Autor: Lesstro
Tytuł: Magic Lantern
Technika: olej/płótno
Wymiar: 90x120 cm
Rok powstania: 2020
„Lesstro”, przyszedł na świat 19 grudnia 1984 roku w tętniącej życiem Gdyni. Swoją artystyczną drogę rozpoczął w cenionej Europejskiej Akademii Sztuk w Warszawie, gdzie realizował swoją pasję do malarstwa. W 2009 roku, pod fachową opieką wybitnego polskiego malarza prof. Franciszka Starowieyskiego, Lessstro ukończył studia z najwyższymi ocenami, uzyskując tytuł magistra malarstwa.
W ramach realizmu klasycznego repertuar artystyczny Lesstro obejmuje różnorodny wachlarz tematów. Jego znakomite dzieła obejmują sceny historyczne i rodzajowe, urzekające portrety, majestatyczne konie, kuszące akty kobiece, malownicze krajobrazy i zawiłe rysunki. Lessstro najlepiej czuje się podczas pracy nad wielkoformatowymi obrazami, które naprawdę pozwalają rozkwitnąć jego artystycznej ekspresji. Dokładne przyjrzenie się jego twórczości ujawnia ponadczasową i żywą esencję, oddając hołd wielkości sztuki klasycznej. Czerpiąc inspirację z dawnych mistrzów, technika Lessstro i dobór tematów są przykładem jego wyjątkowego talentu. Jednak jego prace nie są zwykłymi imitacjami czy wykalkulowanymi przedsięwzięciami artystycznymi. Świadczą raczej o niezwykłym instynkcie artystycznym tego młodego malarza, dopiero rozpoczynającego swoją zawodową drogę.
Mimo młodego wieku Lessstro zdobył już znaczące uznanie na międzynarodowej scenie artystycznej. W czerwcu 2009 roku, będąc jeszcze studentem, odniósł swój pierwszy światowy triumf, otrzymując prestiżową nagrodę Golden Trophy na World's Nude Show w Hong Kongu. Jego wyjątkowe obrazy wystawiane były obok dzieł znanych artystów XIX wieku. W tym samym roku prace Lesstro były prezentowane na wystawach „Body Language” i „Romantic Collection of Western Paintings” w cenionej Baoqu Tang Gallery of Art w Hong Kongu.
Kunszt Lessstro zyskał szerokie uznanie zarówno w Europie, jak iw Stanach Zjednoczonych. Brał udział w cenionym Międzynarodowym Konkursie Malarskim „Natale di Roma” we Włoszech w latach 2009-2011, gdzie w latach 2009 i 2010 otrzymał I nagrodę, a także upragnioną Nagrodę Przewodniczącego Jury w 2011 roku. 800 malarzy z całego świata, Lessstro został finalistą 5. Konkursu Malarstwa i Rzeźby Figuratywnej organizowanego przez Fundację Sztuki i Artystów w Hiszpanii. Jego arcydzieło „Maja” zostało zakupione przez MEAM (Europejskie Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej) w Barcelonie, gdzie dumnie się prezentuje jako część stałej kolekcji muzeum.
