Oleg Zhivetin Russian Artist: b. 1964. Oleg Zhivetin was born in 1964.
Russian icon painting is a basic and profound point-of-reference in Oleg
Zhivetin's work. The viewer will find religious imagery golden halos,
Madonnas, angels, and saints. Other typical icons include hearts,
musical instruments, books, celestial beings, and flowers, symbols of
beauty, delicacy, and spiritual development. One of the most beautiful
aspects of Oleg's painting is his skillful rendering of faces, hands and
feet. Oleg's characters often communicate through the use of hand
gestures rather than eye contact. Gestures are imbued with subtle
meaning; a deep sense of shared experience is created through this
control of body language.
