Dzmitry Surynovich is an artist of many talents—a painter, a graphic artist, and an animator. Yet watercolour holds a special place in his body of work. Surinovich’s watercolours represent a form of “high poetry”, combining rich, saturated colour with refined lines, philosophical depth with irony, and hyperrealism with abstraction.
The exhibition offers an overview of the work of one of the most renowned and accomplished Belarusian masters of watercolour. On view are approximately 80 watercolours in various techniques created by Dzmitry Surynovich between the early 1990s and 2017. They include figurative and abstract works, life-like landscapes, sketches and studies brought back from numerous hiking trips, as well as storyboards for the animated film Münchhausen in Russia (2006)—works that reveal the artist’s multidimensional creative output.
Dzmitry Surynovich was born on 31 July 1953 in the village of Vishenka (Kirausk District, Magiliou Region). He studied at Yevgeny Krasovsky’s art studio and at the Belarusian State Theatre and Art Institute (1975–1980). Surynovich is a member of the Belarusian Union of Filmmakers since 1997 and the Belarusian Union of Artists since 1998. The artist has been exhibiting his work since 1979 in numerous national- and international-level art shows. He was awarded First Diploma of the Colorfest International Biennale of Contemporary Painting in 2008.
Surynovich has been active in animation since 1987. He worked as a production designer on a number of films, including Illuminated Night (1988), The Sword (1989), and Thou Shalt Not Kill! Moses’ Sixth Commandment (1990), Son of Man (1995), The Magic Flute (1998; Special Prize of the 5th All-Russian Animation Festival in Tarusa), The Legend of Lady Godiva (2004), Sergei Prokofiev (2011; Prize for Best Visual Design of the 16th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film), and Chopin (2015; Prize of the 11th International Film Festival in Varna).
The exhibition will be on view until 8 November 2026.
