Serguei Zlenko
Basic information
b. 1960, Kobuleti, Gruusia
Painter
Residence: Helsinki
Contact information
Phone number: +358400813121
Email: serguei.zlenko@kolumbus.fi
Artist’s Statement
I am a classically trained artist, who draws inspiration from a great magnitude of subjects, resulting in painting a wide range of themes. My work encompasses detailed topographical studies, ballet rehearsals and performances, metaphorical figurative works and the occurrences and characters surrounding me.
Most of my painting activity focuses on the use of oils on canvas or board, although I often work in watercolours, pastel and clay.
In my portraits as well as in my studies of dancers, I have cultivated a complete objectivity, attempting to catch the subjects in poses as natural and spontaneous as those recorded in action photographs. Extensive academic instruction in figurative and life studies has led me to experiment with unusual visual angles and asymmetrical compositions. By capturing the action of the moment, my ballet dancers are depicted in poses that do not attempt to conceal their physical exertions. Instead, I try to reveal both the concentration and potency necessary in each performance, whilst drawing attention to the dancers’ elegance and regal poise
Most of my painting activity focuses on the use of oils on canvas or board, although I often work in watercolours, pastel and clay.
In my portraits as well as in my studies of dancers, I have cultivated a complete objectivity, attempting to catch the subjects in poses as natural and spontaneous as those recorded in action photographs. Extensive academic instruction in figurative and life studies has led me to experiment with unusual visual angles and asymmetrical compositions. By capturing the action of the moment, my ballet dancers are depicted in poses that do not attempt to conceal their physical exertions. Instead, I try to reveal both the concentration and potency necessary in each performance, whilst drawing attention to the dancers’ elegance and regal poise
