Indigenous Russian Siberian Nenets Girl. "Road of Life" Series. Oil Painting
“Nenets Girl” is an oil on canvas painting that is a part of my series “Roads of Life”, capturing deep culture the soulfulness of the places I lived and visited.
As my father was an office in the Soviet Army, after his graduation from the Moscow Academy, we had been sent to Siberia. I lived there for 30 years. Nenets people are indigenous of the northern part of the Tyumen region, where we lived. I have always been fascinated by their culture and lifestyle. Later in my life, I had a privilege to have three hours conversation with a Native American, guide at the Monument Valley. He was also a professor at the collage, whose life mission has been preserving his ancestor’s culture. In our amazing talk he confirmed me that half of the Native Americans, including him, came from Siberia through the Bering String.
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From the age of six until 35 I lived in Tyumen Region, Siberia. First four years of our life was on a military base right in the Siberian woodland. My father was military officer specializing in military engineering and was leading soldiers’ training there. My mom was also working at the base and thus, as a child, I was pretty free playing mostly with the boys, building forts in the forest, playing soccer, badminton, looking for carburetors in the woods, stripping them to melt the metal parts in the fire and pouring into the sand mold to create metal toy solders.
During the long Siberian winters in rustic conditions of no warm water and heating simple wooden houses with stoves only we had to wear only animal fir clothes- from boots to coats and hats.
Our boots were either from wool or when possible, from the local Siberian tribes Nenets, Khanty-Mansi, very similar what this little girl is wearing. These Siberian natives to this continue their quite primitive life in those brutally cold conditions.
Another extraordinary reason why I was so compelled to paint this portrait is that not long ago I had three hours conversation with Native American professor. Amazingly, he travelled to this area where I lived four times! The purpose of the visit, as he told me, was to share with our Siberian tribes how Native Americans have been trying to preserve their culture, tradition and language.
In addition, with my huge curiosity i asked him my burning question: does he believe that Native Americans are our Siberian tribes that travelled through Bering String and populated America? he confirmed me with big YES!
Can you imagine how we are all connected?
Can you even comprehend this?
I have always been on the mission to connect our nations, to bring the deepest TRUTH that we are ONE FAMILY who needs to learn to be curious enough to learn about our differences in order to respect them deeply.
SHIPPING/PICK UP
We encourage pickup from the artist’s remarkable studio in Zeeland, MI.
Free ground domestic shipping from my studio in Zeeland, MI. Ships in 3-5 business days.
Inquire here for international shipping
ART FEATURES
Original: one-of-a-kind artwork
Medium: oil on wrapped canvas
Size: 30”x40” (76x101cm)
This art is unframed
Canvas sides are painted - this makes it versatile to hang without a frame.
“Nenets Girl” is an oil on canvas painting that is a part of my series “Roads of Life”, capturing deep culture the soulfulness of the places I lived and visited.
As my father was an office in the Soviet Army, after his graduation from the Moscow Academy, we had been sent to Siberia. I lived there for 30 years. Nenets people are indigenous of the northern part of the Tyumen region, where we lived. I have always been fascinated by their culture and lifestyle. Later in my life, I had a privilege to have three hours conversation with a Native American, guide at the Monument Valley. He was also a professor at the collage, whose life mission has been preserving his ancestor’s culture. In our amazing talk he confirmed me that half of the Native Americans, including him, came from Siberia through the Bering String.
More details:
From the age of six until 35 I lived in Tyumen Region, Siberia. First four years of our life was on a military base right in the Siberian woodland. My father was military officer specializing in military engineering and was leading soldiers’ training there. My mom was also working at the base and thus, as a child, I was pretty free playing mostly with the boys, building forts in the forest, playing soccer, badminton, looking for carburetors in the woods, stripping them to melt the metal parts in the fire and pouring into the sand mold to create metal toy solders.
During the long Siberian winters in rustic conditions of no warm water and heating simple wooden houses with stoves only we had to wear only animal fir clothes- from boots to coats and hats.
