Slava is not just a sculptor – he’s also a painter and graphic artist. So who is he first? That depends on the material at hand – be it stone, wood, canvas or merely an old newspaper magically transformed into a work of art. He has travelled widely, creating and exhibiting his works in many different countries, including Russia, England, Scotland, Germany, Israel, Uzbekistan, Turkmenia, and Aizerbaidjan.

Co-creativity
Slava has been a long-term member of an artists’ group, Co-creativity (Sotvorchestvo), which was officially registered with the Union of Artists in 1999 after years of informal activity. The group was invited to a sculptors’ symposium in Scotland in 1991, for which Slava created a series of artworks in stone and bronze. Sotvorchestvo also traveled to Nakshon near Jerusalem, Israel, to work on a project for National Sculpture Park.

Work
Slava has taken part in All-Russia exhibitions in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and his works can be found in the Russian State Museum and in private collections around the world.

The most striking feature of his works is intuition. Some of his paintings are a tribute to his love of Russian artists P.Filonov and W.Kandinsky, yet Slava is no mere imitator: his works bear the hallmark of his own distinct style. His versatility is also evident in gradations of brushwork (sometimes wide and sweeping, at other times finely detailed) – and style (some works are realistic, others more ornamental).

Many of his paintings appear to have been created with deceptive ease. They are simple and easily understood, the colours open and vivid, - testimony to the fact that simplicity is the mark of true genius. The artist is like the man: Slava is open to the world, friendly and kind. Anyone who knows him can say with confidence: “Slava is my friend”. And speak the truth.