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Ivan was one of humanity's unfortunate souls who encountered numerous misfortunes and setbacks throughout his lifetime. He wandered among us for almost 64 years, and when he departed this earth, he left behind an art collection of great historical importance. His life of strife and seemingly unending conflicts seemed insurmountable; yet during his short life his ability to paint magnificently was his gift to all mankind. He is truly one of the greatest artists of the modern world. Ivan's story is unique. It is a story about a man's indomitable spirit. No matter how much pain and suffering Ivan had to endure during his lifetime, his will to survive seemed to be driven by divine intervention. His paintings meant everything to him. His art work was his passion. Brought up in a poor, poverty stricken environment in Russia, his paintings captured the essence of Russian life immediately after World War II. Ivan's work magnificently mirrors the scope of European culture during the post war years. As a classically trained artist, Ivan's work encompasses the entire realm of the human experience. Influenced by his time spent in the Mauthausen Nazi concentration camp, themes of hopelessness and desperation are apparent some of Ivan's paintings. The emotions of hatred and envy can be seen on some of his character's faces, and those raw emotions can be seen in some of Ivan's other paintings as well. But not all of his work showed a dark side. Just as life itself, there seemed to be a balance in Garikow's paintings. We see the Salzburg Lady whose physical beauty and youthful appearance reflect the affluent life style of the time as her glance seems to captivate our attention. |
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elcome to the online art gallery featuring the life works of Ivan Garikow, a renowned and listed Russian artist.
