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Surrealist artist Vitaly Golovatsky was born in 1952. In 1989, he graduated from the Moscow State Academic Art School named after the year 1905. He worked in the field of graphic design for interiors. After 1995, he completely switched to easel painting. He constantly participates in exhibitions at the "Russian Cultural Center" gallery in Vienna and the "Mobil-Art" gallery in London. The artist's works are in private collections in Russia, England, Austria, Germany, France, and other countries. Speaking of stylistic characteristics, his artwork definitely includes a mix of surrealism, op-art (optical illusions in the style of Maurits Escher), a bit of symbolism, and retro-steampunk (in images of machines and constructions). The artist's works are presented in three groups of images, the first of which are Mauritz-Esher architectural motifs - references to the Dutch graphic artist. In Vitaly Golovatsky's works, motifs of not only Maurits Escher, but also clear traces of "Hunters in the Snow" by Peter Bruegel the Elder can be seen. The second group of works by V. Golovatsky is dedicated to architectural teapots. The third group of the artist's works is dedicated to fantastic means of transportation, executed in the steampunk style, and intended for movement on land, in water, and in the air.