Mother, a teacher of Russian and Literature, would tell my brother and me about writers and poets, and read out a lot of fairy tales and classics. Father would sing romances accompanying himself on guitar or piano. Grandmother painted oriental beauties and fruit patterns, which I colored with pleasure. Brother copied pictures from magazines - of bloodthirsty pirates or Sioux and Hurons wearing war
bonnets paddling in canoes, down on the warpath carrying bows, spears and tomahawks... I enjoyed watching him work standing behind his chair. Then we moved to Moscow and I became an Artist. Pertaining to my painting, FORM acquires two meanings: The first one relates to the common realistic concept, that is, a man is perceived as a man, a chair -- as a chair. The second is an abstract one, which presupposes a constant change of correlation between colour and form of objects at a certain angle of view as well as illumination. That's where the transformation occurs: man appears to be not quite the entity it used to be but a combination of colourful geometrical figures; be it a still life or landscape, they are no longer just a number of objects but SPACE, subject to interminable change and transformation due to the light and shade effect. The combination of realistic and abstract approach can potentially expand or shrink a given space altering our viewpoint about it. It is not that the non-figurative is implied here, it's fair to say that it's more likely about an extension of the meaning of FORM, a balance between its realistic and abstract essence. Achieving this balance enables me to explore new dimensions and perspectives of FORM. Exhibitions:
1995 Group exhibition of Moscow's young painters (St. Petersburg)
1997 Solo exhibition at The Screen Internet Club, Moscow
2011 Solo еasel painting exhibition at Listok Gallery, Moscow
2011 "Butovo Talents" Group exhibition at Listok Gallery, Moscow
2013 Group exhibition: "Self-portrait Against Current Events Backdrop" at Listok Gallery, Moscow
2015 Participation in "Love" Exhibition presented by The Monumental Art Branch of Moscow Artists Union
2016 "In Memory of Sergey Kuskov" at Listok Gallery, MoscowExhibition, at A3 Gallery
2016 Congress Hall Exhibitionat Skolkovo Moscow School of Management,presented by Nove Art Gallery
2018 Group exibition "Of course l'll be back..."Exhibition, at LEGA Gallery(In Memory of Sergey Kuskov)
2018 Group exhibition:"Self-portrait"
2023 Group international exhibition "Yin and Yang in Nu"
(Art Studio "NU. MOSCOW") Zverev Center for Contemporary Art
(Novoryazanskaya st. 29, building 6) Moscow
A number of works are part of private collections in Russia,
Czech Republic, Great Britain, France, Germany and The U.S.
