Information about Author
Andrey Dukarev
City: Melitopol
Date of Birth: 10.23.1958
E-mail: perdoza 
gmail.com
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Degree in Art:
He graduated in absentia, with honors from the Moscow University, Russia Arts, Department of Painting
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His career as artist did not work, any attempt to break through in the USSR, and in today's Ukraine ran into a wall of misunderstanding of his art, the paintings were bought by private collectors for token money. At the moment, the artist makes a living by making copies for private orders from local businesses and farmers, the themes of his own paintings is not demanded by society.
Additional information:
The creative artist alias Tortoise — Tortoise, is associated with a very slow manner of painting, the artist and a perfectionist over one picture can be operated for several years. Prefers the technique of painting works in its own genre, defines it as «surreal conceptual Allegory.» In contrast to classical Surrealism objects depicted in his paintings contain a concept which is key to understanding the work. Each picture has a certain semantic message, which can be understood only by deciphering puzzle allegory used by the artist.
