Magic Ring by Andrei Platonov, Tales by Leo Tolstoy, Lion with a white beard by Tonino Guerra – M.Romadin's close friend, and more. Tonino Guerra about Mikhail Romadin:"I used to visit Mikhail Romadin regularly. The apartment was full of books, furniture and precariously balanced objects here and there. I was quite worried that it could all collapse on top of me. The paintings, which show innumerable fighting soldiers,leaves and grass, need an empty expanse of walls. But I didn’t feel suffocated; I felt like an organic part of this labyrinth, in which I discovered fresh air and broad horizons. It’s at this point that you yearn for the quiet life that we are all losing, and which was so dear to him [Romadin]” The intricacy of dense detail in Romadin's work is striking, and the viewer feels drawn to examine each detail individually; but Romadin's realism is deceptive, and what we see is really closer to surrealism. He achieves this through a cinematic approach, employing close-ups, expressive angles, montage, and a cinematic compositional dynamism. As Romadin said, “A good painting is done from corner to corner, with equal ten-sion in every square centimetre.” Romadin's works have been exhibited in over 300 solo exhibitions worldwide, from Paris, Geneva and Berlin, to Dallas and Beijing. While taking part in these exhibitions Romadin used to cover entire rolls of paper measuring several metres each with drawings. One critic called him a “drawing machine”. The works of Mikhail Romadin are in the collections of museums and private collections worldwide. Personal life Parents Father – Nikolai Mikhailovich Romadin (1903–1987) – famous Russian landscape artist and Academician. Mother – Nina Gerasimovna Romadina (Shpileva) Wife Ekaterina Shein-Romadina, ballet dancer (Moscow State Academy of Choreography- The Bolshoi Ballet Academy), actress (Russian Academy of Theatre Arts), curator of exhibitions on the theme of ballet. Сhildren Daughter Aleksandra Shein-Romadina, curator of exhibitions of contemporary art Stepdaughter Anna Fatyanova, founder of art space Dreiviertel in Bern (Switzerland) Museums and collections The State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow) The State Historical Museum, (Moscow) The State Russian Museum, (St. Petersburg) The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (USA) Museum P. Ludwig Cologne, (Germany) Museum Ludwig P., Aachen, (Germany) The Museum “Les Invalides" (Paris) The UNESCO Collection (Paris) The Cartier Foundation (Paris) The Palais des Nations Geneva (Switzerland) Collection of the University of Maryland, Washington, D.C. (USA) Zimmerli Art Museum New Jersey, (USA) The Museums of Texas