Wystawy i konkursy
2009
World's Nude Show, Baoqu Tang Gallery, Hong Kong, III International Painting
Competition "Natale di Roma" Villa Pamphilij, Roma, Italy
I Painting and Graphics Exhibition "I Colori della Polonia a Roma" Cascina Farsetti, Roma, Italy
Solo Exhibition - Gallery Gora, Montreal, Canada
Art Zurich International, Congress House, Switzerland
V International Biennal of Painting and Unique Fabric Eko-Balt - Museum of Gdynia, Poland
2010
Group Exhibition in Royal Casa de la Moneda, Madrid
Group Exhibition in the Foundation of Fran Daurel, Barcelona
IV International Painting Cmpetition " Natale di Roma " Villa Pamphilij
II Paintings and Graphics Exhibition, Cascina Farsetti, Rome
Solo Exhibition " Mark 121" , Fine Art Events , Dubai, UAE
BP Portrait Award , London
2011
Spring Exhibition Competition 2011, Charlottenborg Fonden, Copenhagen, Denmark
International Painting Competition Gallery Makeda, Palermo , Sicily
V International Painting Competition " Natale di Roma", Villa Pamphilij, Roma
VI Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition - Foundation of Arts and Artists, Barcelona, Spain
XII International Painting Competition "Memorial Antonello da Messina", Messina, Sicily,
International Drawing Competition - Foudation Ynglada Guillot, Barcelona
2012
3rd Edition of Exhibition of Modern Art in Lleida by Trazos Art Gallery, Spain
BP Portrait Award Competition, Summer Exhibition Competition by Royal Academy of Art, London
Exhibition "Horsepower" by Trazos Art Gallery, sponsored by BMW Spain
Vernissage at " Panta Rey" Gallery, Gdynia, Poland
International Equine Art Competition by Art Horse Magazine, USA
2013
Exhibition at Gallery d'Art Lawrence-Arnott, Marrakech, Morocco
Exhibition at " Amelie H." Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Exhibition at Amart Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Belgian Antique Dealers Art Fair "BAS" "Brusselsartsquare", Brussels, Belgium
2014
EXPO-Madrid 2014 - Exhibition by Llei d'Art Gallery, accompanying ARCO Madrid 2014
Solo Exhibition at "Contemporary Masters Fine Arts", Hawaii - Maui, USA
Open Competition by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London, England
Global Competition of Oil Figure Painting 2014 by New Dynasty Tang Television, New York, the USA
2015
Solo Exhibition at GRONERT Fine Art Gallery - Munich, Germany
FIGURATIVAS 2015 , by MEAM, Barcelona
Group Exhibition at " Glaza Gallery " , Gdańsk, Poland
2016
Russian Art Week, Central House of Artists/Trietiakow Gallery, Moscow
Art Portrait Club International Festival in Moscow, Central House of Artists
Group Exhibition "Women in portraits", Central House of of Journalists , Moscow
International, World-wide Art Competition "American Art Awards 2016"
2017
8th Figure Painting and Sculpture Competition by MEAM, Barcelona
International Art Exhibition " NORD ART " , Kunstwerk Carlshutte, Budelsdorf, Germany
International Open Competition , Mall Galleries in London, by Royal Society of Marine Artists
World-wide open call and Exhibition : the 7th International Art Biennale " Silk Road and World's Civilizations ", Beijing, China
2018
International Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries in London, by Royal Society of Marine Artists
Classical Painting Competition “ Talant of Russia “ within the framework of Grand Exhibition “ Golden Hands of Russia “, Moscow
2019
Russian Art Week in Israel "Eternal Classics"
International Competition " Wildlife Artist of the Year " by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, Mall Galleries, London
8th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing
NTD TV 2019 International Figure Painting Competition, New York, Salmagundi Club, Manhattan, 5th Avenue
2020
International Competition „ Wildlife Artist of the Year” by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, Mall Galleries,London, due to Corona Virus online exhibition
International Exhibition “ Chinese Countryside in the Eyes of World Artists “ by China Artists Association, Yan Huang Art Museum, Beijing, China
Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition “ The Natural Eye 2020 “, Mall Galleries, the Mall, London
2022
Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibtion "The Natural Eye 2022", Mall Galleries, London
Society of Polish Painters 2nd Edition Exhibition, Forum Gdansk
Nagrody
2009
Golden Trophy Award - World's Nude Show, Hong Kong
First Prize in the III International Painting Competition "Natale di Roma"
Prize of Rome Mayor in the I Painting Competition "I Colori della Polonia a Roma"
2010
Finalist of 5th Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition - Foundation of Arts and Artists - European Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain
First Prize in the IV International Painting Competition "Natale di Roma"
Prize of Rome Mayor in the II Painting and Graphics Competition "I Colori della Polonia a Roma"
2011
First Prize in XII Memorial "Antonello da Messina" - Premio Europeo TINDARI
"Premio Presidente del Giuria" in the Vth International Painting Competition
"Natale di Roma" Finalist in International Painting Competition - Gallery Makeda, Palermo, Sicily
Lesstro selected by "TRAZOS Art Marketing" - Spain as contemporary, figurative painter
Articles published in "Llei D'Art", No.6/2011., No.7/2011
2012
Lesstro' s painting of horse was selected as promotional image of "Horsepower" Exhibition in Spain, sponsored by BMW Spain
ExArte Equinus VI - USA - selected as finalist to be published in the Annual Book of the VI International Equine Art Competition 2012-2013
Lesstro selected to be published in "Annuario d'Art Contemporanea - 2013" - Curated by Vittorio Sgarbi, Italy
2013
"Tutto Arabi" Magazine (world-wide, Arabian horse magazine) Milano, August, 2013 - 6 pages publication on Lesstro's career and his horse painting.
