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Vsevolod Alexandrov (1936 - 2010) was a Russian artist, representative of non-conformism, a member of the USSR Union of Artists.

CONTENT

•	Biography

•	Interesting facts

•	Works

•	Exhibitions

•	Bibliography

•	References

BIOGRAPHY

Vsevolod Alexandrov was born in Moscow in 1936. His father, Yuri Alexandrov, was an architect and graphic designer. His mother, Valentina Alexandrova, was an opera singer. Vsevolod Alexandrov studied at Moscow State School of Arts from 1949 through 1955. Talented children from around the Soviet Union were taught arts at that prestigious school. From 1955 to 1957 his teacher in painting was a famous Russian artist V. E. Egorov. In 1959 Vsevolod visited Ferapontov monastery in the north of Russia where he studied frescoes of the famous Russian artist Dionisius.

From 1959 through 1964 Vsevolod Alexandrov studied at Estonian Academy of Arts. At that time many famous Estonian artists were taught at the Academy. The teachers of Vsevolod Alexandrov were professors J. Voerahansu and V. Loik.

From the mid-1960s he was engaged in abstract art prohibited in Soviet Union. He participated in non-conformists exhibitions. From 1979 through 1980 a number of Vsevolod Alexandrov’s solo exhibitions were held in different cities of Poland. In 1982 his solo exhibition was held in Warsaw.

The first Vsevolod Alexandrov’s solo exhibition in Moscow was closed and prohibited at the opening day for the attempts to display abstract and religious works. In April 1991 another exhibition of Vsevolod Alexandrov’s works took place in Warsaw. After this exhibition he and his painting "Madonna Misericordia" were blessed by the Pope John Paul II. From 1991 V. Alexandrov lived in Moscow, was fond of philosophy and avoided any publicity, while continuing to work till the end of his life. During that period, as if saying a farewell to Earth, the artist returned to the lyric landscape genre.

INTERESTING FACTS

At Estonian Academy of Arts Vsevolod Alexandrov was taught painting by professors J. Voerahansu and V. Loik, both studied arts in Paris.

WORKS

During the early period V. Alexandrov’s paintings showed the influences of impressionism. In the mid-1960s he got interested in abstract art. Abstract painting works by Vsevolod Alexandrov are filled with philosophy and mystics, as well as harmony, bright and meaningful colors. The late period landscapes are lyrical, romantic and full of life.

EXHIBITIONS

1976—1982 — participated in “Spring”, “Autumn” and thematic art exhibitions at Malaya Gruzinskaya st. in Moscow.

1979—1980 — series of solo exhibitions in a number of cities in Poland.

1980 — solo exhibition in Warsaw.

1982 — solo exhibition in Central House of Architects in Moscow (the exhibition was closed down).

1991 — solo exhibition in Warsaw.

1992 — solo exhibition in F.I. Chaliapin’s house-museum.

1998 — solo exhibition in UN information center in Moscow.

2005 — group exhibition “Moscow Artists” in the exhibition hall of the Moscow Union of Artist on 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya street in Moscow.

2008 — group Anniversary exhibition “75th anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artists”.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Moscow Encyclopedia. Vol. 1: Faces of Moscow. Book 6: A-Z. Additions. – M.: OJSC “Moscow textbooks”, 2014

REFERENCES

- Pomorska Newspaper (Gazeta Pomorsksa) #87, 1980.

- Polish Courier (Kurier Polski) #87, 1991.

- Moscow News #51,1991.

- “Moscow Painters”, reference book, 2004.

- Almanac “Moscow Artists”, Moscow Union of Artists, #4, 2005.

- Personal web-page on Moscow Union of Artists web-site.

- Obituary at the Creative Union of Russian Artists web-site.