Yury Darashkevich, Belarusian

Yury Darashkevich was born in Belarus and graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of the Arts. Upon graduation He began a career in the illustration and graphic design field, painting in his spare time. After several successful solo shows Yury started to devote his attention to visual art. Making this career change, He moved to Toronto Canada. Being a full-time artist, he became an Elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists in 2009. In 2010 Yury opened his second studio in Miami Beach, FL and more recently, in Ponta Delgada (Portugal).

Currently his artworks are exhibited in art galleries across US, Canada and Portugal. His works can be found in such collections as: Hilton Collection of Art, USA, Collection of Sara Blakely (Spanx founder) USA, National Art Museum of Belarus, Minsk. Belarus, Museum of Contemporary Art of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, Volksbank Collection, Germany, Villa Weiner, Germany and more.

My works are about visual perception and the ways in which the face or body or sometimes even a simple cup responds to the color, line, texture or pattern. The “Thing” or “Subject” by itself, surrounded by “Great Nothing”, is my excitement. I try to establish a very private dialog between the viewer and the subject matter of my painting. It is a simple and sincere conversation without any unnecessary details.