Nikolai Sednin is an artist, photographer, writer, art historian, and public figure.
From 1984 to 2019, the artist created more than 1000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographs, many of which were included in Russian and foreign Museum and gallery collections. In 2018, the House Museum of Nikolai Sednin was opened in Russia.
He is the Honorary President of the International Academy of contemporary arts (since 2019). Chairman of the Artists Trade union of Russia (since 2020), Chairman of the Editorial Board of the international prize "ELITARCH" (since 2013), Chairman of the jury of the international competition "Art. Excellence. Awards." (since 2015), Honorary worker of arts of Russia (since 2016), Advisor to the Chairman of the Moscow organization of the Union of writers of Russia (since 2016), Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (since 2017)
He is also the founder of “Dee-Art” (since 2000). The founder of the author's style "Geliographycs" (since 2006). Participated in more than 100 international exhibitions and competitions. Multiple winners of the world's largest visual art competitions, winner of the world photographic “Oscar“(Super Circuit-2012).
In 2012, Nikolai Sednin entered the international project “The Greatest artists of the world of XVIII-XXI centuries” according to the directory “Unified art Rating”.
Presented by 2 Art Galleries or Groups
Stella Virtuoso Gallery
(Art gallery, Russia)
Artex Awards Gallery
(Art gallery, Russia)On may 16, 2020, at 15: 00 Moscow time, there will be a video broadcast of the award ceremony for the winners and diploma holders of the IX season of the international competition ART EXCELLENCE AWARDS - the largest art competition in Europe. As part of the award ceremony for the winners of the competition, the highest awards of the International Academy of modern arts will be presented.
Cycle "Watercolor". 1984-1987 watercolor compositions of Nikolai Sednin were made at the age of 14-16 years. The cycle began in 1984 in Leningrad illustrations for the novel by guy De Maupassant “Dear friend“.Work on the cycle was continued in Odessa in 1985-87 with a series of landscapes and portraits.
The author's bas-reliefs of Nikolai Sednin were made in Moscow to decorate the interiors of the Central offices of large Russian and international companies. The motives for the bas-reliefs were the drawings chosen by the customers from the cycle “Compositions“.
The Cycle Of “Architecture“. 1993-2017. the Graphic module named by the artist “Archicon“ was developed in 1992-93 on the basis of the study of the sacred geometry of ancient cultures, as divine proportionality, in the geometric interpretation of the cosmos. For 20 years, in different years, the cycle included sculptural collages, architectural, graphic and font compositions.
Cycle “One line Drawings“. 1989-1994. The cycle is based on the idea of the most accurate transmission of human images using the line. All drawings were made from life ink or ink on paper, sometimes with a brush. A characteristic feature of many drawings of this cycle is the linear transmission of forms and chiaroscuro. Models for the artist were friends with whom Nikolai Sednin met and talked during his work in Odessa. Later the cycle was continued in Riga and Moscow. In 1996 in Odessa publishing house “Version“ there was a book “Drawings by one line“ in which about 40 works of the author are presented.
The series "Improvisations on patterns". 1995-1998. Significance of this cycle is a plastic game, invented by the artist - the whole cycle performed on patterns for sewing fashion apparel of the popular magazine "Burda". Over the lines of magazine patterns Nikolai Sednin creates spaces and images organically intertwined. The cycle of "Improvisation on patterns" actually was a harbinger of the main discovery of the artist - the cycle of "Di Art". In 1996 compositions from the cycle were included in the catalogue of the exhibition “Nikolay.Sednin. State Tretyakov gallery.”
In the autumn of 1986, based on plein air sketches created black and white and color versions of the composition “Flying“. This work marked the beginning of a large cycle, carried out in various materials and techniques later United by a common name. In 1994, in Moscow, in the halls of the Central house of artists held a major art project “Mystical reality - Salvador Dali and Russian artists mystical direction”, in which was presented a detailed exposition of the main works of the cycle.