Our boots were either from wool or when possible, from the local Siberian tribes Nenets, Khanty-Mansi, very similar what this little girl is wearing. These Siberian natives to this continue their quite primitive life in those brutally cold conditions.
Another extraordinary reason why I was so compelled to paint this portrait is that not long ago I had three hours conversation with Native American professor. Amazingly, he travelled to this area where I lived four times! The purpose of the visit, as he told me, was to share with our Siberian tribes how Native Americans have been trying to preserve their culture, tradition and language.
In addition, with my huge curiosity i asked him my burning question: does he believe that Native Americans are our Siberian tribes that travelled through Bering String and populated America? he confirmed me with big YES!
Can you imagine how we are all connected?
Can you even comprehend this?
I have always been on the mission to connect our nations, to bring the deepest TRUTH that we are ONE FAMILY who needs to learn to be curious enough to learn about our differences in order to respect them deeply.
SHIPPING/PICK UP
We encourage pickup from the artist’s remarkable studio in Zeeland, MI.
Free ground domestic shipping from my studio in Zeeland, MI. Ships in 3-5 business days.
Inquire here for international shipping
ART FEATURES
Original: one-of-a-kind artwork
Medium: oil on wrapped canvas
Size: 30”x40” (76x101cm)
This art is unframed
Canvas sides are painted - this makes it versatile to hang without a frame.
“Nenets Girl” is an oil on canvas painting that is a part of my series “Roads of Life”, capturing deep culture the soulfulness of the places I lived and visited.
As my father was an office in the Soviet Army, after his graduation from the Moscow Academy, we had been sent to Siberia. I lived there for 30 years. Nenets people are indigenous of the northern part of the Tyumen region, where we lived. I have always been fascinated by their culture and lifestyle. Later in my life, I had a privilege to have three hours conversation with a Native American, guide at the Monument Valley. He was also a professor at the collage, whose life mission has been preserving his ancestor’s culture. In our amazing talk he confirmed me that half of the Native Americans, including him, came from Siberia through the Bering String.
More details:
From the age of six until 35 I lived in Tyumen Region, Siberia. First four years of our life was on a military base right in the Siberian woodland. My father was military officer specializing in military engineering and was leading soldiers’ training there. My mom was also working at the base and thus, as a child, I was pretty free playing mostly with the boys, building forts in the forest, playing soccer, badminton, looking for carburetors in the woods, stripping them to melt the metal parts in the fire and pouring into the sand mold to create metal toy solders.
During the long Siberian winters in rustic conditions of no warm water and heating simple wooden houses with stoves only we had to wear only animal fir clothes- from boots to coats and hats.
Our boots were either from wool or when possible, from the local Siberian tribes Nenets, Khanty-Mansi, very similar what this little girl is wearing. These Siberian natives to this continue their quite primitive life in those brutally cold conditions.
Another extraordinary reason why I was so compelled to paint this portrait is that not long ago I had three hours conversation with Native American professor. Amazingly, he travelled to this area where I lived four times! The purpose of the visit, as he told me, was to share with our Siberian tribes how Native Americans have been trying to preserve their culture, tradition and language.
In addition, with my huge curiosity i asked him my burning question: does he believe that Native Americans are our Siberian tribes that travelled through Bering String and populated America? he confirmed me with big YES!
Can you imagine how we are all connected?
Can you even comprehend this?
I have always been on the mission to connect our nations, to bring the deepest TRUTH that we are ONE FAMILY who needs to learn to be curious enough to learn about our differences in order to respect them deeply.
SHIPPING/PICK UP
We encourage pickup from the artist’s remarkable studio in Zeeland, MI.
Free ground domestic shipping from my studio in Zeeland, MI. Ships in 3-5 business days.
Inquire here for international shipping
ART FEATURES
Original: one-of-a-kind artwork
Medium: oil on wrapped canvas
Size: 30”x40” (76x101cm)
This art is unframed
Canvas sides are painted - this makes it versatile to hang without a frame.
