Gavriil Lubnin

Gavrill Lubnin was born in Leningrad in 1969. Passionate about drawing since childhood years, he attended a secondary art school. However, the aspiring artist’s behaviour problems led to him receiving a poor performance review from his teachers, which kept him from pursuing professional training.

Lubnin became known for his cartoon drawings with profound captions that usually went viral. More often than not, the artist made fun of his daily encounters, stylising his sketches as popular urban lore. In addition, Gavriшl painted on craft paper, created illustrations for Moscow-based magazines, worked as a set designer for Auktyon band and composed a number of songs for Chirvontsy band, released three solo music albums and published eight books.

Gavriil Lubnin died on 15 October 2023.