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Alexander
Vasilyevich Zaporozhin

Russia • born in 1948

Biography and information

Painter. Born in 1948 in the city of Orsk.

From 1963-1968 he studied at the Saratov art College.

Since 1996 – member of Union of artists of Russia. Lives and works in the city of Orsk.

The creative search of the artist are in different genres: landscape, still life, portrait, genre composition. Starting with natural landscapes. The artist subsequently refuses an accurate image of the visible. The artist creates "your" landscape, and the corresponding image edge, and the spiritual essence of the artist. Not to recreate the external appearance of nature, but to Express her soul, to reveal the secret of her life – that's the credo and the objective of the work of A. V. Shaporina.

"I always thought that the strength of the colors is not enough to Express experiences. The exit is found in the strength and depth of harmonies in color and plastic-composite...," - writes about himself.

From 1979 – participant of city, regional, all-Union and foreign exhibitions.

The work of A. V. Shaporina located in the Orenburg Museum of fine arts, the Ekaterinburg gallery of contemporary art and private galleries of Russia, Canada, Italy, Germany, Austria, New Zealand.

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