Alexander
Mikhailovich Karpushkin

Odessa artist graphic artist. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1990).
Born on March 8, 1949, in the city of Stryi, Lviv region. Graduated from the Ivan Fedorov Ukrainian Polygraphic Institute (1972). Teachers by specialty: D. Bisti, V. Ovchinnikov, V. Bunova. Main branches - easel and book graphics in a realistic manner; techniques - etching, gouache, watercolor, author's. Creativity is marked by exquisite taste, vivid imaginative thinking, subtle coloring. Decorated books, albums, catalogs. Author of ex-libris, in particular for the library: A. Mickiewicz in Krakow; co-author of posters for the performances of the Odessa Musical Comedy Theater named after M. Vodiany, Sumy Ukrainian Drama and Musical Comedy Theater named after M. Schepkin, Chernivtsi Ukrainian Musical Drama Theater named after O. Kobylianska. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1990). Worked in Odessa: head of the artistic technical editorial office of the publishing house - "Mayak" (1973-1992); chief artist of the book factory (1992-1996). Participated in exhibitions: all-Union, republican, regional, foreign (since 1977). Main works: book illustrations - "The Maid of Orleans" by F. Schiller (1972), "Winter Sednev" (1979); book illustrations - "In the Sky - Utochkin" by V. Lyakhovetsky, V. Rudnik (1985), "Danube Plavni" by Yu. Zaitsev (1989), "Brave Hedgehog" by V. Kurbatov (1993); book designs - "Zari and Herring" by V. Minyailo, "The Maid of Orleans" by F. Schiller (1972), "In the Sky - Utochkin" by V. Lyakhovetsky and V. Rudnik (1985), "In the Sky - Utochkin" by V. Lyakhovetsky and V. Rudnik (1985), "Danube Plavni" by Y. Zaitsev (1989), "Brave Hedgehog" by V. Kurbatov (1993), "For Ukraine to Remember the Will" by M. Palienko (2005), "Introduction to the Ecology of the Black Sea" by Y. Zaitsev (2006), "Ark of Hope" by A. Glushchak (2007), "Invasion of the Earth" by S. Misakovskiy (Ky, 2008); series - etchings "Winter Sednev" (1979), exlibris - "Varshaviana"; watercolors - "Wave", "Berezen", "Ducks". The works are kept in the museum of ex-libris in Warsaw.