Word from the Founder, the company owner and collector Edouard Kousskovskii:
I began my art business in 1990 on the scenic Arbat Boulevard, in Moscow. I established a gallery in the Pushkin house, and openened other small shops in the area. Since then, I've been collecting matrioshkas, easter eggs and oil paintings of the highest quality, which I didn’t wish to give up, since they so pleased my eye, that I coundn't bring myself to consider selling them. In 1991, I began supplying the best hotels in Minsk with my objects d'art, and maintained a wonderful shop in the “Kievskaya Rus’” hotel in Kiev. The turnover was great and I came to a choice regarding my personal art collection. At that time, from 1992 to 1996, I sold a great deal of matrioshkas and easter eggs from my collection to Antoni Zorrzano Riera (a well-known European collector), which helped him to later set up his Museum of Russian Matrioshka in Andorra, one of the four museums he owned in the region.
Edouard Kousskovskii with Antoni Zorzano Riera, owner of the Museum of Russian Matrioshka. Andorra, Andorra.( оctober, 1998).
Since 1992 to 2013 , I supplied souvenir goods to company "KIEVRIANTA" DUTY FREE, BORISPOL AIRPORT, UKRAINE. until the last moment, when the company eliminated by the company of President of Ukraine V. Yanukovych..
In 1996 I moved to New York. There I provided the “Russian World” store (55th West Str., 5th Avenue NY.NY.) with souvenir goods. I also supplied goods to a chain of church stores all over the USA.
Edouard Kousskovskii with Yury Burlan, owner of the "RUSSIAN WORLD" store. 57th West street. 5th Avenue, NY.NY. USA (January, 2000)
In 1999 I set up my own commercial firm in Los Angeles, and imported a large quantity of high-quality paintings by Russian and Ukrainian artists, encompassing various ages and styles.
Edouard Kousskovskii in Los Angeles, USA. (February, 2005).
At present, my company promotes Russian and Ukrainian artists in the USA and in Europe. As artists of the highest caliber, each is interesting in his style, biography, and (often profound) personal philosophy on life. They present both art realism and modern art. There are Christians, Sufis, Buddhists, Vedaists, or simply cosmopolitans who express their vision of the world, and deliver their expression in a manner which is characteristic of people of talent, as opposed to mediocrities.
Edouard Kousskovskii at Wall Street in New York, NY. USA.(January, 1997).
Organizers of the exhibition of Ukrainian painting in Los Angeles, USA. (
February, 2007).
I would like the spectator to be inspired with this philosophy, to be pleased with this or that manner and his life and soul to be beautified with this art, and filled with harmony, and aesthetic pleasure.
Edouard's collection. (January, 1992).Moscow. Russia.
Sincerely, Edouard Kousskovskii
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The history of art is the history of any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview. Over time visual art has been classified in diverse ways, from the medieval distinction between liberal arts and mechanical arts, to the modern distinction between fine arts and applied arts, or to the many contemporary definitions, which define art as a manifestation of human creativity. The subsequent expansion of the list of principal arts in the 20th century reached to nine: architecture, dance, sculpture, music, painting, poetry (described broadly as a form of literature with aesthetic purpose or function, which also includes the distinct genres of theatre and narrative), film, photography and comics. At the conceptual overlap of terms between plastic arts and visual arts were added design and graphic arts. In addition to the old forms of artistic expression such as fashion and gastronomy, new modes of expression are being considered as arts such as video, computer art, performance, advertising, animation, television and videogames.
The history of art is a multidisciplinary science, seeking an objective examination of art throughout time, classifying cultures, establishing periodizations, and observing the distinctive and influential characteristics of art.The study of the history of art was initially developed during the Renaissance, with its limited scope being the artistic production of Western civilization. However, as time has passed, it has imposed a broader view of artistic history, seeking a comprehensive overview of all the civilizations and analysis of their artistic production in terms of their own cultural values (cultural relativism), and not just western art history.
Today, art enjoys a wide network of study, dissemination and preservation of all the artistic legacy of mankind throughout history. The 20th century has seen the proliferation of institutions, foundations, art museums and galleries, in both the public and private sectors, dedicated to the analysis and cataloging of works of art as well as exhibitions aimed at a mainstream audience. The rise of media has been crucial in improving the study and dissemination of art. International events and exhibitions like the Whitney Biennial and biennales of Venice and São Paulo or the Documenta of Kassel have helped the development of new styles and trends. Prizes such as the Turner of the Tate Gallery, the Wolf Prize in Arts, the Pritzker Prize of architecture, the Pulitzer of photography and the Oscar of cinema also promote the best creative work on an international level. Institutions like UNESCO, with the establishment of the World Heritage Site lists, also help the conservation of the major monuments of the planet...
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editions by renowned artists, matreshkas souvenirs, paintings, prints,photos, antiques, glass, and many other things – anything a collector could wish for – precious objects one can only discover at the "UkraineArts".
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