Andrei Makarevich Art |
ABOUT THE ARTIST |
ANDREI MAKAREVICH Born in 1953 in Moscow. Graduated
from Moscow Architecture Institute. Lives and works in Moscow.
Poet, composer, musician, writer, TV host, creator of the band "Time Machine"
and its front man.
Began to show his artwork 1989.
The artist's works are in museums and private collections around the world.
Has been represented in Russia by "Alla Bulyanskaya Gallery" since 1996.
Represented in US by Olga Chemokhud Doty
Andrei Marakevich is not just an artist, poet or musician,he is a Russian cultural phenomenon who blazed a trail through two historical epochs, spanning from the Soviet 1970s through to the present day. He created the Rock band Mashina Vremeni (Time Mashine) in 1970, which spawned the development of Rock Music in the Soviet Union. His songs inspired the generation that helped dismantle the Soviet Communist system of government and went on to create the new society of present day Russia.
For most, he is a Renaissances man who paved the way for many of the country's most important cultural changes, and who continues to create in the fields of literature, art, music, television. Just as it's impossible to map out the correct path for developing a new culture, it's difficult to judge such a major personality as Makarevich.
As an artist, he uses his strong eye and sensual hand in creating prints and works on paper. His watercolors and mono-types of animals are executed in a manner that mixes Asian sensibility with Russian folklore and icon imagery.
His fluid and unconstrained brushstrokes echo the teaching of the Chinese school of painting with their emphasis on the discovery of the essence of things. While the portraits of women reflect the spirituality of icon images.
The drawings of fish show his ability as a keen draftsman and at the same time bring out characteristics of creatures with individuality and human spirit reminiscent of the works of 19th century Russian Fairy Tale illustrators.
1991 One person show. Palace of Youth. Moscow, Russia.
1991 One person show. "Borei" Gallery. St-Petersburg, Russia.
1992 Exhibition in co-operation with A. Belle. St-Petersburg, Russia.
1994 Traveling show (troughout Russia).
1994 Andrei Makarevich, Andrei Belle. "Palitra" Gallery. St-Petersburg, Russia.
1994 One person show. Cazerta, Italy.
1996 One person show. Riga. Latvia.
1998 "Art-Manege'98" Exhibition hall "Manege". Moscow, Russia.
1998 Personal exhibition. "Alla Bulyanskaya Gallery". Moscow, Russia.
1999 "CHA'99" Art-Salon. Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
2000 Russian Embassy. London, UK.
2000 "Art-Manege'2000". Exhibition hall "Manege". Moscow, Russia.
2001 "CHA'2001", Art-Salon. Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia
2003 Exhibition hall "Manege". Moscow, Russia. Personal show "50 women of Andrei Makarevich"
2004 One person show Works on paper at Broadway Gallery New York
2005 Invitational artist in CowParade Moscow 2005 and WAM Gallery "Adopt a Cow to Help Children" in the framework of Art-Moscow
2005 San Francisco Solo Show Fish&More
2006 Grant Gallery NY City Musicans artists
2007 National Arts Club at Gramercy Park NY City
Catalog of artist work is available upon request.
Some highlights of other activities:
Media Leaders Urge Governments to Commit to Combating AIDS in Former Soviet Union Associated Press (10.27.04) - Thursday, October 28, 2004… US actor and AIDS activist Richard Gere joined television, radio, and publishing representatives from Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet Republics in a pledge to produce HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns…. Gere said he plans a campaign with prominent Russian rock singer Andrei Makarevich to form "a creative task force" to promote safe sex. AIDS represents a global security problem, said the actor, who arrived in Moscow from India where he runs an AIDS program.
http://english.mosfest.ru/video/Video festival "Black Pearl" was held on 19-22 of February within the frames of Moscow festival "Diving 2004" along with trade-show for diving equipment, tourism, dive education, etc., etc., and photo-festival.
The film contest accepted more than 70 films from 16 countries. During all these days contest films were broadcasted in the Festival halls for numerous visitors.
Respected Jury under the leadership of famous and very popular Russian poet, composer, TV-producer (and diver, of cause) Andrey Makarevich, made the decision, that was declared at the Prize Ceremony, on the 21st of February 2004.
BBC News, Wednesday, 18 February, 2004. A group of Russian writers and musicians expressed concern last summer that Soviet-era dissident writers including Pasternak were being dropped from the mandatory curriculum in high schools. In an open letter to Education Minister Vladimir Filippov in the Izvestiya newspaper, they said novelists of the stature of Pasternak are now being recommended for optional reading only. "Soviet canon continues to push out the historical truth that has been acquired over the past 10 years on the repressive regime and its consequences on the people," the letter said… The letter was signed by 13 Russian cultural figures, including poet Andrei Voznesenky, writer Fazil Iskander and musician Andrei Makarevich.