David Plaksin

Born in 1936 in Leningrad, David graduated from the Valentin Serov Leningrad Art College (presently the Nicholas Roerich Art College in St. Petersburg). The artist passed away in 2018.

David Plaksin worked across the media of book design, illustration, easel graphic art, and painting. His creations blend metaphysical realism and conceptual art. The artist found the message and the medium equally important. Plaksin would often render objects in a photorealistic manner but in a mystical setting, aiming for a dreamlike effect.