Spiridonov Nikolay

Biography

The painter, the graphic. He also works in the following genres : object-polyrelief (metal, glass, wood, etc).

Since 1979 he has been living and working in Leningrad (Saint-Peresburg), where as the fate decree he met the representatives of “ Saint-Petburg's Undergraund”: I.V. Konstantinov, V.V. Gavrilchik, I.V. Ivanov, U.I.Dyshlenko.

More than 7 years N.Spiridonov worked in the workshop of Vladlen Vasilevich Gavrilchik, under his direct leadership. The Studio of young artists, organized by V.V. Gavrilchik, was given the name “ Study group of drawing”.The following specializations were studyed there, such as- genre painting, portrait, still life, cheap popular print, object.

At the same time Nikolai studied the creative working method of U.I.Dyshlenko on practice and his theoretical course “Penta – System”.

At the same time ( in 1982) the artist entered to the Leningrad Higher Artistic Professional School named after V.I. Muhina ( now- the Saint-Petersburg State Artistic -Technical Academy) on the department of Technical Art and Design.

From 1986 till 1990 he worked in the magazine “Aurora”, illustrating the “SWN”- the Section Without Name.

At the present moment, besides his work with metal, N. Spiridonov came back to the painting.