Sergey Lukyanov

Sergey Lukyanov was born in 1964 in Ozerele, Russia. He entered the first Art School at the age of 10 and graduated four years later. From 1978 - 1981 he studied at the Bogorodskoye Colle of Art . After his graduation he followed a seven years course at a college for art and theatre.

Until 1991 he worked at the famous Surikov State Art Institute in Moscow. He also worked in the Graphics Department of the Repin Art Institute of Sankt Petersburg.

Sergey calls his work Russian Metaphysic Art, a unique interpretation of Surrealism. His paintings show many symbolic elements, as well as philosophical texts

And mix clowns

Others from Russia

Magazine: Russian life

JULIA VALEEVA was born and raised in Russia. She started working in 1997, in a large newspaper, working as a journalist, editor and creative director. In her free time, she made book illustrations for kids and adults. Since 2005, she has been working full time as an illustrator, working with leading studios, magazines and publishers in Russia and the West. She also designed the cover for the Russian Life translation of Ilf and Petrov's, The Little Golden Calf

Winter Holidays
Publication: Russian Life
Author: Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby
Illustrations/Images: Julia Valeeva
Issue: Nov/Dec 2009 
A colorful mix of pagan and Christian traditions influenced 19th century rural Russian Zimniye Svyatki (Winter Holidays). While many of these traditions did not survive the 20th century, they nonetheless tell us much about Russian culture today.

Illustrator Julia Valeeva

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قد حان وقت النوم..!