Valeriy Gridnev

Valeriy Gridnev was born in Russia in 1956. He studied at the Art College in Sverdlovsk1976 – 1980, and then Ural Repin St.Peterburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture 1983-1990. His graduation project “The Early Years” won The Gold Medal of USSR Academy of Arts. He then at St. Petersburg Academy of Art’s ‘Postgraduate Creative Studio’.

I recently found this artist, and i immediately liked his works. They give of a 90's feel. In other words i guess, old , retro-ish feel. which i find really interesting. His works are really pretty, the bright palette he uses, his technique of painting, you could say its layered. His works also has a touch of romanticism in them. He painted portraits of men and women, and a few landscapes. The use of bright colors and technique of painting is what made me like his works, and also how they give of the 90's movie feels.