Abhay K. Russian Art
2nd edition 2010
Africa, Sergey Bugaev Alexeeva, Marina(Manya) Artushkov Oleg Bernestein Aleksey Borisov Leonid Bertyanuk Vasily Dashevsky Alexander Dukhovlinov Vladimir Enver Fedorova Alexandra Florensky Alexander Gapanov Ilya Gavanov Yuri Giltz Dorothea Gostintsev Aleksey Gritsenko Elena Gromov Valentin Ikoku Marina Ivanov Igor Kazbekov Latif Khlobystyn Andrey Kpmelfo V. & Norina Z. Konovalova Evgenia Koshelokhov Bob Kotelnikov Oleg Kozmir Philip Kuksenayte Irena Medvedeva Alina Medvedev Andrey Nibiru Valeria Matveeva Novikov Timur Olasyuk Ivan Patrakeev Denis Pakulin Vyachaslav Perevishko Anatoly Sazhin Nikolai
Shinkarev Vladimir Sichev Nikolai Smolovik Aleksey Smolovik Olga Sotnikov Ivan Tarasyuk Ivan Teplov Nick Tsvetkov Nikolai Tsvirkunova Svetlana Volesenkov Felix Volchek Lika Zagorov Vladimir Zinshtein Aron Zubkov Gennady Photographs Buibid Vita Falin Sergey Kitaev Alexander Pravatorov Dimitry Samarin Valentin Maria Til Smelov Boris
Africa Sergey Bugaev
Alexeeva Marina(Manya)
Artushkov Oleg
Bernstein Aleksey
Bertanyuk Vasily
Borisov Leonid
Enver
Dashevsky Alexander
Dukhovlinov Vladimir
Fedorova Alexandra
Florensky Alexander
Giltz Dorothea
Gaponov Ilya
Gavanov Yury
Gostintsev Aleksey
Gritsenko Elena
Gromov Valentin
Ikoku Marina
Ivanov Igor
Kazbekov Latif
Khlobystyn Andrey
Komelfo V. & Norina Z.
Konvaleva Evgenia
Koshelokhov Bob
Kotelnikov Oleg
Kozmir Philip
Kuksenayte Irena
Murakaev Marat
Medvedeva Alina
Medvedev Andrey
Nibiru Lera Matveeva
Novikov Timur
Olasyuk Ivan
Pakulin Vyachaslav
Patrakeev Denis
Perevishko Anatoly
Sazhin Nikolai
Shinkarev Vladimir
Sichev Nikolai
Smolovik Aleksey
Smolovik Olga
Sotnikov Ivan
Tarasyuk Ivan
Teplov Nick
Tsvetkov Nikolai
Tsvirkunova Svetlana
Volchek Lika
Volesenkov Felix
Zagorov Vladimir
Zinshtein Aron
Zubkov Gennady
Photographs
Buibid Vita
Falin Sergey
Kitaev Alexander
Pravatorov Dimitry
Samarin Valentin Maria Til
Smelov Boris
Zelinsky Aleksey
Afrika, Sergey Bugaev Born 1966, Novorossiysk Afrika represented Russia at 48th Venice Biennale, Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Miami & New York. Work in collection : Now exists, what did not exist, 40x50cm, oil on canvas, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_(artist) Alexeeva, Marina(Manya) Born 1959, Manya Alexeeva is one of the key figures of the St. Petersburg artistic scene; she is not only a famous artist, but also the owner of a noncommercial gallery Selskaya Zhizn (Village Life), and the publisher of a journal of the same name. She has taken part in Russian and international projects. Personal exhibitions of the artist have taken place in St. Petersburg and Berlin. http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/11/2008/hm11_6_109.html Artushkov Oleg Born 1963 in Moscow, worked at exhibition department of the Russian museum, lived in Germany and St. Petersburg a long time, lives and works in Moscow. Since 1999 works with photography. Works in private collections in Russia, Germany, Holland, USA, Greece, India. http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/11/2008/hm11_6_107.html Bernstein Aleksey Born in Leningrad, the artist is a noted pastel artist, lives and works in St. Petersburg. Borisov Leonid Born 1943 in Leningrad, the artist is an icon of minimalist, geometric nonconformist works. http://www.galeriebluesquare.com/artist/12/Leonid-Borisov Bratanyuk Vasily Born in the Ukraine in 1964. From 1976 to 1980 he studied at the Children’s Artists School in the town of Starokocmanminov, Ukraine. Graduated in 1984 from the Odessa Art School with a degree in painting. From 1990 to
