The modern past in the paintings of Alexander Sigov

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What is the past for us? Is this something that has long since sunk into oblivion? Or grains of knowledge and skills of the ancestors that need to be preserved? Or maybe the past is the basis and model for the present? The artist Alexander Sigov adheres to the latter position in his work. From his canvases, the present, living, modern past looks at us without a touch of the textbook gloss.

Alexander Sigov: a girl from an ancient era

Alexander was born in Leningrad in 1955. He graduated from the V. A. Serov Art School in 1975. The author is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, his works can be found in many private collections both in Russia and abroad. Alexander is a participant of many exhibitions (more than 150!), Held (and taking place) in various countries of the world.

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The famous art critic Elena Anufrieva speaks about the work of Alexander Sigov as follows: “Transferring the aesthetics and symbolism of images of the past In his works, Alexander Sigov creates his own integral world, in which the subtlest pictorial relationships are conveyed with a certain accuracy. Whatever cultural traditions the author turns to, he is always accompanied by a subtle sense of taste, whether it is a portrait reminiscent of images from the Renaissance or the monumental and austere forms of Egypt. The richness of the colorful timbre, the variety of pictorial textures, combined with compositional completeness, allow the artist to express the fusion of styles and images as a harmonious work."

Despite the traditional technique and plots, works by Alexandra Sigova dedicated to the topic modern past, do not seem to be something secondary at all. Each picture is drawn very, very carefully, the colors that are most suitable for this type of creativity are selected for the canvases. And from the eyes of people and animals depicted in the paintings, you can immediately see that the author worked, putting his whole soul into his creations.

Alexander himself writes about painting the following: “Salvador Dali's one of his ten commandments says:“Do not be afraid of perfection, you will not achieve it”. Painting is what helps me get closer to this mystery, riddle. If in life, to achieve a certain goal, having understood the secret of truth, disappointment often comes, then in art there is a hope to preserve this secret, comprehending it every day."

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