Alexander Kuznetsov

Alexander Kuznetsov is one of the leading painters of our time, creating beautiful, evocative works of art from the 19th and 20th centuries that fascinate and inspire. Born in the town of Vyazniki in the Vladimir region, he lives in the settlement of Mstera. Mstera is one of Russia's largest centres of traditional art crafts: lacquer miniatures on papier-mache, embroidery and jewelry. Alexander is a devoted artist to Russian academic art and decorative arts, works in different genres of painting and graphics, is engaged in icon painting lacquer miniature painting, for the most part gives himself oil painting in the genre of landscape, a graduate of the Mstersky Institute of lacquer miniature painting named after F. A. Modorov - a branch of the federal state budget educational institution of higher education. Alexander is driven by the desire to engage in such creative activities, which tells about the whole separate, quite secretive life of the environment. Subtle and expressive movements can be captured in painting of any genre to depict the abundance of emotions and convey tension, drama, as well as joy and divine beauty, fluidity, inner psychology and grace. No other luxury item, such as painting, possesses such a wealth of em...

Mstersky Institute of Lacquer Miniature Painting
named after F. A. Modorov-
branch FGBOU of Higher Education
"of the Higher School of Folk Arts (Academy)"

HIGHER EDUCATION

Direction-54.03.02 "Decorative and applied arts and crafts".
Education level: artist of folk crafts (painting lacquer miniatures and icon painting).

SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Specialty 54.02.02 " Decorative and applied arts and crafts (by type)".

Education level: artist of folk crafts (painting lacquer miniatures and icon painting).

Alexander Participated in various art competitions and exhibitions on painting, lacquer miniature, icon painting.
Participated in the I All-Russian plein air - competition and exhibition of artists in memory of I. D. Yudin "Mstersky plein air" in May 2018, winner of the prize. Participated in the II All-Russian plein air - competition and exhibition of artists in memory of I. D. Yudin "Mstersky plein air" in May 2019, laureate of the award. He took part in the competition-exhibition of autumn landscapes on academic graphics and painting "Beauty of my Motherland", which took place in St. Petersburg and Sergiev Posad. Participated in an art and creative competition-exhibition for the execution of a brooch in the technique of lacquer miniature on the theme "Winter" in St. Petersburg in 2019, took first place. Diploma of the winner of the exhibition "The Secret of Art" at the opening of the regional festival of spiritual art. In 2019, he starred in a documentary film about art "Nematryoshka". Participated in the competition-exhibition “Beauty of my Motherland. Autumn 2020 "- took first place, the best landscape image in oil painting and graphics.