Vyacheslav Petrov-Gladky

Born March 31, 1954 in Moscow. In 1974 he graduated from the Kalinin Art and Industrial College (painting department). He studied at the workshop of Vasily Sitnikov. Between 1975 and 1989 he participated in numerous group exhibitions of nonconformist artists in Moscow.

From 1990 to 2002 he lived and worked in Frankfurt am Main , Germany , where he was the founder of the Voice Society (New Age Visionary Art).

From 2002 to the present, he lives and works in Los Angeles , California, where he opened the Museum-Temple “The House of Maitreya” with a permanent exhibition of his paintings and the School of Esoterics and Mystical Art.

His name is included in the famous Italian Catalog “Comanducci” of the most famous artists of Europe.

The artworks of Vyacheslav Petrov-Gladky (Maitreya) are in numerous private collections and galleries in more than 30 countries: Russia, Germany, USA, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Colombia.

The paintings of artist Vyacheslav Petrov-Gladky (Maitreya) are made with oil paints on specially prepared canvases. The technique varies from the so-called “dry brush” (inherited from the teacher Vasily Sitnikov) to a unique technique of its own with a filigree textured study that creates the illusion of “miraculous” and glow effect.

• 1974 - Housing exhibitions at the collector Vladimir Sychev.
• 1975 - The first exhibition of non-conformist artists on the street. Malaya Gruzinskaya, 28
• 1975 - 1990 - 29 general and thematic exhibitions at Malaya Gruzinskaya
• 1978 - 1981 - Four exhibitions of the group “Twenty Moscow Artists” (the legendary “Twenty”) in Malaya Gruzinskaya
• 1982 - Exhibition at Spasso House, the residence of the US Ambassador, Moscow
• 1983 - Exhibition of "Group 21" at Malaya Gruzinskaya
• 1983 - Exhibition "Architecture of Old Moscow", gallery "Pines" on Rublevskoy-Uspensky highway, Government Cottages
• 1985 - Exhibition at the Embassy of the Republic of Malta, Moscow
• 1987-1990 - Four exhibitions of the group "World of Painting", M. Gruzinskaya
• 1989 - Exhibition of contemporary Soviet art “On both sides of the border” Salle des Arcades du Lido, Paris, France
• 1989 - Exhibition and auction in Palais des Congres, Versailles, France
• 1989 - Gallery “Galerie Natalie Boldyreff”, Paris, France
• 1990 - Gallery “Bodenschatz”, Basel, Switzerland
• 1990 - Personal exhibition at the company "Rusinda" Frankfurt - on-Main, Germany
• 1991 - 1992 and 1996 - Three exhibitions at the Frankfurt Fair "Buchmesse", Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 1991 - Exhibition "Esoterische Tage" Dreieich, Germany
• 1994 - Exhibition "Spiritual Visioner" in the gallery "L'entree des Artistes", Germany
• 2002 - Exhibition “Russia in Space”, Airport Gallery, Frankfurt – on-Main, Germany
• 2002 - Permanent exhibition at The House Of Maitreya Temple Museum, Los Angeles, CA

New Moscow period “17 years later” under the new name Maitreya

• 2006 - Former dissident nonconformist, now - member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (International Federation of Artists)
• 2006 - Personal exhibition “Hollywood Maitreya. Russian Buddha. About the Earth. About the Dream. About Sky ”, State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Moscow
• 2007 - Exhibition "Light to the World", the central exhibition hall "Manege", Moscow.
• 2007 - VI International Exhibition "Eros Moscow", VK "T-Module", Moscow.
• 2007 - International Luxury Exhibition “Elite Life”, Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, Nakhabino.
• 2007 - XII Moscow Art Fair "ARTMANEZH", Central Exhibition Hall "Manege".
• 2008 - VII International Exhibition "Eros Moscow", VK "T-Module", Moscow.
• 2008 - XIII Moscow Art Fair "ARTMANEZH", Central Exhibition Hall "Manege".
• 2009 - III international festival "Traditions and Contemporaneity", CEH "Manege".

Literary and philosophical works, music and cinema of Maitreya Book “Der Weg Der Sieben Sterne”. Diary of the Russian mystic Vyacheslav Petrov-Smooth. Publishing house "Aquamarin Verlag", 1994, Germany (160 pages, 28 color illustrations)

Two articles in pamphlets “On Videonic Art”, 1991 - 1994, Voice Society, Germany

Newspaper Panorama, article "Super new Star is rising on the Starry Hollywood Sky", 2003, Los Angeles, California.

