Alexander Pavlovich Afonin - Russian artist and teacher, professor at the Department of Painting of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture , Honored Artist of the Russian Federation .
| Alexander Pavlovich Afonin | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | March 29, 1966 (53 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Kursk |
| Genre | landscape |
| Awards | Honored Artist of the Russian Federation |
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Biography
Born March 29, 1966 in Kursk. Father - Afonin Pavel Ivanovich (born 1938), Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation, artist and teacher. Mother - Afonina Lyudmila Ivanovna (born 1946) - a labor veteran.
In 1979-1981 studied at the A.A. Deineka children's art school in Kursk. Head - Honored Worker of Culture N. N. Pekarsky
In 1982-1986 studied at the Zheleznogorsk Art College (Kursk region). Head - Honored Methodologist A. L. Polyakov
From 1986-1988 he served in the KGB of the USSR.
In 1989-1995 he studied at the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture . Leaders - professor, People's Artist of Russia I. S. Glazunov, professor A. S. Trofimov.
Since 1995, there is a teacher at the Department of Painting (landscape workshop).
Since 1996, is a member of the professional creative Union of Artists of Russia (International Federation of Artists)
From 1996-1998 studies at the postgraduate school of RAZHViZ
Since 1997 he is the head of the workshop of landscape painting RAZHVIZ Ilya Glazunov.
In 2004, he was awarded the title “ Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ” by decree of the President of the Russian Federation. [one]
In 2010, by the order of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science, the academic title “ Associate Professor ” was approved.
In 2012, by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation he was approved in the academic rank of “ professor ”.
From 1995 to the present day, the artist travels around Russia, collecting artistic material on his main theme, "the rivers of Russia." Its creative reach begins from the west of Russia: the Dnieper River and ends with the east of Russia: the Kolyma and Anadyr rivers.
The circle of scientific and historical interests of Alexander Afonin is concentrated on the decorative and applied arts of the peoples of Russia that inhabit large rivers of Russia.
The history of teaching methods in a landscape workshop by such great teachers as A. Savrasov , Polenov V.D. , Levitan I.I. , Vasnetsov A.M.
The paintings of A.P. Afonin are often illustrated by articles, books and albums on Russian history and Orthodox culture.