Born April 8, 1956 in the city of Ulyanovsk. Father -
Safronov Stepan Grigorievich (1910). Mother -
Safronova Anna Feodorovna (1920), A native of the city Panevezys, hence the name of the son of Lithuanian -
Nikas. Son -
Safronov Stefano (1992), Together with his mother lives in London.
Included on the 8 th grade
Nikas Safronov studied in Ulyanovsk High School. Then went to Odessa to enter the Nautical School. Although the sea has always attracted
Nikas, he realized that it was not his path, and, having studied in the Merchant Navy the year went to Rostov-on-Don, where from 1973 to 1975 he studied at the Art College named Grekova class painting. During his studies had to work in the Rostov TYuZe artist and props, a penny a watchman, janitor, detrain.
Nikas graduated from college not. He was drafted in the missile troops. He served in the Estonian town of Valga, but even there he continued to draw on duty, for which he had complaints, and when it was discovered by officers, the paintings were burned at the stake.
After service went to Lithuania, the first in the mother's hometown, where some time working in the theater D. Banionis artist, then - in Vilnius, where he entered the Art Institute named after M. Churlionis (now the Academy of Fine Arts). From 1978 to 1982 he studied in the class design.
The first personal exhibition of
Nikas Safronov took place in 1978 in Panevezys. That same year, quite unexpectedly for first-year student of Vilnius Art Institute, one of his paintings has become one of two selected for the International Art Exhibition in Paris, the Pompidou Center. In 1980 he was the artist's personal exhibition in Vilnius.
In 1983,
Nikas Safronov moved to Moscow, tried to break into the exhibition, but forbade him to exhibit. In 1985,
Nikas Safronov took part in the international erotic art exhibition in the capital of Japan, in 1986 - the International exhibition of erotic art in Milan (Italy). Abroad, he met with one of the richest Italian collectors Cherazi. The restructuring in Russia, the artist's works began to appear on the Russian announcements.
Nikas friendship with Mikhail Gorbachev, began to travel abroad. In 1988 he participated in the International Exhibition in Canada, and in 1992, along with the works of nine other leading artists from different countries pictures of N.
Safronov included in the book "Erotic Fantasy", published in France.
From 1992 to 1994 he served as art director, and since 2000 - chief designer of the Russian edition of "Penthouse", a consultant and designer of the scientific journal "Aura-Z", magazines "Diplomat" and "World Stars". In 1995, with the great success of his exhibition in Istanbul in 1996 - personal exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts (Moscow), Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk (Belarus) and Bergamo (Italy). In the days of the anniversary celebration of the Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev in May 1998 exhibition of works by N.
Safronov was held in Baku. Then followed a new series of exhibitions: in June the same year - in Odessa, in July - in Saratov, in August - in the Central House of Artists in Moscow. In September 1998 he took part in the international exhibition "Fashion - in my profession," in October - the International exhibition "Euro-98" in Barcelona. In 1999,
Nikas Safronov, participates in the International Exhibition in Zurich (Switzerland), and in March-April 1999, he has held exhibitions in New York and Moscow. In 1999, a large solo exhibition was held in Yekaterinburg, . autumn 1999 - in Moscow in club "Monolith", . at the end of that year - in the Moscow City Hall, . in early 2000 - in the Cadet Corps in Moscow, . March 2000 - the State Kremlin Palace and the House of Friendship, . June 2000 - in the State Duma, . exhibition in the city of Vyborg in the film festival "Window to Europe", exhibition in the city of Gelendzhik in the festival "Constellation of Arts, . conducted by the Moscow Detective Club; in September 2000 - exhibition in the city of Sochi in the festival "Kinoshock",
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At the suggestion of the Moscow government rally held on placement of reproductions of paintings N.
Safronov on billboards to beautify the city, and recently the artist selected a mansion in central Moscow for the gallery of his paintings.
The range of creativity N.
Safronov incredibly broad: and iconography, and cubism, symbolism, and psychological profiles. Paintings, built on the metaphor, symbols, subtle associations, roll call of historical epochs, lead the viewer into "outer space" feelings and spiritual experiences. In the most interesting and significant works
Nikas is always present and some internal movement, because the paintings represent a conflict or confidential communication of body, mind and soul of the artist. Pictures are not only dynamic, but also multi-dimensional, because visual-striking "cinematic" shaped structure may even give some idea of sphericity and poliskopicheskom vision of his soul.
