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Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1960. From the age of 7 to 17 he attended a special English school. In 1986 he graduated from the Department of Physics at Leningrad University. Following graduation, Alexander worked as an animator at the Leningrad Studio of Science Films and later as a stage artist in a small Leningrad theatre.
Combining a lifelong fascination with architecture, landscape and still-life subjects, Alexander brings drama and poetic expression into his work. With his unique vision, he merges mood and atmosphere, evoking powerful emotions that create harmony.
“There is no greater mystery to me than the conflict of light and dark. In the way they clash and penetrate each other, there is the source of everything. Whether I paint a landscape, a still-life or a portrait, within it there is always a story of light traveling through darkness.”
Reluctantly, he calls himself a “self-taught” artist. “We really teach ourselves. If you want to learn, you will always find someone to learn from, be they dead or alive, great or unknown, you will learn from everything you see and hear around you - if you are willing to pay attention.”
“Some of those who have influenced my life are: William Turner, Vermeer, Franz Hals, Rembrandt and many others from the previous centuries as well as Edward Hopper, Maxfield Parrish and Andrew Wyeth of the 20th century. In addition Beethoven and Satie, Nabokov and Steinbeck, Einstein and Tarkovsky. They have all taught me something - how to see, how to hear, how to understand things, and most importantly, how to understand myself. I cannot separate any one of their voices from the voice which I hear inside of me and which has become my own voice.”
Alexander now lives in the U.S. with his wife Barbara and their three children, Alice, Peter and Nicholas.
Robert Paul Galleries is proud to bring the works of Alexander Volkov to the American Collector.
