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Alexander Kharitonov

Alexander Kharitonov (1932 - 1993) was active/lived in Russian Federation.  Alexander Kharitonov is known for Painting.

Alexander Kharitonov was partially self-taught and despite not having a complete professional education, passed several stages in his artistic development. His works are a fantastic kaleidoscope of lubok, Russian icons, symbolism, abstraction, and metaphysics. The artist's works can be separated into two main categories: fantasy and mystical or religious. This composition, created in 1960, refers to the so-called metaphysical period of the 1950s-1960s, when Kharitonov depicted fantasy scenes with underlying philosophical messages. Despite all the mysticism in his pieces, the artist was never particularly interested in such topics outside of his art as such, his paintings balanced on the brink of reality and grotesque, seeming unearthly, but not quite surreal. He avoided drastic plot contrasts with a dramatic confrontation of despair and hope, while remaining enigmatic. Kharitonov believed that «it is necessary to paint everything ordinary and make it extraor   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2017 characters.]  Artist bio

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