Irjan Moussin

Exhibitions:

In August and September 2010 exhibition at the gallery "So Art" Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In August and September 2010 exhibition at the gallery "Inter Art Galerie Reich" Cologne, Germany.
In July and August 2010 Exhibition of paintings in the "Art Mix Gallery" Antwerp, Belgium.
In June and July 2010 exhibition of paintings in the gallery "L'Encadreur" Lille, France.
In june 2010 exhibitionof paintings in the gallery "Mentana" in the city of Florence.
In 2010, runs a personal exhibition of paintings in the gallery "RD Fine Arty Gallery" in the city of Bruges.
In the year 2009. Winner of Moscow art competition "Russian Art Week." Awarded a first place on the foreign versions of the jury. In the category of "Profi" nomination "Realistic painting" competitive work: "Clown Girl", oil on canvas, 40x40 cm
In 2009, was a personal exhibition of paintings in the gallery "RD Fine Arty Gallery" in the city of Bruges.
In 2007 took part in the Exchange of Fine Arts "Art-Event" in Antwerp.
In 2005, passed personal presentation of paintings in the galleries "Ann Jorissen" in Malin.
In 2002, was a collective exhibition in the Gallery "Passage 44" in the city of Brussels.

Есть ли в нем то, что вы ищете, то, о чем вы мечтаете и страстно хотите?
Замечали ли вы, как даже простое, мимолетное чувство, эмоция или впечатление, влияет на наше настроение и мгновенно, не спрашивая разрешения, изменяет нашу жизнь?
Многое из того, что нас окружает, неповторимо.
Рядом с печалью, всегда есть место для радости, а за весельем приходит грусть.
Я люблю движенье и жизнь, восходы солнца и журчание рек. И даже лягушки, которые иногда громко квакают по ночам, делают мою жизнь богаче и разнообразней!
Мы стараемся окружить себя приятными эмоциями и ощущениями, но зачастую они так скоротечны и неуловимы, что порой, мы не успеваем вкусить и половину их вкуса.
На холстах же, как не удивительно, они продолжают жить! И мне это нравится!
Я родился в Казахстане - стране богатой не только полезными ископаемыми и живописной природой, но также народными традициями, культурой и искусством.
Думаю не случайно в моем творчестве так часто переплетаются европейская и казахская культура, ведь примерно 14% моей родины географически находится в Европе.
Высокие шапки гор Заилийского Алатау, покрытые снегом даже летом, всегда создавали особую атмосферу в городе моего детства.
Алма-Ата, именно там, примерно с трёх лет, я начал рисовать. Причем не только на бумаге, асфальте и стене, но и разумеется в трамвае! Прямо на окне!
С тех пор, моя жизнь это Живопись!
Не стану пока описывать весь мой жизненный путь, от младенца до ученика начальных классов художественной колледжа, (пусть это сделают мои летописцы.)
По окончании Художественного Колледжа, в 1995 году, я сложил свой немногочисленный скраб в дорожную котомку, попрощался с друзьями и уехал в город, воспетый не одним поколением известных поэтов, в город Санкт-Петербург.
Художественная Академия имени Репина, расположившаяся на набережной Невы, известная во всем мире своей ревностной приверженностью к классической школе реализма, несомненно, внесла свой неоценимый вклад в мое образование и восприятие окружающего мира.
И сегодня, я хочу им еще раз за это сказать спасибо, точно так же, как и министерству образования республики Казахстан за помощь в финансировании моего образования в братской Российской Федерации.
На миллениум, дух неутомимого номада и свободного кочевника побудил меня оседлать горного орла и улететь в Брюссель.
Картины фламандских и голландских художников манили и сопровождали меня с самого детства.
В 2005 году, прошла моя первая персональная выставка в галерее Ан Ёрисон, в городе Малин.
А в 2006-м, пьянящий аромат свободы и неутомимое желание поглубже заглянуть в историю фламандской школы живописи, привели меня в Академию Художеств города Антверпен. А в 2007 на Биржу изобразительного искусства "Art-Event" г. Антверпен.
Я благодарен Богу, за то, что мы способны наполнять наш Мир чувствами, нежностью и фантазией!
Именно эти чувства сопровождают меня и сегодня, везде, где бы я не был, в какой бы уголок света, меня не заносил мечтательный дух моих кочевых предков - казахов.
Хочу пожелать Вам приятного путешествия по моей виртуальной галерее и получить максимум удовольствия от увиденных картин!
Пусть свежий, теплый ветер приносит нам новые идеи и хорошее настроение, а творчество и искусство вдохновляет на успех во всех делах!
Мы вдыхаем жизнь во все, что нас окружает!
Мы видим и чувствуем!
И это прекрасно!

