A member of the Union of artists of Russia, Member of international Association of fine arts-IAPA UNESCO.
Born November 1, 1972 in Kuibyshev.
Graduated HXW No. 1 of the city of Samara.
Graduated from the day Department of faculty of fine arts, Samara State Pedagogical University.
Personal exhibitions:
2004 – at the house of Journalist and writer "the Birth of man is the beginning of a new Universe";
2005 – gallery of Samara humanitarian Academy;
2006 – gallery "Dias";
2006 – in the Samara art Museum;
2008 – in the Museum of Samara aerospace Academy, master class in painting;
2008 – the gallery of the Samara branch of the Union of artists of Russia;
2009 – gallery "Maria";
2009 – home builders in Samara;
2011 – in the Museum of Samara diocese.
Group exhibitions:
A number of exhibitions in Samara, together with the Union Bordeaux
2003 – all-Russian exhibition "Spring palette of Russia" in Smolensk;
2005 – exhibition "Open city", Samara art Museum;
2005 - exhibition "Samara crossroads" in the Samara art Museum;
2006, 2010, 2011 – regional exhibition of the Samara branch of the Union of artists of Russia;
2007 – exhibition of realist art artists in the Samara art Museum;
2007 – charity exhibition in the Samara art Museum (collection of funds for the construction of the Church in the village Chubivka Samara region);
2010 – participation in the national plein air in the Sergievsky district of Samara region, the exhibition in the Museum of the city of Sergievsk of the Samara region;
2010 – exhibition of plein-air works in the gallery of the Samara branch of the Union of artists of Russia;
2010 – charity of the Anglo-Russian auction "Auction Charterhouse CharityArt" UK;
2010 – gallery "Victoria" Christmas exhibition of artists of the Samara region;
2011 – a traveling exhibition of artists of Samara "Samara Luka" (Saransk, Vladimir, St. Petersburg);
2011 – participation in the national plein air, exhibition in the town of Krasny Yar of the Samara region;
2011 – participation in the national plein air in Yoshkar Ola, the exhibition at the national gallery art Museum of the Republic of Mari El.
In 2005, 2007, poetry, Dmitry entered the almanac, published by the Samara humanitarian Academy, in 2007 - was included in the repertoire of words Clara Sarkisian. In 2009 he was included in the book Sargsyan, K. B. "Summer blue dragonflies".
The artist's works are in Museum collections, private collections in Russia and abroad.
Creative feature:
Dmitry Mantrova can be described as a versatile artist. In the Arsenal of his creative activity was work in the field of theatrical scenery, sculptural objects, decoration works, monumental paintings, but he works as a painter in the genre of landscape, portrait, and still life.
In recognition of the artist, the most important place in his creativity is landscape. Trying to preserve and multiply the traditions of Russian realistic school, Dmitry actively and productively working all year round in the open air. Possessing excellent compositional vision, using the full range of technical tools: brush, spatula, liquid filling, pasty smear, he creates expressive color, as solid, professional level work. Complex color, variety of textures, proficiency in all capabilities of oil painting, a thoughtful forming compositions, give him a talented painter.
His painting is characteristic not only in expression and energy, but also thin, lyrical attitude, and the experience of harmony that fills the world around the artist. Birch on a background of mountains, ice hummocks on the banks of the great Russian river, Volga poplar and flowering gardens on the banks, spring creeks and villages covered with snow. The plot of most of the works – the nature of the native land, the Volga, Zhiguli mountains, admiring the city of Samara, its ancient streets.
The world is in the works Mantrova expressed through color, color, brushstroke, he does not lose clarity of outline. Perhaps, therefore, in these landscapes there were amazing environment where color match workmanship, feeling and contemplation, of revelation, uplifting the spirit of an artist, and gives the painting life. Through the use of traditional techniques and challenges in plein air painting, being so good and highly gifted artist found his way scenic solutions pictures is reviving their emotion, quivering expressive freshness and skill of writing.
Creativity as a state of mind creativity as a way of life, constant and hard work are the principles of this artist. He describes his creative credo: "the Fish swims, the bird flies, the artist writes".
V. A. Chernov.
Art historian, member of Union of artists of Russia.
