Kuznetsov Mihail

Biography

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov. Artist and painter. Years of life: 1959-2025. Member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia.

Born and raised in the village of Alymovka in the Kirensky District, Mikhail Kuznetsov graduated from the Irkutsk College of Arts in 1985 and worked as a restorer of ancient Russian paintings and icons. Since 1983, he has participated in city, regional, zonal, and national exhibitions. Mikhail Kuznetsov has worked prolifically and prolifically. His current artistic output includes over 3,000 paintings. As noted at the opening, "he is the emblem of Angarsk artists." Mikhail Alexandrovich's solo exhibitions have been held in the cities of Angarsk, Cheremkhovo, Ust-Ilimsk, and Kirensk. Dozens of paintings are housed in Russian cities, as well as in private collections in many foreign countries: France, the USA, Canada, England, Austria, Germany, Turkey, China, Japan, South Korea, and South Africa.

Mikhail Kuznetsov is known as a subtle, highly lyrical landscape painter. He has been working in the arts for over 35 years. His first painting was completed in 1989. In the paintings and sketches displayed in the galleries, the artist has always spoken of his Siberia, his Lake Baikal, and his Tofalaria, extolling their power and beauty. Historical Irkutsk plays a prominent role in the artist's work. He enjoys depicting the old streets and houses of Irkutsk, with their unique character and ancient character, living their lives alongside modern neighborhoods. The Angarsk master's paintings have a soft, omnipresent light. He could paint air.

The artist used a pictorial language of realism, understandable to everyone, creating lyrical, bright, and kind paintings, which, of course, stem from the artist's own worldview, the exhibition organizers note. The artist left many of his works to his children after his death, so we wish that these works would also go to the people, as well as to private collections.