A few years ago, I visited Valentin Kudryashov’s solo exhibition rather by chance.Back then, I was not well familiar with the artist’s work and had seen only one of his paintings - The Health Footpath’, a poster-style triptych with its truly amazing emerald-green monochrome, grand scale and composition.
The depiction of the recreational location popular with and much-loved by Ashgabat residents seemed unusual.But those, who have already come to the Health Footpath at least once, will agree with the visual representation of emotions stirred up by the wonderfully poetic landscapes of the Kopetdag foothills.
After the exhibition, I wrote an article describing the ...