Cycle “Portraits“. 1998-2018. Work on commissioned portraits started after the artist moved to Moscow. In 2000, Nikolai Sednin - the author of the first portrait of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. During the following years, the artist carries out orders for portraits of famous figures of politics, business and culture, gets acquainted with the President of the Fund for support of social educational and cultural programs "Arden" Tatiana Panich, French film actor Pierre Richard, People's artist of Russia Vladimir Etush, an outstanding fashion designer Pierre Cardin, President of the world Association of women entrepreneurs Leila Hayat. In 2002, the State Duma of the Russian Federation works from the series "Portraits" are presented in the project "Di Art — art of the XXI century." In 2012, the portrait of Vladimir Etush "the Great Illusionist" is exhibited in the international art project VIP gallery "Arden" Masterpieces of the future and the present. Works of outstanding contemporary artists and antique painting of the XVIII—XX century". In 2018, Nikolai Sednin, the author of the formal portrait of the President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev.
THE CYCLE OF "COMOTION".
Photographing a naked model in the multi-exposure mode is made in Moscow, in the artist's photo Studio as an experiment, which the author does not attach importance to for a long time. A few years later, looking through the archives, the artist collects previously filmed material and exhibits as a separate cycle to decorate the interiors of several clubs in Moscow. In 2011, the compositions from the series " Promotion "were awarded a special prize of the international salon FIAF" XVI INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION", San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.
CYCLE "CELL".
"A bird in a cage, a soul in a body, a man in a room."
In the summer of 2003, the "Cage" cycle was started in a specially prepared room for filming. The cycle is an allegorical depiction of girls and birds, equally unsuccessfully seeking to escape from the confined space. The figures are trying to" live " their territory. Symbolic framing turns each composition into a kind of box with additional compartments, which creates the illusion of comfort in space. At the core of the multi-loop collages, creating the illusion of the microcosm. Appears Central character — the Master Cells that operate sacred pentagrams and based on them invisibly building a new space for the already familiar characters. The image of the door indicates a possible transition to a new dimension, another reality left behind the scenes. In this cycle, the law of gravity and the usual appearance of the figures lose their importance, giving way to the "intracellular" order.
People are no longer prisoners of these walls.In 2011 in Paris, at the largest in Europe competition "PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS" photo compositions from the cycle "Cage" were awarded two gold medals in the categories "Fine Art/Nudes — Professional" and "People's Choice Awards". In 2012, works from this series were awarded the gold medal of gold Medal of Excellence "Trierenberg Super Circuit" at the competition of the world photographic "Oscar".
CYCLE "TIES".
Since 2002, the artist is passionate about erotic subculture and has been actively involved in the formation and development of the community in Moscow and Russia. As the author of the direction"Di-Art" and methods of rehabilitation of the psyche in the process of creativity, Nikolai Sednin seeks to enrich his psychotherapeutic experience with new knowledge about the hidden creative possibilities, considering the erotic subculture as part of the ancient Eastern, Slavic and European practices leading to psychophysiological evolution in the development of personality. Cycle "Ties" - the most ambiguous and provocative photo project of the artist, in which the erotic subculture is declared as hidden from prying eyes art for a few favorites. In 2009 in new York there is a detailed essay of the writer, artist and literary critic Andrey Tsers "The principle of the pyramid of Sednin" devoted to the cycle "Ties".
THE CYCLE OF "COCOON".
Work on the photo project started in Moscow as the author's idea of an international advertising campaign for a supplier of European fabrics. Later the order developed into a large series of photographic composition "Cocoon»,work on which was continued as a creative project.In 2003 compositions from this series were published in the annual catalogue of the best samples of photo art of the Moscow publishing house "Index Design and Publishing". In 2005, the composition of the series was awarded the silver medal of the international contest "Magic of Photo" in Russia. In 2008, several songs from the series became winners of the international project "Photokonkurs" in Israel. In 2010, the composition of the Cocoon series " became the winner of the international photo contest magazine "Cleo" in the category "Nude". In the same year, the compositions from this series become laureates of the international project "Photoawards".
THE CYCLE OF "WEIRD SISTERS".
"The legend of the women who control the course of history."According to legend, the origins of all things was the goddess Vird (Mother earth), which later turned into sisters — The one that was, The one that is, The one that will be. They were called the goddesses of fate (Weird Sisters) in the power of the past, present and future of all people.In 2011, by order of the Russian company "Grand Prix" published a wall calendar with photo compositions from this cycle. In 2012, the cycle " Weird Sisters "became the winner of the international competition FIAP in the category"Color".
