Alexey
Vladimirovich Konstantinov

Alexey Konstantinov

Alexey Vladimirovich Konstantinov was born in 1954 in Moscow.
In 1976 he graduated from the graphic arts department of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. The teachers of painting and drawing were A. P. Stroganov and B. V. Lushnikov, but the main mentor and leader who instilled a love for painting and Russian nature, all his years of study were Konstantinov’s grandfather, artist Vsevolod Andreevich Filippov, A. Ye. Arkhipov’s student, K.A. Korovin, A.M. Vasnetsov, and V.D. Falileev.

In 1980, Alexey Konstantinov entered the Association of Young Artists and Art Critics at the Moscow Union of Artists. He participated in exhibitions "Spring", "Russian North" at Kuznetsky Most in Moscow, and in a number of exhibitions held by artists of the village "Artist" in the town of Ruza and the village "Sychevo" of the Moscow region.

In 1989 Konstantinov resigned from the Union. He was engaged in painting at his dacha in the village "Artist" near Volokolamsk, and at home in Moscow. He wrote exclusively from nature, in nature: in the field, in the forest, by the lake, in the garden. The themes of Konstantinov's works are wildlife and everything that surrounds the artist day and night: people, flowers, interiors, the moon and stars, the city, children's toys, Christmas trees, trees, roads, fields, the garden of his grandfather and father.

Alexey Konstantinov’s painting is a quick etude-painting, written in one session. The transparency and intensity of colors, the predominance of light tones, dynamic smear are distinguished by these sketches. According to Mikhail Lebedyansky, a doctor of art criticism, “Alexey’s works breathe with freshness and spontaneity, he has developed his own style of writing and vision of the subject of the image”.

Since 1998 Konstantinov has been invited to participate in the following exhibitions: “Rozhdestvennyh” in the insertion hall “On Kashirka”, “Spring” in the Central House of Arts and the All-Russian Culture Fund, “Autumn” in the exhibition halls “Tushino”, “Vykhino”, Moscow International Art Salon of the Central House of Artists . Solo exhibitions were held: in the Central House of Arts (2001 and 2004), the State Exhibition Hall "Rostokino" (2002), the State Museum of History of the Meshchansky District of Moscow (2004), the State Exhibition Hall "Gallery on Sandy" (2005, 2009, 2014), Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technology. Mv Lomonosova (2012, 2013, 2016), the State Center for Culture and Arts of the city of Moscow "Meridian" (2019).

In 2004 Konstantinov was accepted into the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the International Federation of Artists.

In 2000 - 2017 93 works by Konstantinov were published in the albums “Names in the Art of Russia. Gallery Izograf "and catalogs-directories" Russian Art ", more than 100 works on the sites of the galleries" Art 2 people.ru "," Salonrusse.com "," Gallery-worldwide.com "," Art-Catalog.ORG "," Tcxp .ru ". Awarded diplomas: "For contribution to the development of Russian art", "Asceticism in the revival of Russian culture", "Professional and spiritual contribution to the creative heritage and development of modern Russian landscape painting", "For expressive spiritual originality in art, personal contribution to the promotion of national art "," The best work of 2012 (landscape nomination) "," For emotional subtlety, glow and thrill of painting, a kind of impressionism "from the Russian Art Gallery, the State Exhibition Hall" Rosto cinema ”, the publishing house“ Our Isograf ”, the Central House of Art Workers, the State Exhibition Hall“ On Kashirka ”.