The Schrammsteine are a long, strung-out, very jagged group of rocks located in national park Saxon Switzerland in East Germany.

This artwork was inspired by Wassily Kandinsky.

The art dealer Karl Nierendorf asked him in 1937: “It is often said that abstract art has nothing more to do with nature. Do you think this is the case?”

Kandinsky replied: “No! And no again! Abstract painting leaves the "skin" of nature, but not its laws. Permit me to use the grand expression “cosmic laws”. Art can only be great when it is in direct contact with cosmic laws and subjects itself to them. One senses these laws unconsciously when one approaches nature not externally but inwardly; one must be able not only to see nature but to experience it. If the artist has outer and inner eyes for nature, nature rewards him by giving him inspiration”

Author: Belarus-born self-taught visual artist specializing in fine art photography.

His award-winning artworks to date has been featured at various international venues in the USA and Europe.

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Key achievements:

-Participant of about 50 group exhibitions in USA and Europe
-Participant of 5th and 6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography

2021 - International Photography Awards - 1rst place
2021 - Minimalist Photography Awards - 2nd place
2021 - Budapest International Foto Awards - Gold winner
2021 - Moscow International Foto Awards - 1x Silver, 2x Bronze
2021 - PX3 Paris Photo Prize - Bronze winner
2021 - Monovisions Awards - 4x Honourable Mentions
2021 - 16th Black & White Spider Awards - 4x Nominated
2021 - ND Awards 2021 - Honourable Mention
2020 - London International Creative Competition - Shortlist
2020 - 7th Fine Art Photography Awards - 3x Nominated
2020 - International Color Awards - 3x Nominated
2020 - Annual Photography Awards - 5x Honourable Mentions
2020 - Tokyo International Foto Awards - 2x Honourable Mentions
2020 - Chromatic Awards 2020 - 3x Honourable Mentions
2020 - ND awards 2020 - 1st place and 2x Honourable Mentions
2020 - 15th Black & White Spider Awards - Honourable Mention and 2x Nominee
2020 - International Photography Awards - 7x Honourable Mentions
2020 - Budapest International Foto Awards - 2x Honourable Mentions
2020 - San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards - Silver Award
2020 - Prix de la Photographie, Paris - Honourable Mention
2020 - Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) - 6x Honourable Mentions
2020 - Minimalist Photography Awards - 2x Honourable Mentions
2020 - Monovisions Photography Awards - 2x Honourable Mentions
2020 - 13th International Color Awards - Honourable Mention and 6x Nominee
2020 - Midwest Center for Photography - Director's Choice Award

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