Alexander Trifonov

Alexander Trifonov is an experienced artist from Russia whose works have been featured in solo and group shows internationally. With a background in design, Trifonov developed his painting style creating winter scenes and still lifes characterized by modern and surrealist qualities. Throughout his work, there is an emphasis on geometry and order through the use of straight lights and unexpected shapes.
Alexander Trifonov was born in 1975 in Moscow. Studied at moscow polygraphic institute. He received an education in design and worked with Moscow theaters since early 90-s. Since 1998 he is working in Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre and also creates designs for magazines and art books. A member of the Artists’ Union of Russia, he exhibits his works in many group and individual exhibitions every year. In 2005 a book about the artist with his art, articles and comments has been printed in Moscow, is a noted follower of the modern avant-guard art concept known as receptualism.
Alexander’s surreal paintings combine the simplicity of Magritte, the spatial awareness of Chirico, and his own recipe of ideas. His work somehow manages to be both warm and mysterious at the same time. As Alexander says, “To be a painter for me is to create my own wor...

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• «End of ideologies». Art Gallery Na Kashirke, Moscow (February 1999)
• «Love to a Bottle». A3 gallery, Moscow (January 2000)
• «Our Street». Art Gallery Na Kashirke Moscow (October 2001)
• «Bottlefly». A3 gallery, Moscow (March 2002)
• «New century». «Centaur» gallery (May 2003) with the sculptor Dmitry Tugarinov
• «Bolero». A3 gallery, Moscow (August 2003)
• «On Stage of Eternity» in the Russian Academy of Arts (September 2005)
• «Shostakovich. Bolt». A3 Gallery, Moscow (April 2006)
• Exhibition at the Taganka Theater (November 2006)
• «Our Street -100». State Literature Museum, Moscow (March 2008)
• «Corner stone». Art Gallery Na Solyanke, Moscow (June-July 2009)
• «The window». Gallery «Chistie prudi», Moscow (2012)
• «PreTri» with Miloš Prekop, the Chappel of Trnava Town Hall (Slovakia, April 2014)
• «Windows» with Miloš Prekop. Aircraft Gallery Bratislava (September-October 2014)
• «In parallel» in the Open Club Gallery, Moscow (2015)
• «From Bruegel to Trifonov» in the Open Club Gallery, Moscow (2018)
• Gallery Center Artifact «Unreal Real», Moscow (2020)
• Exhibition at the Gogol Theater, Moscow (2023-2024)