Andrei Kolkoutine facts for kids
Andrei Kolkoutine (born in 1957) is a Russian artist. He was born in a place called Smolyaninovo, in Primorsky Krai. In 1982, he finished his studies at the Repin Academy of Arts in Leningrad. Today, Kolkoutine lives in Nalchik, a town in southern Russia.
He is part of an art group called "FOSTER BROTHERS." Two other well-known artists, Andrey Efi and Eugeny Lindin, are also in this group.
Andrei Kolkoutine mostly paints with oil on canvas. But he has also created some sculptures and drawings. His art has been shown in many countries. These include Denmark, Germany, France, and the United States, as well as Russia.
Kolkoutine's Art Style
By the late 1980s, Kolkoutine found his unique art style. He mixes ideas from old Russian icons with modern art movements. These movements include suprematism, cubism, and naïve art.
Kolkoutine wanted to create the special colors seen in old Russian icons. He found a way to do this. First, he puts a layer of neutral grey paint on the canvas. Then, he paints the colors on top of it.
His paintings often combine abstract shapes from Suprematism with real-life figures. You might see buildings that look a bit strange. Sometimes, playing cards or Cyrillic letters appear at the bottom of his artworks. The frames around his main subjects are often tilted or slanted.
What Kolkoutine's Paintings Are About
Kolkoutine's paintings often show two main types of subjects. They can be stylized biblical characters. Or they can be simple, everyday working people from the Russian countryside. Kolkoutine believes that biblical figures and provincial people are similar in spirit.
His biblical paintings also show his background. They are clearly influenced by the Orthodox Christian tradition. Art expert Jekatarina Seleznjova says his paintings ask a deep question: "Why are we here?" This means that even though his art uses specific cultural images, it aims to connect with universal human feelings. People say Kolkoutine's paintings are both simple and complex at the same time.
See also
In Spanish: Andréi Kolkutin para niños
