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Educated and trained in Europe, since 1991 he lives with his family and works in the U.S.A.
His paintings show a great influence of Old Europe and its mystery. He always says he would never have achieved any artistic satisfaction if he had not come to Washington, DC in summer of 1991. He has realized that Old town Alexandria and George Town, with its crooked streets, dodging left and right, making a whimsical labyrinth, has become his love. His ability to take you back over the centuries to a bygone era that allows you to walk along the Old American and European streets accompanied by clowns and harlequins. His sense of humor makes the paintings understandable and appealing to a wide audience. You may be impressed by the artist’s techniques of oil painting, which reflects his respect for the old masters. He usually uses the glazing techniques in order to achieve the specific brightness and depth of the picture. Countless number of thin and transparent color slides, being applied to each other, make a brilliant richness of the color shades, which is typical for Reut’s canvases. It is unquestionable that the author masterfully manages the combination of glaze and rough palette knife techniques. Use of these techniques gives the painting extraordinary quality and uniqueness. Often he uses his own fingers, which he considers his best brush. He says, “Touching the canvas allows me to better feel what I am painting.” Looking at the pictures you can feel that the author loves the process of painting. It takes him no less than half a year to create one work and it is not rare when the work is “growing” for more than one year. “The process of painting
takes a lot of energy, it is a joyful but demanding labor of love.” He says.
Was born on in the Ukraine on June, 8th, 1955. In 1972 he finished the Children’s Art School № 1 in Kiev, USSR. In 1979 he graduated from Kiev Engineering-Art Academy. Since 1980 he has been working as an architect and professional artist. The participant of republican exhibitions of the Modern Art of 1976 -1981. The first personal exhibition was held in March, 1978 in Moscow in The Central Exhibition Hall. The participant of collective exhibitions: The Mellow Autumn and The 1000 th Anniversary of Kiev. The second personal exhibition took place in 1989 in Geneva (Switzerland), gallery GREYZE. The participant of the international exhibition LES FESTIVITES GLOB`ART, France, 1989. Winner of the First Municipal Award at portrait competition. Participation in collective international exhibitions FORUM DES LACS (THYEZ), L`ESPACE ESCALET (SIETA), GLOB`ART (LA ROCHE sur FORON) The Third personal exhibition was held in February, 1991 in gallery ART`VILLAMAGNA (VILLE - LA-GRAND). The fourth personal exhibition took place in gallery EXPRESSIONS D`ARTISTES (ANNEMASSE) in 2006 in France.
Since 1991 Reut has had several personal and collective exhibitions in the U.S.A. in major galleries and museums. Including Smithsonian museums and an exhibition on Capitol Hill. |
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