Born in Eastern Europe into a family of
artists, Zakhar Sasim (he also goes by
Zachary) has considered himself a painter
all his life. While working professionally
for the last 15 years in Europe , he
gradually crafted a unique
impressionistic style that is marked by
wild and passionate play of colors and is
created by the mixture of brush technique
and palette knife.
Zakhar calls his style Turbopolis,
stemming from his fondness of the city
(polis) architecture, the use of bright and
dynamic images (turbo).
Having reached his goal to live and work
in the United States, Zakhar has earned
the recognition and the respect of the
Washington DC community while
working at Eastern Market for the last four
years. His bright and colorful paintings
depicting local and foreign cityscapes
have found homes not only in numerous
residential houses around the city, but
also in the federal government offices on
Capitol Hill.