Informed by the Great Masters of Italian Renaissance, 17th Century Holland, Chardin and Morandi, the work of Sergei Belik continues the tradition of the classical still life. "Belik's still lives seem to be divided into different types, each of which comprises a particular theme modified by the artist in different ways," notes Gallery Walk. "Compositions of bottles, jars, pots alternate with images of fruits. The images are shown in an almost abstract way. Belik tries to disengage from the concrete form (and) instead creates an image from which ordinary objects and fruits descend."
Belik himself, in describing his artist's "credo," notes that the "world does not abide in causelessness and chaos; it is spiritual and stable, being God's creation and bearing the seal of God's providence. The sense of creation is not in endless search and wandering in chaos, but approximation to the truth through contemplation of the world."
Born in Odessa in 1953, Belik studied art at that city's Grekov State Art College and the Petersburg Mukhina Higher Art Institute. He became a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine in 1987. Since then his work has been widely exhibited throughout Europe and the U.S. Belik's art can also be found in museums in a number of cities.
Participant of 14 exhibitions, two festivals, one charity action, one symposium and a number of group exhibits.
Art Expressions magazine: "Sergei Belik at Pavlovsky arts & Crafts in Utrecht, the Nitherlands". (#9 Autumn - Winter 1997).
ORIGIN magazine (#6 1997) Holland.
TERRA INCOGNITA (#61997) Lvov. "Resume" Sergei Belik.
1997 Exhibition in London, Holland (Utrecht).
1982 Republican Exhibition "USSR-our Motherland". A painting was bought by the Museum of Ukrainian Art. The painting is in a permanent collection of the museum.
1980 Republican Exhibition "Art Lit Up by October", Kiev. One painting was bought by the Ministry of Culture. The painting is in a permanent collection of Chernihiv Art Museum, Ukraine.