In the pictures
Nikas much nudity. He became the first Russian artist, began to openly explore the line between art and pornography. Transforming old, . untouched by time, wooden icons, . inflicting on them the figure of their dreams, . artist to illustrate how far, . then, . what happened to the Russian culture over the past 70 years, . and yet his fall from grace as it anticipates the repentance and purification, . unbridled passion neighbors with humility, . Grief - with incredible joy of the local and the next life,
. Nikita Mikhalkov said of him: "When the viewer, . full of extraordinary images from paintings by
Nikas Safronov, . and sophisticated forms and riotous colors, . stops at these paintings, . as, . example, . "Nostalgia" or "Good -, . Russia ", . for it becomes obvious: in addition to talent and skill of the artist has a gentle soul, . overwhelmed most contradictory feelings ",
. "... He has great imagination and creative energy unearthly. I believe that his soul was being hit by the twentieth century, connecting the search for God and blasphemy, faith and lack of will, romanticism and hard look at the fashion ... "- well regarded creative
Nikas Safronov Ilya Glazunov. On the one hand, his paintings recall the tradition of Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, Salvador Dali. On the other - are very special and somewhat perverse aspect of modern Russian spirit: the absorption of its own indifference to politics, . mania sexual revolution, . bit late in Russia, . loss of any kind had any illusions about any form of power,
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Now
Nikas Safronov - one of the most prominent Russian avant-garde artists. His talent is not disputed by either among specialists or amateurs painting. In his most familiar works mainly on coffee reproductions, because almost all the artist's paintings are in private collections in Russia and abroad, adorn museums in Western Europe and America. Western collectors purchased more than 700 of his paintings. Among the current owners - Sophia Loren, Pierre Cardin, Gerard Depardieu, Diana Ross, Montserrat Caballe, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nikita Mikhalkov, and other prominent people of our time. All they talk about their unusual and wonders.
At one social receptions
Nikas Safronov met Sophia Loren, who posed for him for a few pictures. In her collection - one of the richest in the world - five works by the artist. He painted portraits of many world-famous personalities: President Vladimir Putin, . Gorbachev, . Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, . President Heydar Aliyev, . Luzhkov, . N. Mikhalkov, . M. Magomayev, . T. Sinyavskaya, . P.Byul-Bul oglu, . A. Pugacheva, . T. Vasileva, . Kobzon, . Rostropovich, . P. Gusev, . D. Dudayev, . Sophia Loren, . Julio Iglesias, . Diana Ross, . Montserrat Caballe, . Jack Nicholson, . Sting, . Elton John, . Jagger, . Steven Seagal, . Richard Gere, . Pierre Richard, . Jean-Paul Belmondo, . Annie Girardot, . Mike Tyson, . Clint Eastwood, . David Bowie, . Robert De Niro, . Hitchcock, . Chris de Burgh, . Elizabeth Taylor, . Steven Spielberg, . Tina Turner and others,
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Fruitful activity of
Nikas Safronov is awarded the Gold Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1995, Russia's aristocratic society bestowed on him the title of the graph, and in 1997 - the title of Prince. He is a Freeman of the cities of Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Baku and. In October 1996, the name of
Nikas Safronov called scientific discoveries from the U.S. star in the constellation Andromeda. Organizing Award journalists "Secular results of the year" under the chairmanship of A. Yu Wulff announced artist Prize laureate in the nomination "The most fashionable artist of the 1998. In 2000 as the best artist, he was awarded the diploma of the winner Rossiyskogo Arts Festival "Southern Nights-2000" in Gelendzhik.
Nikas Safronov is a professor at Ulyanovsk University (a branch of Moscow State University), which leads a master class and lectures. He also - Academician of International Academy of Art and an honorary doctor of Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Awarded International Order of St. Constantine the Great, the Order of St. Stanislaus and the Order of St. Anne's II degree.
Creativity
Nikas Safronov devoted over a hundred stories and documentaries shown on television. Over the past year released three albums of the artist. In 2000 in Germany were published two albums: one - surreal works (named the best album art in Germany), the other includes portraits of outstanding figures of our time.
In 1999 in Moscow, founded charity foundation named after
Nikas Safronov. His goal - to create conditions for the development of art, to support talented young artists and cultural figures, the revival of art schools, museums, icon painting, restoration works are in the museum's storerooms. Within the fund will be a charity auction of paintings, as well as the gratuitous presentation of works of art. Expected to approve the candidates every year in three categories: "Artist of the Year", "Man of the art" and "Personality, exercise the utmost care of the arts (patron)".
Special pride N.
Safronov - his son Stefano, who brilliantly passed examinations at the prestigious London School, which gave him eligible for special scholarships throughout the subsequent course.
Favorite writers - Maupassant, Flaubert, Shakespeare, Leonid Andreev, early Leo Tolstoy, Pushkin (stories, novels), Daniil Harms, Michael Zoshchenko, Ilf and Petrov, F. Dostoevsky, Goncharov, O'Henry. In his spare time likes to read fairy-tale world's peoples. In the movie prefers movies with mystical scenes, detectives, French and Italian comedies, as well as film director N. Mikhalkov, M. Scorsese, Michelangelo Antonioni, Peter Stein, Peter Gryunveya. Favorite artists - Michelangelo, Guardi, Corot, Gustave Dore, J. Miro, and my favorite, William Turner.
Lives and works in Moscow, Italy, England
Biographies
- Bio H. Safronov on the server of the Joint International Biographic Center, photography.
Photos
- Photo H. S. Safronov in digital portrait gallery "Fotopark."
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