Nicolay Butkovsky
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Collection: Nicolay Butkovsky
Born on July 14, 1960 in Zhitomir. Graduated from: Moscow Art School (1984), Art Institute (1990). Teachers in the specialty: V. Pastukhov, B. Dekhterev.
Painter, graphic artist.
Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1992).
Worked as a teacher of special disciplines in the children's art school of Zhitomir (1992); in the school of culture (1997).
Participated in exhibitions: international (1988), personal (1991). Personal exhibitions: the village of Kmitov, Korostyshiv district, Zhitomir region (1991), Zhitomir (1993, 1998-99), Kyiv (1995).
Main works: graphics - "Vanity of vanities and all is vanity" (1992), "Ship of fools" (1992), "Hope feeds ..." (1993), "Cart" (1993), "Pagliacci" (1995), "Songs of love" (1995); painting - "Fog over the city" (1998), "Without words" (1998), "When the color falls" (1999), "Meeting circle of the blue boat" (2001), "Tasting" (2003), "Hike ..." (2003), "Holiday" (2003).
Lives and works in Zhitomir
His work is characterized by a combination of past and modern traditions through the prism of internal reflections, the embodiment of the possibilities of graphic plasticity of the icon with various textural layers through temporary imitation.