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| First Name | Alexandr |
| Last Name | Litkevych |
| Born | 1951-08-26 |
| Country | Ukraine |
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| Biography | |
Aleksandr Litkevych was born on August 26, 1951 in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, in the family of a clerk.
His parents' affectionate, tender upbringing and amazingly beautiful world of Lithuanian nature with its ancient coniferous forests and amber coasts of the Baltic sea harnessed reverent attitude and love to the beauty of nature in the future painter.
In late sixties his family moved to Ukraine and lived in Kharkiv and its suburbs. Quiet Ukrainian nights, exuberantly blossoming gardens, oak forests and beautiful winter evenings impressed Aleksandr forever. He graduated from school and two institutes and worked as a clerk, but he still reverently looked at the world that surrounded him.
In 1985 Aleksandr's life was changed completely. Onñe in the evening he drove his car and got into an accident. His survival was a God's marvel. After convalescence Aleksandr felt that world around him changed. This world with its sunsets, dawns, rains, yellow leaves became so beautiful that he had to capture it on canvas. It was like a fairy tale. Acquaintance with famous marine painter Nikolai Schepilov, oil paints, canvasses, art studios, pencil, coal, sanguine, plainairs, the smell of paint and lacquers. All this filled consciousness completely. But Aleksandr's condition was the main in it. Later he will read about this state in the books and memories of great painters. It cannot be described in words. His head burned, his hands burned, he wanted to paint, paint and paint. Canvas, paints finished too quickly. He bought more and more, but it was not enough. He bought all books about painters, made acquaintances with painters, discussed painting, creativity all nights through.
He showed his first work 15õ20 cm on cardboard with oil paints to his friend from previous work who was fond of painting, and then to a teacher from college of painting. Their comments were positive, and he dared to give one of his works to a salon in Kharkiv which he often visited to admire works of other painters. He continued to work. A small work 18õ24 cm was estimated in a sum equivalent to salary of a high-ranked official. He did not have to wait long. The next day Aleksandr was told that his work was sold. He was invited to exhibit his works again. What a joy! Money were not so important. It meant that somebody appreciated his talent. He felt dizzy with happiness. So it started. Exhibitions, salons, meetings. Days were too short. Work, work, work. Exhibitions in Kharkiv, Kyiv, other cities of the former Soviet Union. Then galleries in Western Berlin, Germany.
Aleksandr regularly organizes his personal exhibitions, as well as common exhibitions with other painters. His works always attract both ordinary visitors and specialists. All these works with their unique coloration and inner energy are created on canvas with oil paints and palette-knife. Palette-knife gives creation freedom and aeriality.
One more thing. If you happen to see works of Aleksandr Litkevych you will never confuse him with other painters. Painter is not a profession, he says. Painter is a condition of Soul, created by Image and Likeness. |
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| Style Realism |
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| A style of painting which depicts subject matter (form, color, space) as it appears in actuality or ordinary visual experience without distortion or stylization. In a general sense, refers to objective representation. More specifically, a nineteenth century movement, especially in France, that rejected idealized academic styles in favor of everyday subjects. Daumier, Millet, and Courbet were realists. |
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