The artists have studied in the Russian academic tradition and have built on those ideas to carve their own artistic visions. In January 2021, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in St. Augustine, Florida, will present an exhibition featuring the work of all three artists, with them making an appearance at the gallery the weekend of January 22 and 23.
Daud, born in the former Soviet Union in 1959, received a master’s degree in fine art from the Repin Institute. He met Melissa, an American, while she was studying at the same school in Leningrad. She invited him to move back to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her after the school year ended in 1991. Timur was born in Vladikavkaz, Russia, and began studying at St. Petersburg Iaganson Fine Art School at the age of 12. After graduation, in 2002, he immigrated to Chattanooga as well.
“One of the advantages of a Russian academic education is that one is given experience in a broad range of techniques, and one can respond to a subject and decide which technique would best express the potential of any specific idea,” says Daud. “At the academy, one had to copy an Old Master, and summer students must paint plein air, in addition to many other technical subjects.”
This background has allowed Daud to work in oils, pastel and mixed media, and at the exhibition at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art collectors will find paintings in all mediums. For the show, Daud will concentrate on the theme of “individualism, strong people who find their way in a turbulent world.” Included is his masterwork His World, a 7-by-14-foot painting from his Weathered People series that touches on maintaining integrity in a tumultuous world. There also will be new works that feature two female figures.
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FULL EXPOSURE
Photographer Conor Martin documents the present using photographic methods of the past.
Autumnal Light
The landscapes and nature scenes of painter Jennifer Sowders are irresistibly tactile, filled with varying textures that seem to leap off the canvas.
Art for All
Members of Art Dealers Association of America come together for a philanthropic affair.
Modern Marketplace
Redwood Art Group brings together the San Diego region for another class-act celebration of contemporary artwork.
An Enchanting Evening
Scottsdale Artists’ School knows how to throw an art party.
Timeless Tales
Soft, warm undertones underscore the mood of enchantment that runs through Nom Kinnear King’s paintings.
Next Exit New York
Coming off his series that focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles freeway signs, artist Eric Nash’s sights are now set on New York. Now on view at George Billis Gallery's Manhattan location are seven of Nash's new oil paintings and two drawings that explore the signage of New York City freeways. Although Nash's work is tightly rendered, he doesn’t consider himself a photorealist, but rather someone who utilizes those techniques to express ideas.
Monster Mash
Vampires, witches, ghouls and all things that go bump in the night are the theme of the exhibition Monster Mash, now at Abend Gallery.
Inside/Outside
Those familiar with Geoffrey Johnson's populated by inky figures and trailing shadows that bleed into the wet streets, and architectural elements obscured to varying degrees by the misty atmosphere.
Bold Figures; Bold Color
For Brooklyn based painter J Louis, it’s all about balance, which can mean many different things in a composition, but for Louis, it’s about balancing his female figures among a unique landscape of color.
