In the 1980s, Vladimir Alekseevich made numerous trips in search of inspiration to the Arctic, the Yamal Peninsula, to Kolguev Island and the coast of the Kola Peninsula, where the artist created a series of paintings about the life of oil factory workers and sailors of the North, landscapes and genre sketches about the inhabitants of the Tersky coast.
Vladimir Kumashov has been a member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1989. He has also been a member of the International Association of Art of UNESCO.
The artist’s solo exhibitions were held in the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, the museums of the Murmansk and Pskov regions, and in Norway.
The artist’s works are kept in the collections of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, museums in Sweden, Japan, Norway, the USA, in private collections in Russia and abroad.
Since 2016, Vladimir Kumashov has taught at the art studio of the Department of Folk Arts and Crafts of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum.
Vladimir Kumashov has created a unique world: the city in his paintings is both mysterious and easily recognizable. His cityscapes feature the streets and squares full of people, animals, birds, as well as courtyards, old districts and new buildings. The works of Vladimir Kumashov have unusual points of view and plans. He often depicted the streets and houses from a bird’s eye view. The artist used bright colors, saturated color spots, thick texture of strokes.
“Opening of an Exhibition” comes from the series of paintings in which the artist depicted the Murmansk Regional Art Museum at different times of the year. In this work, Kumashov focused on the harmonious combination of autumn trees and cityscape.
