٠٠:٠٤:٠٩Mandatory credit: 00:00-01:20 - Petr Dotsenko
Crimea's Sevastopol hosted a unique gallery on Monday featuring paintings made underwater in the Black Sea by Crimean artist Petr Dotsenko.
Footage from Dotsenko's personal archive shows him diving underwater and painting while surrounded by coral reefs. The video also captures visitors examining Dotsenko's works at the 'Glubina' (Depth) Exhibition.
"I like painting and I like diving. I decided to combine these two hobbies," Dotsenko said.
"I also very much like the effect of painting underwater as you see it, as on the ground, as in the air. And when you bring it up to the surface, it becomes colorful and bright - that's what I really like," he continued.
Dotsenko also claimed that he worked 'at depths of up to 10 metres'. He explained that it takes him between 20 minutes to an hour and a half to paint one canvas.
"I am impressed by the fact that there are probably not even two dozen of us underwater painters on the whole planet," he emphasised.
One exhibition visitor, Veronika Sargsyan, said that she found the artist's work to be unforgettable.
"The exhibition is really great. [...] The paintings made underwater are especially unique. I have encountered it for the first time. It's very interesting to see and to dive in it. Some of the paintings have especially resonated in my heart," she said.
Dotsenko dedicated the gallery to the 'Russia Day' and 'City Day' holidays. The exhibition, which will run from June 10-27, features 34 works, nine of which had been painted underwater.
Diving into art! Crimean artist-diver paints at bottom of Black Sea
Crimea's Sevastopol hosted a unique gallery on Monday featuring paintings made underwater in the Black Sea by Crimean artist Petr Dotsenko.
Footage from Dotsenko's personal archive shows him diving underwater and painting while surrounded by coral reefs. The video also captures visitors examining Dotsenko's works at the 'Glubina' (Depth) Exhibition.
"I like painting and I like diving. I decided to combine these two hobbies," Dotsenko said.
"I also very much like the effect of painting underwater as you see it, as on the ground, as in the air. And when you bring it up to the surface, it becomes colorful and bright - that's what I really like," he continued.
Dotsenko also claimed that he worked 'at depths of up to 10 metres'. He explained that it takes him between 20 minutes to an hour and a half to paint one canvas.
"I am impressed by the fact that there are probably not even two dozen of us underwater painters on the whole planet," he emphasised.
One exhibition visitor, Veronika Sargsyan, said that she found the artist's work to be unforgettable.
"The exhibition is really great. [...] The paintings made underwater are especially unique. I have encountered it for the first time. It's very interesting to see and to dive in it. Some of the paintings have especially resonated in my heart," she said.
Dotsenko dedicated the gallery to the 'Russia Day' and 'City Day' holidays. The exhibition, which will run from June 10-27, features 34 works, nine of which had been painted underwater.
Mandatory credit: 00:00-01:20 - Petr Dotsenko
Crimea's Sevastopol hosted a unique gallery on Monday featuring paintings made underwater in the Black Sea by Crimean artist Petr Dotsenko.
Footage from Dotsenko's personal archive shows him diving underwater and painting while surrounded by coral reefs. The video also captures visitors examining Dotsenko's works at the 'Glubina' (Depth) Exhibition.
"I like painting and I like diving. I decided to combine these two hobbies," Dotsenko said.
"I also very much like the effect of painting underwater as you see it, as on the ground, as in the air. And when you bring it up to the surface, it becomes colorful and bright - that's what I really like," he continued.
Dotsenko also claimed that he worked 'at depths of up to 10 metres'. He explained that it takes him between 20 minutes to an hour and a half to paint one canvas.
"I am impressed by the fact that there are probably not even two dozen of us underwater painters on the whole planet," he emphasised.
One exhibition visitor, Veronika Sargsyan, said that she found the artist's work to be unforgettable.
"The exhibition is really great. [...] The paintings made underwater are especially unique. I have encountered it for the first time. It's very interesting to see and to dive in it. Some of the paintings have especially resonated in my heart," she said.
Dotsenko dedicated the gallery to the 'Russia Day' and 'City Day' holidays. The exhibition, which will run from June 10-27, features 34 works, nine of which had been painted underwater.