Valentin Popov
#178,450 Most Popular
About
Revered pop and realism artist well-known for his expertise on pictorial, plastic, and performance media, as well as his unique style that blends traditional and contemporary elements. His pieces have been featured in solo exhibitions including "Weird Monotypes" at the Pasquale Iannetti Art Gallery in San Francisco, CA and "Fantasies and Fears" at the Piramid Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey.
Before Fame
He studied at the Kiev State Arts Institute at the Academy of Fine Art of Ukraine before going on to graduate from the Kiev State School of Art. He relocated to the United States near the end of the 1980s.
Trivia
He has published several books of artwork throughout his career including Romantic Cynicism in the year 1996 and a self-titled publication in the year 2008. He is particularly reputed for his portrait work, and he has been backed by sponsors like the Modernism Gallery of San Francisco over the course of his lengthy artistic career.
Family Life
His son has made countless appearances in photos posted on his valentin_popov_art Instagram account.
Associated With
One of his most famous works of art, called "St. Superman," was featured in his Ironic Icons series. It showed the late actor Christopher Reeve as Superman.
