Yaroslav Gerzhedovich

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Yaroslav Gerzhedovich was born in Leningrad in 1970, later graduating from the Nikolai Roerich Fine School of Arts. Gerzhedovich's works are always masterfully painted with his style echoing those of the old masters.
His graphic works are drawn in muted tones, resemble illustrations to nonexistent fictional novels and have found numerous fans after frequently popping up on the Internet. The World Wide Web became not only a means for sharing his artistic call to escape mundane reality for the world of fantasy but also a source of inspiration for the artist.

However, despite all these references, Gerzhedovich's works have their own inimitable style. Having chosen a mystical language of symbolism to express his vision, the artist inhabits the fantasy world of his works with magic heroes.
His art is full of theatrical decorations, which gives it much in common with the works of the Baroque** and Mannerism** eras.
The artist's works often depict mythological heroes of various peoples along with ghost-like, entirely fictional figures wearing costumes of bygone times. The dark and sometimes gloomy shades of Gerzhedovich's paintings intensify the mysticism of his depicted other worlds.