Dmitrii Kastalskii

Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
The video is an original watercolor work in the genre of botanical illustration "White Mushroom. Pine form — Boletus pinophilus ".
Watercolor painting is 24×36 cm on 100% Canson cotton paper with a density of 300 g/m2.
The work is decorated in a 40×50 cm passepartout made of Swedish preservation-quality cardboard.
The frame is made of black aluminum baguette 9 mm thick.

Watercolour painting participated in the exhibition "Familiar Mushrooms" in the Botanical Garden of Tver State University in Russia in 2021.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Two watercolor paintings of "Exotic Birds" series:
✔ "Anxious Venezuelan troupiales and Black Pearl";
✔ "Turquoise-browed motmot and Pink Pearl".
Animalistic, magical realism.
Watercolour, Canson 100% cotton paper with a density of 300 g/m.
Size 36x48 cm, in paspartou and frame 50x70 cm.
Moscow, 2021.

In 2021-2022, the paintings participated in the exhibitions of the project "Plants and Animals of the World. Latin America" in Russia:
— December 2021-February 2022 — Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow, Ibero-American Cultural Centre;
— May 2022 — A. P. Malashenko Library, Pereslavl-Zalessky.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
"Barred warblers (Sylvia nisoria) in the raspberries". Final.
Birds series.
Animalistics, botanical illustration.
Watercolour, paper Canson 100% cotton 300 g/m.
Size 36x48 cm, in paspartou and frame 50x70 cm.
2024.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
"Barred warblers (Sylvia nisoria) in the raspberries". Process. Beginning.
Birds series.
Animalistics, botanical illustration.
Watercolour, paper Canson 100% cotton 300 g/m.
Size 36x48 cm, in paspartou and frame 50x70 cm.
2024.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Watercolour "Anxious Venezuelan troupiales and Black Pearl".
Exotic Birds series.
Animalistic, magical realism.
Watercolour, Canson 100% cotton paper with a density of 300 g/m.
Size 36x48 cm, in paspartou and frame 50x70 cm.
Moscow, 2021.

This work depicts the birds icterus icterus as Venezuelan troupial. The birds are perched on a mango fruit, the magical power of the black pearl causes the fallen leaves of the mango tree to levitate, causing the birds' interest and anxiety. The auras of the birds are filled with disturbing energy shimmering from one bird to another. The tasty mango fruit attracts the icterus, but they are alarmed by the unfamiliar energy bursts emanating from an unfamiliar object.

In 2021-2022, the painting participated in the exhibitions of the project "Plants and Animals of the World. Latin America" in Russia:
- December 2021-February 2022 - Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow, Ibero-American Cultural Centre
- May 2022 - A. P. Malashenko Library, Pereslavl-Zalessky. Pereslavl-Zalessky.

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Artist Kastalskii Dmitrii.
Watercolor portrait of Vasily Shukshin as Pyotr Lopakhin in the film "They Fought for the Motherland".
Watercolor "Copper hematite", 100% cotton Canson paper.
24x36 cm.
2024, Moscow.

📖 "They Fought for the Motherland" is one of my favourite films about the Great Patriotic War. It's about hard soldier's work, frontline everyday life, human relations, courage and fortitude shown by the Red Army soldiers in bloody battles against the invading Nazis. During this difficult period of the war our troops were retreating to the east, beyond the Don. But ahead was the battle for Stalingrad, from where began the defeat of Hitler's army, which ended with our victory in Berlin.

This film was the last in the life of Vasily Shukshin. Vasily Makarovich died during filming, the film was shot and voiced without him. For me, this is his best acting work.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Watercolour painting in the genre of animalistics: "Golden Eagle", "Osprey" and "Black Stork".
Watercolour, paper.
36×48 cm, designed in a passepartout with external dimensions of 40×50 cm.
Moscow, 2022.

These watercolour paintings in 2022 took part in a series of exhibitions of art projects "Vanishing Beauty of Russia" and "Epics of the Peoples of Russia" in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Blagoveshchensk, Yakutsk, Amursk, Pereslavl-Zalessky.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Nude watercolours in the series "Red" — "In an armchair".
Watercolour, paper.
24×36 cm.
Moscow, 2023.

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The video is an original watercolor work in the genre of botanical illustration "White Mushroom. Pine form — Boletus pinophilus ".

Watercolor l painting is 24×36 cm on 100% Canson cotton paper with a density of 300 g/m2. The work is decorated in a 40×50 cm passepartout made of Swedish preservation-quality cardboard. The frame is made of black aluminum baguette 9 mm thick.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Author's giclée prints of watercolour artworks of mushroom series in the genre of botanical illustration.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Watercolor artworks of mushroom series in the genre of botanical illustration.

