Pavel Guliaev — Artistivo

Born in Russia on February 14, 1967.
Graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy with a double major in Graphic
Design and Fine Art.
Worked as an illustrator in various publishing houses
For some time I taught at the Higher academic school of graphic design
I’ve been painting and drawing for over 20 years..
E x h i b i t i o n s :
2019
Germany, Münster, “SURREAL POSITIONS”
Germany, Münster, “KUNST KANN AUCH KLEIN”
France, Paris, art-fair „Art-Shopping“
Russia, Moscow, exhibition, „Visionary Art“
Germany, Karlsruhe, ArtletStudio exhibition „Raum / Zeit“
Germany, Münster, art fair, “Bilder der art&antik in Münster”
2018
Belgium, Brussels, art fair “art3f Bruxelles”
Germany, Münster, ArtletStudio exhibition: “A Symbolic Summer”
Germany, Cologne, art fair “Kölner Liste”
2017
Switzerland, Basel, the project “Artbox project Basel 1.0”
2016
Germany, Berlin, art fair “Berliner Liste”
Russia, Moscow, the international project “Insight”
What I do as an artist can be called “mystical realism” or “subjective realism”.
In my paintings, I unite realism and symbolism, and at the same time, the reflection
of reality occurs through the use of symbolic elements that complement and,
perhaps, explain reality. Reality is processed at a subconscious level and becomes
subjective. Unconsciously arising images and forms allow to strengthen the emotional
and semantic loading of the picture. With superficial illogicality, everything is built
on an internal logical basis. I unite the physical and metaphysical world.
“Imado mundi nova, Imado nulla” - the world has no image, we create it ourselves.
The symbols in my pictures are mine, subjective symbols, and they may not fit
into the historically formed system of symbols and images. I myself create my own,
subjective reality, mapping it on the plane. Each object, each image is endowed with
a symbol, and the most interesting is that the very meaning of any symbol can vary
depending on the context. My reality is dynamic and polysimantic and is filled with
emotional and speculative meanings, understanding of which is sometimes unavailable
or can vary depending on various circumstances.
My works are in private collections in Russia, USA, Portugal, Germany, China,
France, Belgium and Italy.