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Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
About Vladimir Dubossarsky
- Vladimir Dubossarsky (Russian: ???????? ???????????) (1964) is a Russian painter working in pop art genre. Since 1994 he performs in an art duet with Alexander Vinogradov.
- Both live and work in Moscow, Russia.
- In the early part of their career together they adopted the style of socialist realism, an officially sanctioned art practice under the soviet regime.
- Their early works resembled posters for non-existent thrillers and sleazy porn flicks.
- They worked with their idea of social order, laborers, collective farmers, etc.
- and put a modern twist on an outdated practice.
- Their result was a collection of ideas and themes that would make socialistic fantasies visible to the viewer. In 2001, Dubosarsky and Vinogradov made a transition from the socialist fantasy to the ideals of mass media.
- Total Painting (2001) created a large scale image of mass culture from around the world borrowing ideas from advertising and mainstream media.
- Our Best World (2003) created a common ground for stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Spider-Man, Barbie, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marilyn Monroe, and even Picasso.
- The Underwater World (2002) was made for the Russian pavilion for the 50th Venice Biennale.
- The piece references ideas gathered from pop images such as mail order catalogs, and heroes in contemporary advertising.
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