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Slava Fokk

Artist Slava Fokk belongs to the younger generation of southern Russian painters who, in the space of two decades, have created an aesthetic phenomenon that stands out against the background of modern Russian art. The progress of these “Krasnodar painters” stems from their professional education and the availability of first-rate museum collections and exhibition spaces, which have made Krasnodar city a cultural center of southern Russia.

Slava slipped seamlessly into this movement by taking part in local and regional exhibitions in the early 2000s. His cooperation with “Zero” Moscow Gallery was particularly productive. At the International Festival of Arts organized by the gallery in 2007, Fokk was awarded first prize in the category of “Traditions and Time,” a prize which granted him the opportunity to hold several personal exhibitions in the United States between 2007-09.

Meanwhile, the young painter’s style has continued to develop. His painting is distinguished by a “smart retrospection,” an exacting selection of painting techniques that allows for the creation of technologically seamless and plastically expressive works. Slava evokes the origins of oil painting and the creative techniques of the old Dutch painters. He has not been subsumed by the modern painting process, which is often explicitly declarative and which carries certain anti-aesthetic, destructive qualities along with intentional technological imperfections. Through the creative reinterpretation of a great tradition, he has developed his own recognizable suite of painting techniques that work harmoniously in his paintings and are plastically expressive.

His works are distinguished by a refined aesthetic, and they do not succumb to the extremes of “Hyper-Realism,” such as expressive brutality and digital technologies. A certain flatness of general composition and a delicate scumbling design within each picture make for a subtle, nuanced image best exemplified in his portraits of women.

Since 2013, Slava has cooperated with a Dutch art gallery, which exhibited his paintings at leading art exhibitions in the Netherlands.

Now, Slava is living in the U.S. and painting a new series of works in a neoclassical manner, with a particular focus on women. Monumentalism and plasticity of classical art in combination with Modern Art stylistics, remain attractive for the artist.

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Magnolia<br />
Giclée on canvas<br />
20 x 17

Magnolia
Giclée on canvas
20 x 17

Iris <br />
Giclée on canvas<br />
20 x 17

Iris
Giclée on canvas
20 x 17

Blue Magnolia<br />
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas<br />
20 x 17

Blue Magnolia
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas
20 x 17

Loving Tulips<br />
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas<br />
20 x 17

Loving Tulips
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas
20 x 17

Beautiful Tulip<br />
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas<br />
20 x 17

Beautiful Tulip
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas
20 x 17

Blonde<br />
Giclée on canvas<br />
20 x 17

Blonde
Giclée on canvas
20 x 17

Poppy<br />
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas<br />
(custom reproductions available) <br />

Poppy
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas
(custom reproductions available)

Flamingo Dream<br />
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas<br />
(custom reproductions available) <br />
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Flamingo Dream
Giclée and silver leaf on canvas
(custom reproductions available)

Tucan<br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
51 x 40

Tucan
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
51 x 40

Flamingo <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
30 x 25<br />

Flamingo
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
30 x 25

Aloe <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
(custom reproductions available) <br />
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Aloe
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
(custom reproductions available)


Rosa de Monte <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
52 x 40<br />

Rosa de Monte
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
52 x 40

Banana <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
52 x 40<br />
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Banana
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
52 x 40

Arum <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
60 x 44 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Arum
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
60 x 44 (custom reproductions available)


Lady in Red <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
55 x 43 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Lady in Red
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
55 x 43 (custom reproductions available)


Rose <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
30 x 25 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Rose
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
30 x 25 (custom reproductions available)

Cabriolet <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
55 x 55 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Cabriolet
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
55 x 55 (custom reproductions available)


Lotus <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
60 x 44 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Lotus
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
60 x 44 (custom reproductions available)


Flamingo <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
50 x 30 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Flamingo
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
50 x 30 (custom reproductions available)

Night Road <br />
Embellished Giclée on Canvas<br />
55 x 55 (custom reproductions available) <br />
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Night Road
Embellished Giclée on Canvas
55 x 55 (custom reproductions available)