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Dmitry Borshch

b. 1973

Russian artist

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About Dmitry Borshch

Born 1973. Dmitry Borshch is a painter.

Dmitry Gennadievich Borshch (; born 21 March 1973) is a Russian-American artist known for his minimalistic, surrealist style. He has drawn portraits of several notable figures, including Henry Kissinger and Ed Koch.

Early life leftBorshch was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, and studied in Moscow. Borshch described Dnipropetrovsk and Soviet Moscow as "bleak", with his background in the countries playing a role in his work. In 1989, Borshch fled to the United States as a political refugee due to turmoil within the Soviet Union. He currently lives in New York, and describes himself as American or Russian-American. Borshch typically draws in blue ink against a white background, however has on occasion used different colors, such as red ink in Odalisque, currently in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Works One of Borshch's most recognizable works is "Bush-Maliki News Conference. Baghdad, December 2008", a drawing of the George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident that has been exhibited at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, DePaul University, Brecht Forum and is included in the Catalog of American Portraits, maintained by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

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Russian artist

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Dmitry Borshch was born on 21 March 1973 in Dnipro.

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Dmitry Borshch is a painter.

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· Wikipedia: Dmitry Borshch

· Wikidata: Q15110942

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