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Artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Nude watercolours in the series "Red":
- "With Pillow";
- "With Crystal";
- "With drapery";
- "In an armchair".
Watercolour, paper.
24×36 cm.
Moscow, 2023-2024.

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Mask of the Spirit of Fire by artist Dmitrii Kastalskii.
Mayan series.
25×15×10 cm.
Alabaster, beeswax, beads.

The shape of this mask echoes Mayan stone bas-reliefs depicting faces and ancient Mayan frescoes. Strictly speaking, it is not a mask, but rather also a bas-relief, as it is not hollow inside and is not supposed to be worn on the face.

This technique, where beaded patterns are applied over beeswax to form an intricate relief, is known as the Huichol tribal technique. It creates a special visual and tactile effect.
The bead holds securely to the wax for many years. It will not fall off or fade, keeping the work looking the same as the day it was created.

In the Fire Spirit Mask, I kept references to the geometric patterns classic to Huichol, while using this technique to freely "paint" with beads like paint on canvas.
This is a very painstaking and meditative activity. It is necessary not only to follow the tight fit of beads to each other and the selection of the necessary colour transitions, but also to keep in your mind for a long time the general plan of the arrangement of elements on the "canvas", connecting them into a single picture.

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The new watercolor artworks by Dmitrii Kastalskii.
"A goldfinch on a on a thistle blossom".
Watercolor, whitewash, paper.
24×36 cm.
Moscow, 2024.

The artwork participates in the exhibition "Spring Trills", which will be held at the Lomonosov Moscow State University Botanical Garden Aptekarsky Ogorod in March 2024.

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Watercolor artworks of mushroom series in the genre of botanical illustration by Dmitrii Kastalskii.

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The video is an original watercolor work in the genre of botanical illustration "Porcini Mushroom. Birch form - Boletus betulicola" and author's giclée print from it.

On the right is an original painting 24×36 cm on 100% Canson cotton paper with a density of 300 g/m2. The work is decorated in a 40×50 cm passepartout made of Swedish preservation-quality cardboard. The frame is made of black aluminum baguette 9 mm thick.

On the left is a 19.5×29.5 cm giclée print on Lomond art paper of 210 g/m2 density. The giclée is designed in a 30×40 cm standard quality Canadian cardboard passpartout. The frame is made of black aluminum baguette with thickness of 9 mm.

Original watercolor painting in 2022 participated in the Fourth Watercolor Festival "Apple Orchard". The exhibition was held in the Art Gallery named after V. Korobkov in Lobnya. V. Korobkov Art Gallery in Lobnya.

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Watercolor artwork in the genre of botanical illustration "Porcini — Boletus aereus".
Watercolor, Canson paper 100% cotton.
24x36 cm.
2021 г.
Framed in a passepartout made of Swedish cardboard of conservation quality 40×50 cm.

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Fly painting artprint by artist Dmitrii Kastalskii. Amanita muscaria.

Author's giclee print on premium matte art paper from a watercolor painting. The size of the giclee print is 29.5x19.5 cm, mounted in a mat and frame 40x30 cm.

Giclée are printed on 210 g/m2 paper with the same texture and thickness of a watercolor sheet, using archival quality inks. Each print has its own number and original signature of the author. Externally, it is quite difficult to distinguish a giclee from the original, but at a cost it is significantly more affordable than the original.

The original work has been sold and is in a private collection. The painting participated in the exhibition “Songs of the Sea and Flowers. On distant shores" in Yakutsk, Russia in 2021. The exhibition was held at the Museum and Exhibition Complex “Russia - My History” in partnership with the Botanical Garden of the Northwestern Federal University.

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Artist Kastalskii Dmitrii.
A caricature of Argentine football player Lionel Messi, the best football player according to the results of 2022.
At the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the player scored seven goals and led the Argentine team to victory in the tournament.

Series "Caricatures of celebrities with colored pencils".
Colored pencils, paper.
21x29.7 cm.
2022.

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Artist Kastalskii Dmitrii.
You can see an original watercolor work in the genre of botanical illustration "White Mushroom. Borovik bronze — Boletus aereus" and the author's giclée print from it on this video.

On the left is the original 24×36 on 100% Canson cotton paper. Passepartout made of Swedish cardboard of conservation quality 40×50 cm.
On the right — giclée on Lomond art paper. Passepartout made of Canadian cardboard of standard quality.

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