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397:(late 1990s, oil on canvas) – Shown in the 1997 exhibit "From Gulag to Glasnost: Contemporary Art from Russia" at the International Images Gallery near Pittsburgh, the painting depicts a drained ocean surrounded by mountains, with a group of human figures in the foreground tossing a giant whale on a tarpaulin made of the sea water.
159:. The artist has become part of the American cultural environment and is inspiring others. He is the only Russian artist in the US who has his own galleries where prints account for 80% of sales. European recognition came in 2012 with receiving from the hands of Marina Picasso prestigious Artiste du Monde award in Cannes.
224:. The case was settled the following year when the singer agreed to pay him undisclosed damages. Prints and an original oil painting by Kush are held in the NaPua Gallery collection at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui in addition to works held in private collections. In July 2011 his works were shown at the
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389: in or 1,000 mm × 800 mm) – A white sailing ship approaches harbour on a calm sea. Its sails are depicted as giant pink flowers. Shadowy human figures approach the ship in small boats, each made from a single flower petal, while others watch from shore.
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413:(circa 2000, oil on canvas, 39 in × 31 in or 990 mm × 790 mm) – Widely reproduced as a print, the painting depicts a three-masted sailing ship heading out to the open sea on a windy day. Its sails are formed by giant butterflies.
405:(2000, oil on canvas, 16 in × 20 in or 410 mm × 510 mm) – The painting (often reproduced as a print) depicts the solitary figure of a naked man rowing a small boat through swirling water in a flooded landscape.
184:. While based in Hawaii, his works received several exhibitions in Hong Kong galleries. Gallery shows followed in Seattle, Pittsburgh, and other American cities, and he eventually opened his own gallery, Kush Fine Art in
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