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Vasili Ivanovich Bratanuk was born in the Ukraine on January 6, 1964. From 1976 to 1980 he studied at the Children’s Artists School in the town of Starokocmanminov, Ukraine. From 1980 to 1984 he studied under the guidance of the famous artist K. M. Lomykin in Odessa and the well-known artistn T. N. Yablonskaya in Kiev. He graduated in 1984 from the Odessa Art School with a degree in painting. From 1990 to 1997 he studied at the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture under the guidance of Academicians and Profesors U. Neprintsev and O. Eremeev. He is a member of the Artists’ Union of Russia. He has participated in St. Petersburg, All-Union and international exhibitions.
A master of oil and brush, Bratanuk is constantly trying new genres and searching for new ways to express his unique view of the world. Bratanuke’s chief skills may be landscape and composition, but he is also adept at classic portraiture and is very interested in the world of ballet. Ballet, he says, is a source of moral beauty and spiritual thinking. In ballet, the organic stylistics of the muse are personified by colorful harmony.
Bratanuk’s works have been exhibited in the Ukraine as well as in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad. His works can be found in galleries and private collections in Russia, Ukraine, Britain, Holland, Finland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, the United States, Canada, Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, Japan and Korea.
Exhibitions include:
- 1982: Exhibitions of student works in Italy
- 1983: All-Republic exhibition in Kiev
- 1984: Exhibition of Diploma Paintings in Bulgaria and Italy
- 1986: All-Republic exhibition in Kiev
- 1986: Exhibition of Ukrainian artists in Canada
- 1987: Traveling exhibition of Odessa artists in Ukraine
- 1989: Solo exhibition at Embassy of USSR in Cairo, Egypt
- 1990: Several auctions at Droust Richelieu in Paris
- 1993: Traveling exhibition throughout the Ukraine
- 1995: Solo exhibition in Dostoyevsky Museum, St. Petersburg
- 1996: Exhibition at the Cultural Centre of the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace, St. Petersburg
- 1997: Exhibition “To the Memory of a Teacher” commemorating Y. Neprintsev in Repin Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
- 1998-2001: Sotheby’s Russian sales, Vienna, Austria
- 2001: The Museum of I. Brodsky, St. Petersburg
- 2001: Group exhibition “Russian Art: a new generation” in World Art Delft, the Netherlands
- 2001: Touring exhibition of theathers and graduates of the Repin Academy, Korea and China
- 2001: “Icons of Russian Ballet”, Luke & A Gallery of Modern Russian Art, London, UK
- 2001: Solo exhibition “Ballet”, I. Brodsky Museum, St. Petersburg
- 2001: “St. Petersburg art in 2001″, Luke & A Gallery of Modern Russian Art, London, UK
- 2002: Solo exhibition “Russian Ballet by Vasili Bratanuk”, Luke & A Gallery of Modern Russian Art, London, UK
- 2003: Exhibition in Minnasota, USA
- 2003: Exhibition in Cairo, Egypt
- 2004: Exhibitions in Amsterdam, Holland
Works in museums:
- Lvov Picture Gallery
- Kiev Museum of the Theater
- Odessa Art Museum
- Ministry of Culture, Ukraine
- Museum of Theater and Music, St. Petersburg
- Museum of Arts, York (England)
- Museum of the Vaganova Ballet Academy
- Fund for the Museum of Modern Russian Art, London
His works have been published in various books and journals, including:
- “Artists of the Russian World.” St. Petersburg, 2004.
- “Artists of the Russian World.” St. Petersburg, 2005.
- “Tradition Rediscovered.” CommonPlace Publishing, New Canaan, CT.
- “Vasili Bratanuyuk - Painting.” Petersburg - London 2001
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- A Dancer before the Performance (sold)
- A Dancer Resting
- A Glass Vase
- After a Rehearsal (sold)
- After the Performance. Ballerina Before a Mirror (sold)
- After the Performance. Soloist Kristina Makhviladze
- Anastasia (sold)
- Anastasia Kolegova
- Anastasia Kolegova in Rehearsal
- Anna Sisoeva as Pakhita (sold)
- Asya Levkina after a Performance
- Back of a Ballerina. Olga Pavlova (sold)
- Ballerina (sold)
- Ballerina (sold)
- Ballerina Olga Pavlova
- Before the Performance (sold)
- Christina Machveladze
- Dancer Fixing a Shoe - Olga Pavlova (sold)
- Esmeraldes (sold)
- In Contemplation
- In the Street (sold)
- Intermission. Olga Pavlova (sold)
- Mari Model
- Model of the Academy of Arts
- Portrait of a Man in Red (sold)
- Principal Dancer - Irina Kosheleva (sold)
- Snowflakes
- Soloist Svetlana Zakharova
- Tatianya
- The Ballerina Olga Pavlova (sold)
- The Poet (sold)
- The Soloist Dasha Vasnetsova
- The Soloist of Maryinsky Theatre: Anastasia Kolegova
- The Stars of the Ballet: Prima L. Kulakova, Soloist I. Kosheleva, and Soloist G. Nishnilova
- The Young Dancer
- Tying Her Ballet Shoes. Olga Pavlova (sold)
- Yevgeniya Zadbayeva. Ballet B. Eifman (sold)
- Young Dancer - Katya Borchenko (sold)
- Young Dancer before a Mirror - Asya Levkina (sold)
- Young Karmen (sold)
- Young Karmen. Olga Pavlova (sold)
- Young Woman
- Zhizel. Ballerina Kristina Makhviladze (sold)