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Oleg Zhivetin
To be accepted as a student in Moscow's Surikov Art Institute is an incredible honor and an extremely difficult accomplishment. A Future artist must have exceptional talent that is recognized by his teachers and even then, to be selected is almost impossible. The vast, artistically talented population of the former Soviet Union, makes the competition for enrollment in the school, equal to winning and Olympic gold medal.Oleg Zhivetin was not only accepted at the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow, but upon completing his Fine Art degree in 1988, he was allowed to complete the coveted Master of Fine Art Degree in 1990 in Painting and Monumental Art. At the time, under communist rule in 1964, Oleg was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, part of the former Soviet Union. Well-educated parents recognized early, his artistic talent and sent him to the Moscow Academy of Fine Art at age 15, to earn his first Fine Art Degree in 1982, with honors.
Oleg's exceptional talent and unique style of painting were readily recognized. Upon the completion of his Master's Degree, he received an invitation to live and work in the United States.The excitement of new surrounding and the abundance of new materials allowed Oleg to develop completely new artistic expressions, contemporary styles, way beyond the usual academic focus of Dutch, Flemish and Renaissance Masters. The richness and vitality of colors in his painting are achieved by numerous layers of acrylics, or many layers of oil paint. The sensuous lines and intricate patters are defined with the application of gold, silver or copper leaf on the paintings.
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