Roses of Donetsk, Roses for Donetsk Roses and coal are two important and well-known symbols of Donetsk, which has been occupied by Russians since 2014.  In this installation, the roses are breaking through the monumental structure. The installation represents resistance to Soviet inhuman values and...

Svitanok / Sunrise Altarino Svitanok (sunrise) is an assemblage of three artworks which form an altarino installation. It questions a never ending appropriation of Ukrainian culture by Russians. The painting in the middle on top features a morning skygradient. It mounted in the icon corner,...

Some sneak peeks of our upcoming new project. Stay tuned to see more.

In April of 2021 Taras published charcoal drawing process on his personal Tik-Tok page and next day it vent viral. In one month it reached 1 000 000 views and now its hitting 160 000 000. Check out the sketch by the link below on...

In this workshop we will focus on painting sensations as distinct from painting light or form. The paint stroke is not made to describe, illustrate, or please the eye. Rather, it goes directly onto the nervous system and constitutes a force that overwhelms our visual...

Painting Sensations: from Cezanne to Bacon.Two-day practical workshop. Day I: we explore visual art primarily as a felt sense. Taras will do a half-hour demo of Cezanne's concept of space. Then we will draw or paint, paying close attention to our present impulses and noticing...

Spatial Relations is the second personal exhibition of painter and architect Taras Tolstikov. The opening is being organized by TheoStudio in Budapest, and it will be available for visiting everyday until July. I have always been fascinated by both architectural environments and wild forces of...

LIFE PAINTING EVENT in PARISStarting on 29th of Dec until 4th of Jan 7 days we are going to paint for 7 hours, and at our final day we will exhibit the works, with a life drawing session and a party.The event is free (by...

First exhibition of the art atelier TheoStudio featuring Taras Tolstikov and William Theodoracopulos in Patyolat, February 2017. Invited artists: Painters Palace featuring Tom Walton, Csaba Csorba-Simon, Beca Lőrincz and others.

Kosa Janos has been an exhibiting artist since 1986, a very prolific artist. He teaches at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, but lives and works in Érd. https://youtu.be/oVZ21wOetU4

Anna and Michael - instructors at the Repin Royal Academy of fine art St Petersburg - talk shop The old masters never copied nature but rather captured life in their depiction of the real. Realism for them was not justnarrative or objects but instead a...

Welcome to TheoStudio, the online atelier dedicated to visual art and craft. We are two artists with different personalities but the same idea, who passionate about traditional painting, drawing and art history. Enjoy getting along with our reflection of this world.