Lesstro selected to be published in "I Segnalati" - Contemporary Masters in Painting, Book curated by Salvatore Russo, Italy
2014
Lesstro's portrait "Dominique" preselected in Annual Open Exhibition by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries, London, UK
Brown Award at 9th International Global Oil Figure Painting Competition 2014, New York, the USA, recommended by the judges to give Interviews and live demo for TV - by New Tang Dynasty TV, New York
2015
Lesstro's portrait "Barbara" preselected in Annual Open Exhibition by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries , London, UK
Lesstro's painting "Still life with Mask" preselected in Open Exhibition by New English Art Club, The Mall Galleries, London
Lesstro's Painting "Mirella" preselected in the 7th Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition by Foundation of Arts and Artists, Barcelona, Spain
Lesstro selected to be published in the Yearbook of "Arte y Libertad" by Arte Libre Publishers, Spain
Lesstro invited for individual Residency by Abu Dhabi Art Hub (September 2015)
2016
II Award in Russian Art Week : nomination - "Nude Aesthetic"
II Award in Art Portrait Club 2nd International Festival in Moscow ; nomination - "Classical Portrait"
1st Award in American Art Awards, USA - Hollywood: nomination: Painting: Impressionism Animal
2017
Lesstro' s painting "Ancient Rome" preselected in the VIII Figuratine Painting and Sculpture Competition by Foundation of Arts and Artists, Barcelona, Spain
Lesstro selected to be published and interviewed by LandEscape Art Review
Lesstro selected to be published in "Masters of Painting" Art Book by Art Galaxie
Lesstro invited to exhibit in Nord Art 2017, Budelsdorf, Germany
Lesstro's painting " Spices of Arabia " selected to exhibit in the National Art Museum of China at the 7th International Art Biennale in Beijing * Jury specially honoured "Spices of Arabia" by exhibiting it in the main, round hall of the Museum alongside the greatest Chinese living masters
Lesstro's painting " Violet Sea" preselected in the Open Competition by Royal Society of Marine Artists, London
Lesstro approved by Art Renewal Centre, New York as ASSOCIATE LIVING MASTER
2018
Lesstro’s painting “ Baltic stones” preselected in the Open Competition by Royal Society of Marine Artists
Grand Exhibition “ Golden Hands of Russia “: II Award – nomination “Still life“ – “ Majorelle Garden
III Award - nomination “ Historical Theme “ – “Ancient Rome“
III Award - nomination “ Classical portrait” - “Anna"
2019
Russian Art Week in Israel: 1st Place: nomination Landscape "Blue Pearl", 2nd Place: nomination Portrait "Tristeza de Ana"
Wildlife Artist of the Year 2019 - finalist
8th Beijing International Art Biennale - finalist
NTD TV 2019 International Figura Painting Competition - Honorable Mention
2020
“Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020” - finalist ( painting by Lesstro “ White Lion” )
“Chinese Countryside in the eyes of World Artists“ – finalist ( painting by Lesstro “ Magic Lantern”)
“The Natural Eye 2020“ by Society of Wildlife Artists – finalist ( painting by Lesstro “ Motherhood “)
