Vitali Komarov is an artist who enjoys working from nature. Embedded in the European tradition, he has been strongly inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, developing further the techniques and vision of colours introduced by the master.
Vitali’s paintings are full of life, in which every season offers so many wonderful subjects. His vision of the world is full of hope; his colours are bright, yet sensitive. His paintings uplift the spirit and promise new beginnings. What really matters to him is to be truthful and simple in conveying his vision to his audience.
In 2001 he was awarded a link from David Brooks in The Vincent Van Gogh Gallery, the most thorough and comprehensive Van Gogh resource on the World Wide Web, to his painting at www.vggallery.com. Artworks by Vitali Komarov can be found in numerous public and private collections in USA and worldwide. Vitali is a charter member of Landscape Art International. St. Martin's Press and BBC Audiobooks America published his artworks.
Although primarily self-taught, he studied at The Art School (1983) and The Restoration School (1987) in Saint Petersburg, both in Russia. Since 1995 Komarov has been working as an independent artist. He is currently a full time painter working plein air. Vitali lives in the Czech republic but has travelled widely to find inspiration for his work.
Artist regularly exhibits at overseas art fair venues as well as in his personal gallery. Gallery has been established since 1997, located in Lednice, Czech republic - UNESCO city, where between the 17th and 20th centuries, the ruling dukes of Liechtenstein transformed their domains in southern Moravia into a striking artificial landscape.
Resume
Born in 1968 in Russia
Lives and works in the Czech republic
Studied
1979-1983 — The Junior Art School, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
1984-1987 — The Restoration School, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Selected collections
Stephen Dweck, New York
Dr. J. & Dr O. Bridges, Guildford, United Kingdom
National museum of fine arts, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Woodridge Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas, USA
The Northwestern College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
First Union Securities, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA
Edward Jones, Inc., New Castle, Indiana, USA
Noresco Industrial Group, Inc., Glen Cove, USA
The Northwestern College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Selected exhibitions
2007 Art-Event, Antwerp, Belgium
2007 Artexpo Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
2007 St. Augustine Gallery, St Augustine, Florida
2007 The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Newburgh, New York
2007 European Masters of Modern Art, Burgau, Austria
2007 Russian Easter, Henderson Sunshine City Plaza, Hong Kong
2006 Art Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2006 Open House, San Antonio, Texas
2005 Plank gallery, Vienna, Austria
2005 Marziart gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2004 On The Wall Art Fair, London, UK
2003 Fresh Art Fair, London, UK
2003 MEFA 2003, Brno, Czech republic
2002 Fresh Art Fair, London, UK
2001 The Taylor Jardine Art Gallery, London, UK
2001 Art Investments Inc., London, UK
2000 ArtNature salon, Prague, Czech Republic
1999 Godot Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
1998 National Museum of Fine Arts, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Publications
Audiobook cover for "Echoes of The Dance" by Marcia Willett, BBC Audiobooks America, 04/2007
Book cover for "Echoes of The Dance" by Marcia Willett, St. Martin's Press April 3, 2007
Book cover for "A Friend of the Family" by Marcia Willett, St. Martin's Press October 17, 2007
Book cover for "First friends" by Marcia Willett, St. Martin's Press August 8, 2006
Experimental memory exercises, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2006
Cover for the medical journal "Annals of Vascular Surgery", Vol.19, Number 4, July 2005
Audiobook cover for "The birdcage" by Marcia Willett, BBC Audiobooks America, 08/2005
Book cover for "The birdcage" by Marcia Willett, St. Martin's Press, August 8, 2005
Grigarian, Veronica, "Russian Van Gogh," Czech today, February 1, 2004
Fresh Art Fair 2003, Exhibition Catalogue
Fresh Art Fair 2002, Exhibition Catalogue
Lanickova, Catherine, "Colour South of Moravia," New life, November 23, 2000
Sinenki, Alexander, Prague lights, September, 2000
Weiss, Vladimir, "The Russians are coming!" The Prague post, September 1-7, 1999, p.B3.
Membership
Charter member of Landscape Artists International http://www.l-a-i.com
Artnet - The Art World Online 
Artist statement
"The purpose of my work is to make beautiful things. Working from nature, I am inspired by its beauty. When I paint simple things, I vitalise them and fill them with sense. Trying to reproduce exactly the light and the mood of the subject, I experiment with composition, tone and colour. I balance composition, so that on lookers can breathe easily. I make contrast convincing, and colours fresh and pure.
Feelings and mood play an important role in my paintings, more so than the form. It is not the technical side of art, which interests me; hence I do not experiment with styles or medium. I am simply excited by the process of painting itself.
Technical skills together with inspiration are not enough to be a good artist, unless you do not work constantly and estimate your results soberly and strictly. I regard each new work as a serious search. This produces a picture that is not an imitation of reality, but a new reality in itself. Nature is the teacher and it is nature that teaches me to see the subject and gives me an immense feeling of love."
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