Soviet and Russian photographer. He exhibited since the early 1990s, creating black-and-white shots and experimenting with film processing methods. His main works from 1992-1993 are big compositions consisting of 8-20 large photographs, including several portraits. Since 1994, he has been creating collages from photographs, texts, and drawings.

*1956 -1997

Vasily Kravchuk

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Vasily Kravchuk is a Soviet and Russian artist. He was born in 1956 in Ramenskoye, Moscow region. In 1978, he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Culture with a specialization as a "Photo Studio Manager." After serving in the army (1978–79), he worked as a photographer at the Corrosion Research Institute. Since 1982, he worked at the publishing house "Soviet Artist."
Vasily began publishing photo chronicles in 1985 after a trip to Dagestan. His first exhibition featured photographs from Lviv and Moscow. At the same time, he created a series of portraits of 1980s artists, including representatives of "socart," many of whom later emigrated. Francis Bacon's painting had a strong influence on Kravchuk's art.
His main works from 1992–1993 are large compositions consisting of 8-20 large photographs, including several portraits. Since 1994, he has been creating collages from photographs, texts, and drawings. For these photographs, he made abstract objects in the form of small sculptures. His most famous works from 1995–1996 are interpretations of well-known sculptures from VDNKh.

In addition, he created an autobiographical book made from his photographs, drawings, and texts by various authors. Vasily Kravchuk kept meticulous records of his works. His archive of contact sheets occupies seven volumes.

The artist's works are held in the collections of Ovcharenko, the European Trade Bank, Herbrand, Zimmer, Wilcox, Bartoleit, Eichstaedt, Jenstrup, and the "Lefkovo" collection.

Selected works