ABOUT MAX TRULOV & KSYUSHA LASTOCHKA
The artists work at the junction of two directions - street art and illustration, which creates a quite recognisable style. The authors created their own universe of various black-n-white characters: from giants living on the Norwegian coasts to skaters in small Canadian cities.
Artists set no boundaries between children and grown-ups. Ksyusha and Max have discovered their own visual language that they use in artworks. Due to that, images can be easily understood and enjoyed by adults and kids, as well.
SELECTED ARTWORKS
MAKSIM TRULOV & KSYUSHA LASTOCHKA
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
1991
Ksyusha was born in St. Petersburg
Max was born in Nizhniy Novgorod, where they are now based
EDUCATION
Trulov: Volga state university of water transport (Finance and Credit), Nizhniy Novgorod
Lastochka: St. Petesburg State University of film and television (Computer graphics and animation)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2019
Personal exhibition "Your mum`s knight" / Nizhny Novgorod, Russia FUTURO gallery
Personal exhibition "HOMECOMING" / Sochi, RussiaFlacon 1107
Personal exhibition "Your mum`s knight" / Krasnodar, Russia
Personal exhibition of works inspired by the nominees of the "Innovation" award GCCA "Arsenal", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Festival "Mesto", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Festival "Stencibility" Tartu, Estonia
Drawing for permanent exhibition of Urban Art museum Helsinki, Finland
2018
Secret Walls, Moscow, Russia
Street-art project "Mesto", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Personal exhibition "Podnyalis'", Futuro Gallery, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Street-art project "Mesto", Moscow, Russia
Artmossphere, "30 facets of the movement", Moscow, Russia
Group exhibition “Its History” / Krasnodar, Russia “Printing House
Group exhibition “Paper Stories” / Nizhny Novgorod, Russia GCCA Arsenal
2017
Festival "Mesto", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Artmossphere, "30 facets of you"/ Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
2016
Project in Street Art Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Street-art project "Kiiver Popiks", Kunda, Estonia
Festival "WAFEst", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
2015
Street-art project "ResultArt", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Street-art project "Hitchhiker", Kunda, Estonia
2014
Group street-art project, Kunda, Estonia
2013
Festival "Art-ovrag-2013", Vyksa, Russia
2011
Exhibition "SubWay", SCCA "Arsenal", Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Festival "Stenograffia-2011", Ekaterinburg, Russia
2010
Exhibition "CrossPoint", Central exhibition complex, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Festival "Stenograffia-2010", Ekaterinburg, Russia
ART FAIRS & AUCTIONS
2019
Sam Fair 2019, Street Art Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Cosmoscow 2019, Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russia
2018
Sam Fair 2018, Street Art Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Cosmoscow 2018, Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russia
PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS
Russia, Estonia
PUBLICATIONS
Zine "Purpose of this thing is really mysterious"
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