My name is Aleksandr Dubrovskyy. I am a painter, plein air artist, and monumental mosaic master. For more than fifty years, painting has been my way of exploring light, nature, history, and the beauty of the world around us.
My artistic journey began in childhood and continued at the Kharkiv State Art College, where I studied under Petro Tanpeter, a student of the distinguished painter and professor Oleksii Kokel. Our relationship extended far beyond formal education. For many years, we worked together in the studio and painted side by side during plein air sessions. He helped me develop a deeper understanding of painting, taught me to see color more sensitively, to understand light and atmosphere, and to perceive nature as an endless source of inspiration.
During my formative years, I became part of the creative environment of Sedniv, one of the most important artistic residences in Ukraine and a renowned center of plein air painting. For decades, Sedniv brought together leading painters whose work shaped generations of landscape artists.
There I had the privilege of working alongside Serhii Shatalin, Tetyana Yablonska, Fyodor Zakharov, Konstantin Lomykin, and Mykola Glushchenko.
The atmosphere of artistic dialogue, plein air painting, and daily interaction with these remarkable masters profoundly influenced my artistic vision. Their exceptional understanding of color, light, and atmosphere revealed new possibilities in painting and deepened my appreciation of nature as an endless source of inspiration. These experiences helped shape my own artistic language and strengthened my lifelong commitment to conveying emotion, harmony, and the living beauty of the natural world through color and light.
Throughout my career, travel has been an important source of inspiration. Creative expeditions and artistic projects led me through remote regions, historic places, mountain landscapes, and diverse cultures. From the Far East and large-scale construction projects to ancient monasteries, mountain valleys, Africa, Asia, and distant countries, every journey expanded my understanding of history, culture, and human experience.
Alongside easel painting, I devoted many years to monumental mosaic art. One of the most significant chapters of my artistic career was the creation of monumental mosaics for the Cathedral of Saint Mina at the Monastery of Saint Mina in the Mariut Desert, Borg El Arab District, near Alexandria.
Located on the site associated with one of the most important pilgrimage centers of early Christianity, the monastery became the setting for many years of artistic work dedicated to monumental mosaic art.
As author and artistic director of my mosaic program, I was responsible for the design, development, and realization of a series of large-scale sacred compositions integrated into the architecture of the cathedral. Among the most significant works were the monumental mosaic decoration of the cathedral dome and a number of major biblical compositions inspired by the life of Christ and sacred history. These works formed part of a broader artistic project within the cathedral and reflect my long-standing dedication to the traditions of monumental mosaic art.
Later, I created a series of monumental mosaics for St. George’s Cathedral and the entrance complex of the historic Vydubychi Monastery in Kyiv, one of the oldest monastic and cultural landmarks of Eastern Europe. Among these works are depictions of Saint Vladimir, Saint Olga, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, Saint Barbara, Saint Panteleimon, Saint Xenia of Petersburg, and the image of Christ above the monastery gates. These mosaics remain an integral part of the monastery’s architectural and spiritual environment.
Nature has always remained my greatest source of inspiration. I work directly from life, seeking to preserve not only the appearance of a landscape but also the emotion of a fleeting moment. Rivers, forests, mountains, flowering gardens, changing skies, and the movement of light become the language through which I express memory, atmosphere, and beauty.
My work is often associated with lyrical impressionism, where color, atmosphere, movement, and light play a central role.
Alongside landscape painting, an important part of my work is inspired by history, folklore, travel, and imagination. Some paintings emerge from ancient legends, historical events, and cultural memories encountered during my journeys. Others are born from personal reflections, dreams, and symbolic imagery. In these works, reality and imagination merge, creating poetic narratives where impressionistic color meets history, myth, and fantasy.
Over the decades I have created hundreds of original paintings and monumental works that are now held in private collections around the world.
Today I continue to paint, travel, work outdoors, and share my lifelong passion for beauty, harmony, history, and the poetry of nature.
Thank you for visiting my page and becoming part of this artistic journey.
22 December 2021
