Andrey Efi

His first steps in art were defined by conscious learning and then by absorbing the lessons of painters like Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, and Kandinskiy. The influence of painters of similar spirit is not simple imitation, but is a process of consciously assimilating numerous tendencies and directions not only in art but also in science and philosophy. His wide range of interest, embracing many layers in the art of painting, is a typical feature of Efi as a painter and thinker. In his quest for starting points, the painter often derives his inspiration from the remote past. Archaic life attracts him more and more because of its naive perception of the world. While establishing his own style and rendering his conscious themes, he comes to a clean-cut, reserved, sometimes almost monochrome range expression. The artist does not paint abstract compositions. But he reduces the profound world of his painting to a Sign, the meaning of which is clear to him, and is to be revealed to his audience. Sometimes his images are evoked by memories of childhood and by spontaneous perception of life. More often they are the result of accumulated experience, but these sings are always connected to humanist values, comprehensive and close to all people...

Grants and Awards :
2004 - a grant for art project ' 1=1 ', Munster, Germany.
2002 - a grant for participation at the art-festival 'Helden der Arbeit', Berlin.
1997 - a grant from the George Soros Center for Contemporary Art.
1989 - 1993 - stipendium from Union of Artist (USSR) at the Artist's House 'Senezh'.

Since 1995 realized the numerous art projects.

The participant more 100 domestic and international exhibitions.
The paintings of artist are at the State Russian Museum(St.Petersburg) and in private assemblies of Australia, Belgium, Canada, UK, Germany, Russia, U S A, Switzerland and others.

Solo-Shows:

2015 - "Vinaigrette for New Year" in the Toy Museum
2013- "Back to Mirror', at the "14/45" gallery (Sait-Petersburg, Russia)
2010 - "Once upon in Paradise.", at the Russian Auction House”, (Saint-Petersburg)
2009 - "One more about Love", at the Artstudio 9/8, (St.Petersburg)
2008 - "Talking Signs", at the german evangelical-lutheran cathedral of St. Ann and St. Peter”, (St.Petersburg)
1999 -"Sign and Symbol", at the Center for International Collaboration, (St.Petersburg)
1994 - At the "Museum of City Sculpture" (St.Petersburg)
- "Solo Show" in Jazz philarmonic hall, (St.Petersburg)
1992 - "First Step", at the Central Artist House Krimskiy Wahl”,(Moscow)

Some Group Exhibitions

2015 - "Northern palette" - at the State Hermitage, (branch in Vyborg city, Russia)
2009 - "Pass a test !!!", exhibition of the teachers of the International Design School, at the Union of Designers, (St.Petersburg)
2005 - "COLLAGE in RUSSIA. ХХ century ",at the State Russian Museum, (St.Petersburg)
2004 - "A toy for Salvador Dali“, (Toy Museum, St.Petersburg)
- "Ein zu Ein", art-event (Manage, St.Petersburg - Munster, Germany)
2002 - "Saint-Petersburg - 2001 " (Manage, St.Petersburg)
- "Connection of ...