An exhibition of paintings by Chechen artist, Shamsudin Akhmadov opened in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

According to the report, the German art initiative “Lebende Wände” (Living Walls) provided a place for Shamsudin Akhmadov and his paintings starting June 8 at “Hauptstraße 2 in 41236 Mönchengladbach-Rheydt”. The exhibition will be available for visits until July 15, 2011. Visitors can view the paintings all the week, except Mondays, between 10:00am and 12:00pm and again from 4:00pm until 6:00pm.

Shamsudin Akhmadov was born in 1985 in Chechnya, but he has lived and worked in Germany since 1995. He has focused on painting landscapes since his early days. His work was originally mostly abstract in nature, but today he approaches a realistic representation of nature. Mountain environments in sophisticated colors are recurring themes in his work. Another subject of his paintings is the illustration of the naturalistic body. More information about the artist and his work can be found at his personnel website: http://www.achmadow.de

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