Guennadi Ulibin is an artist who is originally from Russia.
He has a
fine arts degree from the Saint Petersberg Academy of Fine Arts.
When
we immerse ourselves in the style and ways of the art world it is
difficult to
classify the characteristics of his works and subject
matter. His work is hyperrealist
and we regularly find surrealist
elements and objects which at times
These phantasmagorical elements appear side by side with human
figures and
surprise because they are painted so realistically and
provoke a sense of an unreal
reality within Ulibin’s compositions as
they are directly captured in the place they represent.
Perhaps we can
view Guennadi’s work as a form of transcendental realism trying to
show
us people who, it seems, suddenly, for some mysterious reason, have
travelled
to another dimension or another world. Real people, made of
flesh and blood with their
own unique characters, thoughts and feelings.
Nudes on a bare landscape are the main theme in his creations.
Technological
civilizations no longer exists as there are only the
remains of inexplicable machinery
depicted as giant silhouettes, which
sometimes look like ghosts protruding from the land
or emerging from the
sea. But the protagonist in his works is always humanity.
Despite the
apparent stillness emanating from the posture of his characters, one can
appreciate an enormous energy from within every one. In the solitude
and thoughts of
his characters the painter creates a psychological
universe.
