Anatoly Baratynsky's present series, deals with the dimension of time.
Baratynsky takes a journey in time with the help of old family photographs – great-grandparents, their daughter standing by her husband and their children – are portrayed in a photo that is probably apart of any family album.

Baratynsky takes different actions while reprocessing the family photo. He begins by etching the figures in black and white, sticking to monochrome, typical of both daguerreotypes and ancient paintings. After that he sets up a grid comprised of computer pixels that covers the whole painting and which looks like a contemporary TV or computer screen. Thus, he creates a barely discernible veil between us and the inhabitants of the Past. The grid is seen clearly at the rim of the works, where it blooms in all different colors and hues, thus creating the kind of vibration reminiscent of Impressionist
works. Nonetheless, all the works are painted in a grid of dark green and yellowish brown, thus combining this ultramodern structure with archaic coloring.
For Baratynsky, the subtle connection between the old and the new, symbolizes the indissoluble bond between a man and his roots.

1962 Born in Ufa, Russia
1988 Graduated from the Magnitogorsk Pedagogical Institute, Art Department,
Became a member of the Artists Union of the former USSR.
1991 Arrived in Israel
1992 Became member of the Israeli branch of the International Artists Association

Solo Exhibitions

1989 Academy of Sciences, Exhibition hall, Ufa, Russia
1990 “Chelyuskinsky” Creative House, Moscow, Russia
1991 Safrai Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1992 Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel
Zionist Confederation House, Jerusalem, Israel
1997 Albin Upp Gallery, Oslo, Norway
1998 Jerusalem International YMKA, Israel
1999 Albin Upp Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2000 Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Weinkunst Gallery, Bonn, Germany
2001 BaProzdor Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2002 Teena Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2003 Nora Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2004 ArtTest Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2005 Teena Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2006 "A Heart of the World" Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC, USA
“A Heart of the World” Art Gallery, Naples, Florida, USA
2007 Jerusalem Cultural Center, Israel
2008 Quality House, Jerusalem, Israel
2009 Cultural Center of London, Ontario, Canada

Group Exhibitions

1988 Central Exhibition Hall (Manege), Moscow, Russia
1990 Central Artist House, Moscow, Russia
1991 International Auction-Exhibition, Meridian Hotel, Nice, France
International Art Exhibition, The Central Artist House, Moscow, Russia
1992 Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel
“39 Steps” Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1993 “Treasures” Gallery, Cleveland, USA
1995 Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1997 Art Addiction International Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Alla Bulyanskaya Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia
1998 International Art Exhibition, Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy
Tova Osman Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Efrat Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2000 Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel
Andrew Weiss Gallery, Beverly Hills, Los-Angeles, USA
Zetlin Museum of Russian Art, Ramat-Gan, Israel
2001 New Manege, Moscow, Russia
Jerusalem International Convention Center, Israel
2002 Central Exhibition Hall (Manege), St, Petersburg, Russia
Central Artist House, St, Petersburg, Russia
2003 Natural History Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
International Art Auction-Exhibition, Drouot Auction House, Paris, France
Stern Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
International Art Symposium, Vysne Ruzbachy, Slovakia
International Art Exhibition, Tatra Art Museum, Poprad, Slovakia
2004 “Man in the Galilee” Museum, Kibbutz Ginosar, Israel
House of Parliament (Knesset), Jerusalem, Israel
2005 Armored Corps Museum, Latrun, Israel
Meyerhoff Art Education Center, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
2006 Artists' House, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Third International Biennial of Graphics, St, Petersburg, Russia
Second Russian Water-color Exhibition, Regional Art Museum, Kurgan, Russia
2007 International Design Center, Naples, Florida, USA
Hanita Contemporary Art Museum, Kibbutz Hanita, Israel
2008 Art Club 40, Dover street, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
Fourth International Biennial of Graphics, St, Petersburg, Russia
Art Jerusalem Fair, Underground Prisoners Museum, Israel
International Art Auction, MatsArt Auction House in Hotel King Deavid, Jerusalem, Israel
2009 Baker Street Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Quality House, Jerusalem, Israel

Awards

1997 Award "Certificate of Merit" Art Addiction International Gallery' Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Diploma 1 "International Art Annual, Masks in Venice", Italy
2003 Medal and Diploma, Tatra Art Museum of Poprad, Slovakia
2006 Diploma, Third International Biennial of Graphics", St, Petersburg, Russia
Third place award, The Charlotte Chapter of the Interior Design Society's
2006, NC, USA

Collections

The Art Museum, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
Natural History Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Art Gallery of the Bank Leumi, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Museum Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, USA
Museum Contemporary Russian Art, Paris, France
Tatra Art Museum, Poprad, Slovakia
Alla Bulyanskaya Art Gallery, London, UK
Alla Bulyanskaya Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Museum of Modern Graphics, St, Petersburg, Russia
Nesterov Art Museum, Geological Museum, Ufa, Russia
Regional Art Museum, Kurgan, Russia
Design Center, Chelyabinsk, Russia