I use oil-based paint that is often quite fluid - my painting is like a watercolour technique - using oils. Sometimes I work with thicker paint, that emphasises the expression of a stroke. For me, the picture should 'live'.

The piece is completed when it conveys something I intended and want, this could occur even in the early stages of working. To make a good picture, for me, is to know when to stop.

oil on canvas

In the year 2009. Winner of Moscow art competition "Russian Art Week." Awarded a first place on the foreign versions of the jury. In the category of "Profi" nomination "Realistic painting" competitive work: "Clown Girl", oil on canvas, 40x40 cm

Is there anything unique in this world?
Can you find what you are looking for, dream of and long for in this world?
Have you also noticed how even the most uncomplicated and fleeting feelings, emotions or impressions can influence our mood, and how they can change our lives in just one instant without asking our permission?
Many of the things around us are unique;
Wherever there is sorrow, there will be room for joy, and pleasure will be replaced by grief.
I love to move around, I love life and see the sun rise, and I also love the sound of murmuring rivers. And even the occasional noise of frogs croaking at night can lighten up my life and make it more universal.
We try to surround ourselves with pleasant emotions and impressions, but all too often they fade quickly and become intangible, preventing us from enjoying even half the taste.
However, on canvas they surprisingly live on forever. And I think that is great!
I was born in Kazakhstan; a country that is not only rich in raw materials, but that can also pride itself on its magnificent scenery, national customs, culture and arts.
It is no coincidence to me that very often my artwork mixes European with Kazakh culture, as geographically speaking 14 % of my homeland is situated in Europe.
In the city where I have spent my childhood, the high peaks of the Zailijskij Alataj mountains that were covered in snow, even in summer, have always created a special atmosphere
Alma-Ata, that’s the place where I started making drawings at the age of three; and not just drawings on paper, on asphalt and on the wall, but also on the tram of course! Just like that, on the tram’s windows!
From then on the art of painting has dominated my life!
I will not tell you the full story of my life, from being a baby to the first years in the art academy (I will leave this to the historians).
After having completed the art academy in 1995 I packed my (small) possessions in a knapsack, said farewell to my friends and left for a place praised by many generations of famous poets: the city of Saint Petersburg.
Repin’s art academy, situated on the banks of the river Neva, is world famous for its unsurpassed devotion to the classic school of realism and has undoubtedly influenced my education and my perception of the world around me.
And today I would like to express again my feelings of gratitude for my teachers. My special thanks also go to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan for helping me financing my studies in the fraternal Russian Federation.
At the start of the millennium my mind of an inexhaustible nomad and a free roamer forced me to saddle the mountain eagle and to fly away, to Brussels.
The Flemish and Dutch artists’ paintings called, and they have been an integral part of my life from a very young age.
In 2005 I staged my first personal exhibition in the city of Mechelen, in the gallery of Ann Jorissen.
But in 2006 the addictive smell of freedom and the insatiable urge to bury myself in the history of the Flemish art of painting drove me to Antwerp’s art academy, and, in 2007, to “Art-Event”, the city of Antwerp’s Exhibition of Expressive Art.
I thank God for our ability to fill the world with emotions, tenderness and imagination!
Because these are the actual feelings that accompany me everywhere, no matter where I am, including today, and no matter what part of the world my nomad Kazakh ancestors’ spirited mind may take me to.
I would like to wish you a pleasant journey through my virtual gallery and I do hope that you will find extreme pleasure in looking at my paintings!
May a new and warm wind bring us new ideas and good humour, and may creativity and art inspire us to achieve success in everything we do!
We will blow life in anything that surrounds us!
We can see and we can feel!
And that is great news!


Born in Alma-Ata, in 1977.
From 1992 to 1995 studied at the Art College of the Alma-Ata
From 1995 to 1999 studied at the Academy of Arts of Repin in St. Petersburg.
From 2001 to 2004 studied at the Art School "RHoK" in Brussels.
From 2006 to 2007 studied at the Academy of Arts in Antwerp.

Exhibitions:

In 2002, was a collective exhibition in the Gallery "Passage 44" at the bank "Dexia" in the city of Brussels.
In 2005, passed personal presentation of paintings in the galleries "Ann Jorissen" in Malin.
In 2007 took part in the Exchange of Fine Arts "Art-Event" in Antwerp.
In 2009, runs a personal exhibition of paintings in the gallery "RD Fine Arty Gallery" in the city of Bruges.