Nationality Russian Website max-presnyakov.ucoz.ru | Name Maximilian Presnyakov | |
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Born 1968 Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
Education Russian Academy of Arts | ||
Maximilian Presnyakov (Russian: Максимильян Анатольевич Пресняков; born 30 January 1968) is a Russian artist working both in traditional and experimental styles and movements (micro etc.); member of the Russian Union of Artists (1997).
Contents
- Early life and education
- Art and research
- Publications
- Selected solo exhibitions
- Selected group exhibitions
- References
Early life and education
He was born to a family of artists. He spent in Vitebsk about ten years. Here he attended a local art school; later he moved to Ryazan. After receiving a diploma at the Ryazan College of Art, he went to study in Moscow, at Surikov Institute, from which he graduated in 1996.
Art and research
Mythological and fairy motifs hold a special place in his work. Presnyakov combines fantastic themes with different genres and techniques (oil or watercolor painting, drawing, etc.); however, his works bear the author’s stamp linking together such diversity of styles and techniques. The artist described his style as "frameless" and "patternless":
Initially, I don’t try to keep any frames. I think many creative ideas could hardly be restricted by such patterns, but both realistic and symbolic movements appear in my works.
Presnyakov’s name is connected with development of so called micro-movement. The artist created his works microscopically (with a microscope).
Presnyakov is known as a theorist of ornamentalism. In 2010 he became a teacher at the High School of Folk Arts (Ryazan).
He participated in several RGO expeditions as the painter.
Publications
M. Presnyakov is known as the author of many publications and several monographs on art history and art education, e.g.: