Paintings by Alexander Yanin (Александр Янин, born 1958) are extremely warm, full of humor and poetry. Even the names of the paintings are playful: „Moonrise and half a kilo of sausages”, „She liked to fly at night”, „The man who is impossible to understand”, „Someone walks in the dark”, „Morning jazz”. Looking through the artist’s works, we immerse ourselves in his fairy-tale world of angels, cats, children, teenagers in love, and kind adults: in every face, you can see the good. By interacting with Yanin’s art, we become better people, focus on what is positive in life, notice the charm of the moment. As we know, „only moments are beautiful in life.” Even his paintings of still life radiate positive energy. Genre scenes take us to Caucasian climates and specific Caucasian folklore. Most people will rather associate them with Georgia than with the Kabardian-Balkar Republic, where the artist lives and works. Yanin managed to create his own painting style, so characteristic and unique that he became an artist recognizable all over the world. His works are bought by renowned museums and have also found their way to many private collections.
