Vladimir Kolosov is Canadian artist. He lives and works in Maple Ridge, BC.
Vladimir Kolosov was born to create. His life has always been connected to art... mostly visual art and music. Art is his alter ego. It was a long journey from Vladimir’s study of classic fine art in the USSR in the late 70's to what he is doing today - the art and writings that reflect the complex world in all its diversity. Vladimir is a polymath, he got education in fine arts, music, mathematics and physics, psychology, and business. Vladimir published essays about contemporary surrealism in the VOYZX Art international magazine (ISSN 2561-5130). His writings were reprinted in Surrealismo International (Spain), and “Agulha Revista de Cultura” (Brazil). His art is featured in several books, the most recent is “Vladimir Kolosov Through the Looking Glass”, VOYZX Press, 2022, 240pp.
As an artist Vladimir is known as a colourist and for his ability to create works that make the viewer to think. He uses various media and during different periods worked in different styles developing the philosophy that is behind each of his artwork. His artwork is a space where different elements live and interact to each other. There is an environment, energy, movement, relationships, and feelings. Colours play one of the key roles in his art. Thus, the elements interactions expressing through colours as contradictions and contrasts in composition in his works.
Vladimir considers that the empathy is the foundation of creativity. He sees and understands the outer and inner world of his model, empathizing, and portray this model in all its integral diversity. According to Vladimir, empathy relates to memory and imagination both of which have the capacity to bring us back to the past or let us investigate the future.
