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Mr. Kokoryn's paintings have been the subject of numerous solo
exhibitions in Poland and in The Netherlands and Slovakia. His
work is marked by an intense love of color. In the tradition of
great artists since the Renaissance, Kokoryn finds noteworthy
subject matter in everyday things dancing, music, the gathering of
friends at a café or around a campfire. He is a bohemian at heart.
Although a successful artist, he would prefer a beer in a pub with
friends to anything that smacks of elegance or the normal
trappings of success. "Perhaps it is because I am a nomad, like my
Tartar ancestors," he explains. He lives his life "real," and he
paints it that way. His paintings tell the tales of life lived
day-to-day. They are the stories told at family gatherings or the
remembrances exchanged between friends. For Kokoryn, painting is
"like singing a ballad; something natural that flows from inside.
It is building a character and all the circumstances in which it
exists. Not just physical circumstances like a room . . . or a
harbor [but] also things like mood." In the most mundane moments,
there is always something for Kokoryn to "sing" about.
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| Trumpet (2006) |
32 x 23.5
oil on canvas |
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| Duet (2005) |
31.5 x 39.5
oil on canvas |
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