Innokenti Baranov

Innokenti Baranov was born in Moscow and studied graphics at the Moscow Academic Art College 1905. He also studied the art of painting and animated film at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. Today he lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Innokenti Baranov's artwork is heavily influence by Russian and European art – particularly, expressionism that is historically rooted in central Europe (Germany, France, and Austria) – with a great contribution of Russian artists who lived there (W. Kandinsky, A. Jawlensky, M. Werefkin et al). This is expressed by highly intense colors as well as by reinterpreted classical plots and grotesque, sometimes even distorted, human characters and objects.
His Russian art schooling is reflected mainly in
remarkably colorful and evocative still lifes, landscapes and portraits.
Innokenti Baranov has exhibited his paintings, graphics, and caricatures in more than 20 countries in Europe and the U.S.
In addition to his passion for painting, Baranov has worked on illustrations for more than 10 books, which have been published in Austria, Germany and Russia and he also has a serious interest in caricature.
His cartoons have parodied many well-known German athletes and politicans, and his car...

- Moscow Academic Art College (1989-1993)
- Vienna University for Applied Arts, Austria (1993-1997)

More then 40 exhibitions
1991 - Hamburg's Catholic Academy, (exhibition of illustrations and graphics)
1993 - Moscow (collective exhibition of paintings, graduates of the Moscow State “Memory of 1905” Academic Art School)
1995 - Vienna, cafes Monokel (collective exhibition of paintings by D. Skvortsov), curator - Frau Doktor Lucia Binder
1995 - Berlin (Personal exhibition, the opening of Dresden Bank on Kurf. Damme Street)
1995 - Damüls (Representative of the Federal State of Vienna at the annual "cultural week")
1995 - New York (exhibition of graphics and caricatures) private music school, Long Island
1996 - Vienna, Kunstforum Austria (Collective exhibition of paintings of the Academy of Arts students)
1997 - Dessau ( collective exhibition of paintings in collaboration with D. Skvortsov)
1998 - Rosslau, Office of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (personal exhibition of illustrations and political cartoons)
1998 - Hamburg (Personal exhibition of paintings)
2001 - Moscow (CHA), an exhibition of paintings, Gallery Zero, works were chosen by Naum Olev
2001 - Vienna (Personal exhibition of paintings- "New Expressionism or path is the goal"), office NETg
2002 - Zurich, Schloss Lenzburg ( collective exhibition of pain...