1997, studied at the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, is a member of the Artists’ Union of Russia and has participated in St. Petersburg, All-Union and international exhibitions. http://www.belgraviagallery.com/Works_Art_by_Vasily_Bratanyuk.htm Dashevsky Alexander Born 1980 Leningrad.In 2003 Dashevsky completed his studies at the St. Petersburg University for Film and Television and studied art history at the St. Petersburg Repin Academy of Arts, where he learned to paint in the studio of artist Michail Ivanov. Since 2005, he has been a member of the International Federation of Artists, and since 2006 a member of the cooperative “Free Culture” and the “Society of Painting and Drawing Lovers.” He has taken part in more than 20 exhibitions in St. Petersburg and different regions of Russia. http://www.barbarian-art.com/author.php?author_id=31 Dukhovlinov Vladimir Born 1950, Daugavpils(Latvia) Graduated from school of Art in Theodosia. Moved to Leningrad(1976). Studied restoration at the Valentin Serov School of Art and at the Vera Mukhina School of Art and Industry in Leningrad(graduated 1976). worked as a designer at the Izhora Factory Construction Bureau. Member of the Fellowship of Experimental Fine Art and 5/4. Contributed to exhibitions since 1980. Lives and works in St. Petersburg. http://www.artreflex.ru/eng/artists/Vladimir_Duhovlinov/ Enver Born 1958, Leningrad, studied at Ilya repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture(1974-75). Founder of the Untitled Conceptualist Group(1975-80). Contributed to more than one hundred national and international exhibitions. Works in private and corporate collections in Europe, Asia and America. http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/4484/
Fedorova Alexandra Born in 1981in Leningrad, studied at Theatre Academy St. Petersburg, lives and works in St. Petersburg. http://tinyurl.com/3yyjtun Florensky Alexander Born1960 in Leningrad, graduated from the Mukhina College of Art and Design (Leningrad) in 1982. One of the founders of MITKI artist group (1985). The members of the Russian artist's Union (1998). Works in the State Russian Museum and State Hermitage (St Petersburg), the State Tretyakov Picture Gallery (Moscow), the Pushkin Fine Art Museum (Moscow) and many art museums in Russia http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1340 Gapanov Ilya Ilya Gaponov was born in 1981 in Kemerovo. He graduated from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris in 2004 and from the Mukhina Academy in St Petersburg in 2007. http://triumph-gallery.com/artists/gaponov/ Giltz Dorothea Dorothea Giltz was born in Leningrad in 1984. A gardner by profession she has a unique way of looking at flowers and plants. The work in collection is her first work. Gabanov Yuri Born 1941, Syktyvkar, studied literature at the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical Institute(1962-68). Met Vladimir Sterligov (1972). Contributed to exhibitions since 1975. Member of International Federation of Artists. (1991) Lives and works in Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg. Gostintsev Aleksey Born 1950, Leningrad Painter. Met Vladimir Sterligov and became his student and follower(1969). Lives and works in St. Peterburg. Member of Union of Artists(1994) http://www.asaartgallery.ru/artists/gostincev/gostincev.htm
Gritsenko Elena Born 1947, Met Vladimir Sterligov and became his student and follower(1969). Lives and works in St. Peterburg. Member of Union of Artists(1994) http://www.artnet.com/artist/640319/elena-gritsenko.html Gromov Valentin Born 1930, was a key member of the famous 'Arefiyevsky Circle' art group. Lives and works in St. Petersburg http://tinyurl.com/35c2qo2 Ikoku Marina Born in Leningrad in 1966, studied at the prestigious Mukhina Academy of Art and have been working as an artist since 1984. Participated in several exhibitions in Russia and abroad. http://www.gif.ru/people/ikoku/city_876/fah_886/ Ivanov Igor Born 1934, Russia is an artist of Sidlin group famous for his lively dolls.Lives and works in St. Petersburg. http://www.artnet.com/artist/599444/igor-ivanov.html Kazbekov Latif Born 1954, graduated from Alma Ata N.V. Gogol College Art College and Repin Academy of Art, St. Petersburg, member of Russian Union of Artists, had several exhibitions in Russia and abroad. http://www.artreflex.ru/eng/artists/Latif_Kazbekov/ Khlobystyn Andrey Born in 1961 in St. Petersburg, Andrey is the leading art-critic, art historian of St. Petersburg, a member of 'New Artists' art group. Works in the collection of Russian museum and other collections across the world. http://theoryandpractice.ru/presenters/855-andrey-khlobystin
