Leo Rotko was born on May 8, 1951 in the village of Kel, Kopyl District, Minsk Region.
In 1976 he graduated from Theater and Art Institute, Minsk. From 1976 to 1993, he worked at the Mastatstva Brest Art Works, where his work was connected with the decoration of architecture and interiors of public buildings, but in his spare time, the artist devoted himself to easel painting, which became his passion from school.
Admiring the work of French post-impressionist painters and representatives of the Paris School of the early twentieth century, Leo Rotko said: “I don’t care about the similarity as such, I try to grasp the inner state of a person or nature through color”. Indeed, in his work it is through the painterly plastic that he tries to comprehend the essence of things, for the spiritual side of being for him is prevalent. The painter himself perceives the process of creativity as a spiritual act: “There is a moment when a magical light opens up inside me, pouring from somewhere above. This, however, does not last long, but I manage to gain clarity, freedom, and confidence that I have to do something very important. And I don’t think about anything, I immediately take a brush, canvas and write … ”.
The love for female images is brightly reflected in the portraits of the master, very touching, amazingly conveying the state and mood of the heroines.
With great trepidation, the artist refers to his own creativity, putting into each work a particle of his soul, bright and clean, therefore his works are perceived as certain revelations, because before us is not just canvases, but a cut of the artist’s naked soul, the constant of the eternal search for the meaning of life. An individual creative manner and sincerity in the presentation of images are conducive to a spiritual dialogue with the master, they awaken the warmest feelings in the viewer.