Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

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Our ancestors believed in a huge number of gods and spirits. In their minds, every natural phenomenon, life situation or illness was in one way or another connected with representatives of the other world. With the advent of Christianity, the names of these entities were gradually erased from memory, and today very few people remember at least a dozen. Belarusian artist Valery Slauk knows about this more than others. That's why he paints pictures of the evil spirits that our ancestors believed in

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Valery Slauk (Slavuk) was born in 1947. After school he entered the Belarusian State Theater and Art Institute, which he graduated in 1977.

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

The main direction of Valery Slauk’s work is book graphics. Today, the artist is considered one of the country's best illustrators in its entire history.

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

The master's paintings are kept in the National Art Museum, the funds of the Belarusian Union of Artists, in private collections, museums in Austria, Italy, and Germany.

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Valery is a very versatile artist. But most of all he is fascinated by the topic of Belarusian and Slavic mythology.

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

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