A Family (1996) Escultura por Alexander Efimov

About Alexander Efimov.

Alexander Efimov was born on Sakhalin Island in a small town. All his childhood he drew and made sculptures. After school and the army he decided to study art seriously and went to Leningrad City (now St. Petersburg) and became a student of the Art Institute. It was not easy, because after the bester applicants ware selected there were examinations only one out of five of the best applicants became a student of the Art Institute. Аlexander Efimov showed capability as a portrait sculptor while he was still a student at the Art Institute. His teacher of sculpture said to students about Alexander’s degree portrait (portrait of the girl "Marina") «To make such a portrait it is necessary to love nature ". Having completed his studies in аrt at the institute, Аlexander decided to abandon the major cultural centre of the USSR, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and to return to his home on the island of Sakhalin in the Far East. As a young person, he wanted to create freely without the advice (councel) of the authoritative artists. But also on Sakhalin, in the Artists’ Union there were Honored, experienced artists (members of the Union of Artists of the USSR). They began to take an interest in the young sculptor, to give him advice and they attempted to give him direction.
The Artists’ Union on the island of Sakhalin was making very serious preparation for the major exhibition in the USSR which was to be opened in Moscow. The experienced artists advised Alexander, not to send his artworks to Moscow, because Alexander was too young an artist for such an important major exhibition in Moscow. But after some debate they agreed that he could send just one artwork. But young people are very sure of themselves. Alexander put 4 sculptures in a box, closed the lid and nailed it down. “Why is the box so heavy? Is there only one little sculpture?” the Honoured artist asked Alexander. He replied, «I put in lots of newspapers for padding ". In Moscow, the selection was very strict. The selection group were very famous artists. So no one from Sakhalin Artists’ Union (some dozen artists) was chosen except for Alexander!! The young artist represented Sakhalin Island with just 3 sculptures. The sculptures were of 3 different kinds: a medal, a composition and a portrait "Zoya"
After that Alexander was a participant in many exhibitions, and many of his artworks were purchased, The portrait "Vasily" was purchased by both the Ministry of Culture of Russia and the Ministry of Culture of the USSR.
In the 80s and 90s Alexander Efimov regularly visited the Sculptors' Creative Centre (Creative Home) in Pereyaslavl - Zalesski. It is an ancient town near Moscow, with many monasteries and churches. Sculptors could use it for a two month period. Travel costs, the studio, a model, sculptural materials and meal - all were free of charge. Famous artists visited the Creative Centre offering valuable advice. More than once Аlexander heard arguments among t...

• Nacionalidad: NUEVA ZELANDA
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• Grupos: Artistas Contemporáneos De Nueva Zelanda