Artist: Ilya Zomb
In the paintings of Russian-born artist Ilya Zomb, images of ballerinas, elephants, and gigantic fruits appear as if out of a dream, but the artist says it’s the everyday life in New York, where he lives, that inspires his flights of fancy.
(via Caldwell Snyder Gallery)
The Russian-born, New York-based artist Ilya Zomb wants viewers to look at his “paintings as you would travel to some exotic country and stare in amazement at the strange new world.” His October show at Caldwell Snyder Gallery explored the outer reaches of realism, where loving observation of everyday things blends seamlessly with elements of fantasy.
(Review, Ilya Zomb, American Arts Quarterly, Volume 27, number 1. via Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center)
Saturday’s Stumble is Russian born painter Ilya Zomb. Zomb, who currently lives and works in New York, studied at the Odessa State Art College and the Odessa Art School between 1971 and 1979, majoring in fine arts.
Like Degas, Zomb is fascinated by the forms of ballet dancers which feature heavily in his works. Unlike Degas, Zomb’s paintings have more elements of fantasy. Ballerinas interact with animals and objects from the natural world, creating a dream-like quality that make them curiously unique.
Zomb’s paintings have been exhibited in group and solo shows across the United States and his work is in the permanent collection at the Knoxville Fine Arts Museum. As well, his work has been featured in numerous publications including Entree Magazine, The New York Observer, The Week, and others.
(via artfixx)
WS: zombart.com