Komelfo Vladimir & Norina Zoya The painters Vladimir Comelfo and Zoya Norina are well known for their original exhibition compositions. Working together allows them not to follow the common principles. Each of their new exhibitions is a wonder and a discovery. http://www.gallery.permonline.ru/exhibitions/archive/67e/f1.htm Konvalova Eugenia Born in Siberia, a talented artist migrated to St. Petersburg. Eugenia is owner and curator of the 'Door Gallery' at the Pushkinskaya-10 art centre in St. Petersburg. Lives and works in St. Petersburg. http://en.p-10.ru/category/the-door-gallery/ Kosholekhov Bob Born in 1942 in Siberia, Bob came to St. Petersburg in 1962, worked in different jobs till 1976, in 1977 started the art group 'Letopis'.In 1978, emigrated to Italy. The guru of the Leningrad underground, Boris "Bob" Koshelokhov has come up with a plan to create one of the biggest works in the history of art: a 5000 square meter painting. The preparatory stages of his project are finished. Now it's a just a matter of finding a wall that's big enough... http://www.nickteplov.com/koshelokhov Kotelnikov Oleg Born 1958, Leningrad, painter, graphic artist. Took up painting in 1978. Contributed to exhibitions from 1982. Held one man shows at the ASSA gallery in Leningrad (1983), Privat Gallery in Wiesbaden(1992) and Das Russiche Feld in Berlin. Member of the New Artists (1982-89). Artist's works in Russian Museum and in various private collections in Russia and abroad. http://www.p-10.ru/texts/oleg-kotelnikov/ Kozmir Philip Lives and works in St. Petersburg, spend lots of time biking in South Asia.
Kuksenayte Irena Born 1964 in Vilnius, Irena is an actress, artist and curator of Formula gallery at Loft Proekt Etazhi art centre in St. Petersburg. http://www.gif.ru/people/kuksenaite/city_876/fah_886/ Medvedev Andrey(late) Born in Leningrad, Andrey belonged to the 'New Artists' group and always exhibited with them. Floating Dirigibles were hallmark of Andrey's works. Andrey passed away in 2010. His wife Alina Medvedeva is also an artist. http://tinyurl.com/2uyrwkq Medvedeva Alina Born in ,1985, Leningrad, wife of late Andrey Medvedev. Poet and TV presenter. Lives and works in St. Petersburg. Nibiru Valeria Matveeva http://sites.google.com/site/valerianibiru/home/cv Novikov Timur Timur Petrovich Novikov (September 24, 1958, Leningrad – May 23, 2002, St. Petersburg) was a Russian philosopher, graphic artist, designer, painter, art theorist and curator. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the Nonconformist Art before and after the fall of the iron curtain in Russia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur_Novikov Olasyuk Ivan Born 1961, Kurin(Volynsk Region) Studied at school of art in Lutsk(1975-79) and at the Odessa Pedagogical Institute (1979-81). Moved to Leningrd (1981). Contributed to exhibitions from 1990. Works in private collections in Russia and U.S.A. http://sova-art.com/artists/ivan-olasyuk/ Pakulin Vyachaslav Born 1950 in Leningrad, Vyachaslav Vyachaslavovich Pakulin was son of the famous soviet artist Vyachaslav Vladimirovich Pakulin. http://mir.io/-art/pakoulin.ml
