Daniil Gagarin

Daniil Gagarin was born in Leningrad, 1982. In 2003 finished the Department of Arts and Graphics of Herzen Russian Pedagogical University (St. Petersburg). Lives and works in St. Petersburg. Member of “Skuka’s Art Group”. Today Daniil Gagarin creates paintings and graphic pictures in the style of grotesque realism. In his works he prefers quick drawing that helps him investigate the theme of daily life absurd, which is actually the main theme of his art. The artist’s principles of straight narration and “bright plot” make his works very scenic. Creating his naturalistic drawings Daniil uses all the opportunities that space, color and decorative methods bring him.