Victor “NEMO” Colesnicenco
Victor “NEMO” Colesnicenco
Victor “Nemo” Colesnicenco grew up in Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova. This Eastern European nation is known for it’s rich artistic heritage. Professionally known as “Nemo”, he remembers being fascinated by the carvings and other craft works that were all around him.
From an early age and he was determined to become an artist. Nemo began intense inquiry into the style and techniques of the famous painters. He was particularly impressed…
Victor “NEMO” Colesnicenco
Victor “Nemo” Colesnicenco grew up in Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova. This Eastern European nation is known for it’s rich artistic heritage. Professionally known as “Nemo”, he remembers being fascinated by the carvings and other craft works that were all around him.
From an early age and he was determined to become an artist. Nemo began intense inquiry into the style and techniques of the famous painters. He was particularly impressed by the work of Ivan Shishkin and Salvador Dali. He enrolled in art school but did not want to be governed by the strict academic style of the Russian based academy. At this point he knew that a standard education was not for him, as a result he abandoned it to pursue training on his own.
Nemo’s talent quickly flourished and before long he was organizing large outdoor art fairs to show his work and that of other young artists. At this point in his life, Nemo enlisted in the Soviet Army where he served for two years. After completing his tour, his motivation to become a professional artist was invigorated. Together with a good friend he started a business restoring works of art and painting murals in churches. The re-emergence of social and religious freedom in the post-Soviet era offered many opportunities for their business to flourish.
In 1999, Nemo, his wife and son emigrated to Canada, settling in the Niagara region.