Patrakeev Denis Born in 1987 in Leningrad, Denis is a young artist full of ideas and energy. Denis is a great lover of India and visits India every year. He has had several exhibitions in Russia and abroad. http://en.p-10.ru/2010/03/dazain-by-denis-patrakeev/ Perevishko Anatoly Born in 1950 in Ukraine, Antoly Ivanovich studied at Russian Academy of Art. His works are mainly focussed on the life and times of Peter the Great and Carl Faberge family. He is also a great landscape artist. He is President of St. Petersburg Artist Salon. http://www.piter-art.com/magazine/perevyshko/ Sazhin Nikolai Born 1948, Troitsk(Chelyabinsk Region), Painter, graphic artist. Graduated from the valentin Serov School of Art in Leningrad(1972). Studied graphic art at the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture(1989-90). Member of the Union of Artists(1986) and St. Petersburg Academy of Modern Art of Immortals(1996). Teaches at St. Petersburg Academy of Art named after Steiglitz. Works in Russian Museum and in private collections across the world. http://www.academart.com/sazhin.php Smolovik Aleksey Born in Volgagrad 1965,graduated from Saratov Art College, lives and works in St. Petersburg. Founder of 'The Verge' school of art. Particpates in exhibitions in Russia and abroad. His art works express the fourth dimension according to the noted critic Mikhail German. http://www.theverge.ru/ Smolovik Olga Born in Volgagrad, lives and works in St. Petersburg. Founder of 'The Verge' school of art along with Aleksey Smolovik. Partcipated in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad. http://www.theverge.ru/
Shinkarev Vladimir Born 1954 St. Petersburg, studied at Mukhina Academy of Arts, an artist, writer and ideologue, one of the founders of the Mitki art group of St. Petersburg. http://www.brunobischofberger.com/shink.htm Sichev Nikolai Born in Karelia, artist lives and works at Pushkinskaya-10 Art Centre St. Petersburg and is a seasoned curator at the Museum of Non-Conformist Art in St. Petersburg. http://www.p-10.ru/people/ Sotnikov Ivan Born in 1961 in Leningrad, studied at evening art school, worked in different jobs finally becoming a priest at a church, joined the 'New Artist' group under the leadership of Timur Novikov, also exhibited with the 'Mitki' group. Works in Russian Museum and other collections. http://sova-art.com/collection/ivan-sotnikov/ Tarasyuk Ivan Born in Sverdlovsk, Russia in 1957. Graduated from Leningrad Academy of Fine Arts in 1988. Lives and works in St. Petersburg. http://www.sirin.co.uk/docs/tarasyuk.htm Teplov Nick Born 1982 in Leningrad is an artist and a graphic designer based in SaintPetersburg, Russia.Graduated from the graphic design department at the Institute of Printing Arts in 2005 and has been employed as a freelance designer since. Photography and graphic arts. Filmmaker (documentary and shorts). http://www.nickteplov.com/about/ Tsvetkov Nikolai Born 1946, Shugozero(Leningrad Region), Painter, Graphic Artist. Graduated from the Vera Mukhina School of Art and Industry in Leningrad(1975). Member of Union of Artists(1990). Contributed to many national and
international exhibitions. Lives and works in st. Petersburg. http://www.amassart.com/artists/t/TSVETKOV Tsvirkunova Svetlana Born 1968 in Leningrad, belongs to the Sterligov School of art, lives and works in St. Petersburg, has had several exhibition in Russia and abroad. http://www.artslant.com/par/artists/show/154950-svetlana-tsvirkunova Volchek Lika Born 1961, Belarussia, studied at a musical school, has participated in more than 50 international art projects. Works in collection of several countries. http://artnow.ru/ru/gallery/0/3516.html Volosenkov Felix Born 1944, Krasnormeisk(onetsk Region),Painter Graphic Artist, portraitist, landscapist, genre painter, author of still lifes. Studied at the Azim Azimzade School of art in Baku(1959-64), Urals Polytechnique Institute (1964-65) and the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, music and Cinematography(1965-70). President of the St. Petersbrg academy of Immortals. http://www.artreflex.ru/eng/artists/Felix_Volosenkov/works/ Zagorov Vladimir Born 1951, Krasnadar, studied at the Krasnadar school of art (1966-70) and the Ilya repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture(1972-78). Contributed to exhibitions from 1979. Member of Union of Artists and St. Petersburg Academy of Immortals. Works in Russian museum and in private collections in several countries. http://www.zagorov.ru/ , http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/ruwiki/922734 Zinshtein Aron Born in 1947 in Siberia, Aron lives and works in St. Petersburg, a graduate of the Ural School of Applied Arts, 1968; the Mukhina Art Academy, Leningrad. 