Boris Olshansky - Fantastic Scenes From Slavic Mythology

Russian Slavic Mythology Art of Boris Olshansky “The history of our region interested me since childhood. You can say it is in the genes. I have collected a wealth of material on the subject.“ –Boris Olshansky* The enjoyment of beauty and order, by the mere pleasure of contemplation, without any practical sense, is perhaps one of the most eloquent arguments in favor of the existence of the spirit. Well-understood art becomes a source of nostalgia, longing, inspiration, idealism and hope, the struggle of the spirit to evade the material order and rise again for a moment. Boris Olshansky, a lesser-known painter from the turn of the 21st century drew fantastic scenes from Slavic mythology. Amazingly, not much is known about this artist. Born on February 25, 1956 in the city of Tambov, Olshansky attended the Penza Art College and the Moscow State Institute of Painting of V.I. Surikov. Following his graduation, Olshansky began to work in graphics and illustration in Moscow, hi