Three-volume edition:

- 1 volume of Maitreya “The Way of the Seven Stars”. 282 p. 46 illustrations - 2 volume of “Tales of Oddi”. 400 pp., 45 ill. - 3 volume "Bestseller". 488 p. 42 ill. Dortranspechat Publishing House, Moscow, 2006

Music disc Danit, USA, joint work with American composer Douglas Hallenbeck. A new direction in music is ZeroMusic (link to the “film and music” section).

The film "Hollywood Maitreya. Russian Buddha ”, participant of the largest festival in the USA - The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival ( http://www.nyfilmvideo.com ) (in 2007 Hollywood, Los Angeles). Maitreya performs for the first time in the film industry as an author and producer (link to the film projects section)

Excerpt from the show-ballet “Theater of the Mysteries. Krishna, ”based on Maitreya’s book, Secret Tantra and ... Women Only. Scenario - Vyacheslav Petrov-Smooth (Maitreya). (Hollywood). Composer - Douglas Hallenbeck (USA). Choreographer - Nikita Dmitrievsky (Russia). The show ballet was shown at the opening of the international exhibition Traditions and Contemporaneity (Moscow, 2009, Manezh Central Exhibition Hall).

The magazine "Temptation Club", No. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 2007; No. 1-12, 2008, No. 1-12, 2009 - a series of publications: Maitreya maintains the rubric “Diagnostics of sex” (link to publications)

• Catalog. Exhibition of paintings (January-February, 1979), st. Malaya Gruzinskaya, 28
• Catalog. Exhibition of portraits (June 1979), M. Gruzinskaya
• Catalog. The second exhibition of “Twenty Moscow Artists” (1979), M. Gruzinskaya
• The newspaper "Soviet Culture" (June 26, 1979)
• Now Magazine England (February 1980)
• Catalog. The third and fourth exhibition “Twenty Moscow Artists”. (1981), M. Gruzinskaya
• Group 21 catalog (1983), M. Gruzinskaya
• Catalog. Exhibition of works of modern art. American Academy of Paris. (1985)
• Epoca Magazine Italy (December 19, 1986)
• The newspaper Moscow Pravda (February 7, 1988)
• The book "Among Artists", V. I. Kostin (Moscow, Publishing House "Soviet Artist", 1986)
• The journal "Science and Religion", No. 1, 2, 3 (1989)
• Perrin-Rovere-La Jeunesse catalog, Versailles auction (June 25, 1989), Paris
• La Gazette de l'Hotel Drouot Magazine (June 16, 1989), Paris
• Kraj Rad Magazine (No. 5, 1989), Yugoslavia
• The film "World of Painting", a program of literary and dramatic broadcasting (1990), Russia
• How magazine. (1990), Bolivia
• Atlantis Magazine. Edition 2. (1990), Germany
• Einblick Magazine. Edition 6. (1991), Germany
• Amadea Magazine. Edition 3. (1991)
• Album. "Russia and Christianity." Terra Publishing House (1991), Russia
• Newspaper "Panorama". (2003), Los Angeles
• The newspaper " Moscow truth ". (November 13, 2006)
• Newspaper Weekend Kommersant (November 10, 2006), Moscow
• Penthouse Magazine. (December 2006), Moscow
• Penthouse Magazine. (June 2007), Moscow
• The magazine "Temptation Club". (No. 7 2007), Moscow
• TV "ORT". Good Morning Program (November 2007)
• Catalog. XII Moscow Art Fair "Artmanezh", Central Exhibition Hall "Manege" (2007)
• TV "NTV". Program “You Won't Believe It!” (January, 2008)
• The Elite of Russia Magazine (January 2008)
• TV "TNT". Program “Inexplicable, but true!” (June, 2008)
• Catalog. VII International Exhibition "Eros Moscow", VK "T-Module", Moscow (2008)
• TV "Capital". The program "Moscow: here and now" (July, 2008)
• TV "Capital". Press Show Program (November, 2008)
• TV "STS". The program “Can't be!” (November, 2008)
• TV "Capital". Program "Press Show" (December, 2008)
• Catalog. XIII Moscow Art Fair "ARTMANEZH", Central Exhibition Hall "Manege" (2008)
• TV "TNT". The program “Sex with Anfisa Chekhova” (December, 2008)
• Catalog. III International Festival "Traditions and Contemporaneity", Central Exhibition Hall "Manege", Moscow (2009)