YURI TREMLER
Yuri Tremler was born in the Ukraine in 1961. He attended the
College of Arts in Kharkov. Later he continued his studies at the
Kharkov Art and Design Academy and the Gall Design School in
Germany, and worked as a theatre decorator as well as an interior
designer.
In 1996 Tremler tried his hand in crafts and in jewelry, further
refining his sensibilities regarding texture, shape and function. At
this time in his life many new materials became available to the
artist – s multitude of acrylics, pastes and varnishes opened a
whole range of new possibilities to Tremeler. After two years he
became a full-time painter, exhibiting his works regularly in Europe
and the United States.
Between 1998 and 2003 Tremler created a large body of paintings,
which have combined both figurative and abstract approaches. His
closely related compositions show female silhouettes and goblets,
flowers and vases, often playing with the use of light, all within
the context of interior settings. Yuri’s concentration on color and
texture is paramount. The artist reflects, “Besides the search for
a new language in decorative painting, I am intrigued by the
contrast between shiny and matte surfaces, planes and volumes.”
His paintings please the eye with richness of color, a great sense
of color balance and confident brushwork. One can find echoes of
the avant-garde movements from the early 20th century,
themes of a bohemian lifestyle, or memories or conversation over a
cocktail from long ago.
Subjects of Tremler’s paintings seem to be distant and blurred, but
they catch poetic moments of life. Yuri’s art reminds us of sudden
still-life, left after an intimate party, of time spent with
friends, or a shared past which still excites. Sometimes whimsical,
sometimes nostalgic, Tremler’s art reaches inward to the basic
emotions of humanity.
