Andrei Krioukov

Andrei Krioukov was born in Moscow in 1959. Since 2000 the artist lives and works in Germany and currently resides in Berlin. The German-Russian artist is the inventor of the disposable-realism. After studying painting and graphics at the Art School in Moscow and the Moscow Art College in 1988, Andrei Krioukov decided to work as a freelance artist. Since he moved to Germany in 2000, he also holds lecturers of painting and drawing courses in adult education.

"In meinen Arbeiten geht es um wertneutrale Vergaenglichkeit. Unser Leben ist wie eine Cola-Dose, glanzvoll, nachgiebig, schmackhaft, aber vergaenglich. So ist es nunmal mit dem Leben und allen Dingen um uns herrum, alles ist einmal vorbei"
"...alles was ich male, finde ich auf den Strassen. Meine Bilder spiegeln unsere moderne Welt wieder...Alles landet frueher oder spaeter im Muell und das ist gut so, dann haben wir Platz fuer Neues..."

"my work is about transience and value neutrality. Our life is like a Coke can, shiny, flexible, sweet, but it's passing by. That's the way things are, nothing is forever"

"Everything I paint, I find on the streets, my images reflect our modern world ... sooner or later everything ends up in the garbage bin and that's a good thing,...

Study 1976 - 1980 Studies at the Moscow Art School "to honor 1905" With a focus on painting, teaching art Diploma in art and art teacher 1981 - 1987 Studied painting and graphic art at the State University "VI Surikov in Moscow Diploma in painting and graphic artist Vocational activity 1987 - 2000 Artist, Moscow, participation in Russian and international exhibitions and competitions 1992 - 2000 Graphic design studio, "Predmet, Moscow Implementation of various advertising and design projects On 06/01/2000 Moved into the Federal Republic of Germany Since 2001 Self-employed painter and art lecturer, Kassel Freelance lecturer, drawing and painting classes: VHS, Schwalm - Eder; Art Association "New Bridge", Schwalmstadt; The School of Visual Arts and Design, Kassel Member of Association of Art Association "New Bridge", Schwalm - Eder Member of Association of BBK-Nord Hessen The works are in private and public collections in Russia, USA, Germany, Netherlands: Spain, Greece, among other things in the Collection of Russian Art Academy, Moscow, Russia; in the collection of the Vallejo School, Vallejo, USA Publications 2006 Workshop Art and Design - Portfolio preparation English Publisher, Edition: 1 Edition...