2002
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graduated from an Art Department of the College No. 65, Perm 2007
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graduated from the Ural branch of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture
and Architecture, Perm
The artist
lives and works in Perm.
Awarded
with a silver medal of the Russian Academy of Arts, laureate of the prize named
after the artist N. Fechin, participated in contests ‘Against the Current,’
Kazan-Samara-Moscow (2012) and ‘The Nightingale Garden,’ at the Green Art Gallery,
Perm.
The artist’s
works are found in the collection of the Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art (Saint
Petersburg), the ‘New Collection’ Fund (Perm), and in a variety of private
collections in Russia and abroad.
Personal
and group exhibitions:
2007 – ‘Reality
squared,’ Central Exhibition Hall, Perm
2008 – ‘DICO.
Wooden idols Contemporary,’ Gallery of Contemporary Art ‘GreenArt ,’ Perm
2010 – ‘Revolutionary
Realism,’ personal exhibition, Gallery of Contemporary Art ‘GreenArt ,’ Perm
2011 – the
Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
2012 – ‘(Un)
conditional reality. New Art of Perm,’ Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint
Petersburg
2013 – ‘Vector
Perm,’ WINZAVOD Contemporary Art Center, Moscow
2015 – Marina Feldblum Gallery 25/17, Perm
2016 – 'Vasilisa in Wonderland,' Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint-Petersburg
2016 – 'My Universities,' Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM)
2017 – 'Epicenter,' Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint-Petersburg
2017 – 'Brothers in Different Ways,' Perm Art Gallery
2018 – 'Tragedy in the Corner", Museum of Moscow
2019 – 'Sochi. New Dream or Pandemonium?' Sochi Art Museum
2020 – 'Perm Lokomotiv,' Art Residence, Perm
2021 – 'Caucasian Riviera. Battles for paradise,' Sochi Art Museum
Art critic's comment
Inspired by the classics of Russian realist art, throughout his career Alexander
Grekov remains a supporter of the continuation of the tradition of the Russian
realist school of painting. The artist's works are distinguished by a high
level of mastery of the oil painting technique. However, the skill of Alexander
Grekov also consists in the use of non-standard compositional approach, which
helps revealing the artist's conceptual reflections on the historical process
and the fate of his native country.
Not only the pieces of Alexander Grekov are notable due to the large
formats, but they are also peculiar stylistically. Grekov's artistic manner is
recognisable, and the subjects of the artist's works encourage viewers to think
about pressing life issues. Comprehending the historical realities of the past,
the artist expresses his opinion about the present and shares his expectations
of the future. "Dead inventory" and ruins in Grekov's paintings are
not just silent witnesses of past historical events. Ruined old cars, factories
and houses, created by our predecessors, are comparable to the collapsed dreams
of Soviet people, who were striving for the "bright future."
Alexander Grekov uses traditional oil painting technique, composition
and other media to deliver his ideas to viewers. In his paintings, the artist
depicts the world as he sees and comprehends it, and he also demonstrates their
attitude to this world.
