BIO: Pavel Korshun
Artist | Contemporary Impressionist
Pavel Korshun was born in 1988 in a quiet corner of the Smolensk region — the village of Monastyrschina — and from an early age he felt an inseparable connection with nature and an urge to create. His path in art began with a childhood passion for drawing, but for many years was interrupted by work in the field of graphic design. Only in 2020, having established a home studio, Pavel returned to his true calling, immersing himself in the search for his own visual language.
Pavel’s work is a synthesis of impressionistic emotionality and contemporary boldness. The artist creates landscapes where textured oil strokes turn the canvas into a tactile map of experience.
In 2023, Pavel took to the plein air for the first time, discovering the magic of “quick studies” — works where the energy of the moment is more important than perfectionism. His swirling, thick strokes, abstracting forms, preserve the essence of nature: the rustle of leaves, the breath of wind, the play of light on the surface of the lake.
For Paul, painting is not just an image, but a physical experience. The viewer not only sees, but also feels the roughness of the bark, the coldness of the fog, the warmth of the sun’s glare. It is an art that invites one to slow down, to touch eternity and find in it a reflection of one’s own emotions.
His works are kept in private collections in Russia and abroad.
Artist Statement: Pavel Korshun
I am a self-taught Russian artist, born in 1988 in a quiet place called Monastyrschina, Smolensk region. My journey began with an innate passion for drawing, a spark that flickered quietly during a decade-long career as a graphic designer. In 2020, I returned to my roots, setting up a home studio where I heard my artistic voice again through abstract explorations. Here I developed different techniques, experimented with color, and was searching for harmony between structure and spontaneity.
In 2023 I traveled to nature, discovering plein air painting, a practice that changed my approach. In the open air, I found liberation in quick, sensual brushstrokes. These *quick studies* are not just sketches, but bursts of pure energy where emotion overshadows perfection. I capture the essence of landscapes in bold impasto textures, letting the wind, light and rhythm of nature guide my hand.
Working primarily in oil, I sculpt the canvas with thick, tactile strokes that blur the line between realism and abstraction. My palette is dominated by muted earth tones — soft grays, weathered greens and dusty ochres — punctuated by subtle flashes of deep crimson, violet or sky blue.
I paint not to copy nature, but to communicate with it. My work is a reflection on the impermanence of nature. Embracing the raw, unpolished essence of plein air, I favor atmosphere over precision. Each work is a bridge between the tangible world and the emotions it evokes, a reminder that beauty thrives in the unfinished, the fleeting and the imperfect.
My paintings can’t just be seen, they can be felt. They ask you to lean into them, to let your eyes wander through the maze of strokes and discover your own story in the layers.
“In each stroke I look for the movement of the moment. Not perfection, but essence.”