Artist Statement:
Alexander Demidov is a contemporary Belarusian artist who works in easel painting in the allegorical and figurative genres. Alexander Demidov's main artistic method is based on how he is able to harmoniously combine the achievements of the Russian World of Art movement with the coloristic traditions of the Northern Renaissance. The artist’s deliberate rejection of plein air painting, his continuous search for new ways to use color, and his attention to the smallest details create a strikingly holistic picturesque universe that is filled with metaphors and allegories and is united by a single emotional component. His chamber works resemble a certain fictional theatrical production, in which ironic and sentimental stylized images perform on the canvas in accordance with the dictates of a carefully thought-out compositional design. In statically arranging the figures in space, the artist is able to enhance the feeling of peace with bewitchingly dazzling tonal transitions. The use of forms with smoothed edges emphasizes the childish naivety of the world that he has created, which in fact is informed by many years of searching for pure beauty. Relying on the basic ideas and principles of Russian Silver Age artists, Alexander Demidov strives to create a universal language of images and signs. He raises eternal themes in his works, including life and death as well as love and friendship.
Education:
1980-1984 - studied at Minsk State Art College named after A. Glebov
1989-1995 - studied at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts
Awards & Distinctions:
Permanent collections:
National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus
National Center for Contemporary Arts, Belarus
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus
Collection of Raiffeisen Bank, Russia
Collection of Priorbank, Belarus
Exhibitions:
Solo exhibitions:
2020 - Personal exhibition / The Wall Art Gallery - Vitebsk, Belarus
2019 - Personal exhibition / BelArt Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2018 - Personal exhibition / BelArt Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2018 - Personal exhibition / University of Culture Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2017 - Personal exhibition / Museum of Modern Art - Vitebsk, Belarus
2017 - Personal exhibition / Art Gallery n.a. G. Vashchenko - Gomel, Belarus
2016 - Personal exhibition / Predmestje Art Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2015 - The Labyrinth of Fantasy / Museum of Modern Art - Vitebsk, Belarus
2013 - Personal exhibition / Estonian Children's Literature Information Centre - Tallinn, Estonia
2008 - Personal exhibition / LaSandr-Art Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2007 - Personal exhibition / Nisi Beach Hotel - Ayia Napa, Cyprus
2007 - Personal exhibition / Picasso Gallery - Washington, United States
2005 - Personal exhibition / Nisi Beach Hotel - Ayia Napa, Cyprus
2005 - Personal Exhibition / Galerie Septentrion - Lille, France
2004 - Personal Exhibition / Galerie Septentrion - Lille, France
2001 - Monologues / Museum of Modern Art - Minsk, Belarus
1999 - Personal exhibition / MANUS - Rodgau, Germany
1998 - Personal exhibition / Culture House Mitte - Berlin, Germany
1997 - Personal exhibition / Zhylbel Art Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
1995 - Personal exhibition / Alternative Theater - Minsk, Belarus
1994 - Personal exhibition / Palace of Art - Minsk, Belarus
1994 - Personal exhibition / ARK Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
Group exhibitions:
2020 - Dreams about France / Mikhail Savitsky's Art Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2019 - A March In November / University of Culture Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
2019 - Dreams about France / High place Art-lounge - Minsk, Belarus
2012 - Art Vilnius '12 / Art Vilnius - Vilnius, Lithuania
2010 - Participation in Group Exhibitions (2010 - 2012) / Sed Art Gallery - Tallinn, Estonia
2010 - Vasily Sumarev / National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus - Minsk, Belarus
2008 - March Cats / Palace of Art - Minsk, Belarus
2008 - Group exhibition of Belarusian artists / Alla Bulyanskaya Gallery - London, United Kingdom
2007 - March Cats / Palace of Art - Minsk, Belarus
2006 - Winter Fairy Tale / National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus - Minsk, Belarus
2002 - Group exhibition of Belarusian artists / Pierre Cardin Centre - Paris, France
1999 - Trio / New Blind Gallery - Vilnius, Lithuania
1997 - Participation in Group Exhibitions (1997 - 2001) / Aggie Hendrikx Fine Art Gallery - Roermond, Netherlands
1997 - Group exhibition of Belarusian artists / Star Gallery - Lewes, United Kingdom
1996 - Participation in Group Exhibitions (1996 - 1999) / Pieter Breughel Art Gallery - Amsterdam, Netherlands
1996 - The Bridge to Europe / S.Art Gallery - Strasbourg, France
1996 - Bel-Art Transit / S.Art Gallery - Moscow, Russia
1996 - BRAFA Art Fair / BRAFA Art Fair - Brussels, Belgium
1995 - Group exhibition of Belarusian artists / BASF Center - Brussels, Belgium
1992 - Group exhibition of Belarusian artists / ARK Gallery - Minsk, Belarus
Artistic Influences:
Peter Bruegel the Elder, Victor Borisov-Musatov, Alexandre Benois, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Valentin Serov, Konstantin Somov, Jan van Eyck, Roger Van der Weyden, Hans Memling
Artist Tags:
allegorical, figurative, chamber, theatrical, sentimental, naivety, poetic, flowers, marionettes, fruits