1977, a Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR and a Member of the Academy of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg.His style has been described as expressionistic, focusing mostly on the human figure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Zinshtein
Zubkov Gennady Born 1940, occupies a special place among modern sterligovites. He belongs to a somewhat older generation than the rest and besides which it is he who is at the center of the theoretical and practical studies and joint efforts to which Sterligovites of various generations have given, to study problems of color, space, and so forth intellectually at the same time in a practical way. http://www.st-ives.net/selected-art/zubkov/cv/index.htm
Photography Buivid Vita http://vitabuivid.com/CV.html Falin Sergey is a noted photographers, lives and works in St. Petersburg. Kitaev Alexander http://www.pbase.com/belyaevsky/alexander_kitaev Provotorov Dimitry http://www.album-gallery.org/neweng/index.php?p=109&pic=8 Samarin Valentin Maria Til Born 1928 in Leningrad, spent two years(1960-1961) in special prison before being forced to leave USSR in 1981 and had to settle in Paris.Everything he makes is more or less connected with to concepts invented by him: white icon and sledge (sankI). According Samarin, white icon is a transpersonal philosophic and aesthetic concept for the realization of the uniqueness of each human being coming into this world. Lives and works in Paris, travels to St. Petersburg. http://www.borey.ru/en/content/view/110/37/
Smelov Boris :Photographer Boris Smelov (1951-1998) became a legend of St Petersburg’s photography during his lifetime. He was a living classic who evoked veneration from all who were somewhat connected to the art of ‘photography’. http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/04/2009/hm4_1_212.html Zelensky Aleksey is a noted St. Petersburg photographer.
This collection of Russian art is purely a result of love and passion for art in general and St. Petersburg art in particular. The collector spent almost three years among the great artists of St. Petersburg, learned the abc... of art from them and then got immersed in the art life of St. Petersburg. A fluent speaker of Russian, frequent visitor of art exhibitions and an avid socializer, Abhay K. never spent a day without art in St. Petersburg. He found time for art despite his very busy life, being a writer, diplomat, husband and a father, because art became his passion, something that moved him within. A.Kumar's art collection is an important collection of Russian art as it crosses the boundary of art schools, groups and traditions. His collection includes both academic and non-academic avant-garde art. Icons of St. Petersburg art scene Bob Koshelokhov, Timur Novikov, Vladimir Shinkarev, Nikolai Sazhin, Igor Ivanov, Leonid Borisov, Vladimir Dukhovlinov, Gennady Zubkov, Vladimir Zagorov, Aron Zinshtein, Nikolai Tsvetkov, Valentin Samarin, Felix Volosenkov and many such other talented and promising artists find a place in Abhay K's collection. What adds value to his collection is his artistic gaze and inherent ability to make a difference between good art and average art. Abhay K. himself is a talented writer, poet and an artist who has to his credit more than ten personal and group exhibitions in St. Petersburg and Paris at rather young age of thirty. Front Cover: Portrait of writer, poet, artist, art collector & diplomat Abhay K. by Vasily Bertanyuk Back Cover: Fontanka, Silokography by noted St. Petersburg Artist V. Emelyanov. Www.abhayk.com