Moscow Union of Artists. The last years of his life, Roman Donskoy was actively engaged in painting, traveled to Asian countries, was fond of martial arts, studied Sanskrit and oriental healing practices. The artist died of a heart attack in Moscow in 2013.

Event Date: May 26 - June 14 (From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Cost: Admission is free, registration on the website rdonskoy.com
Exhibition Address: Gallery Omelchenko
Starokonyushenny Lane, 32
Official site: http://rdonskoy.com/
Age limit: 0+