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The Russian Academy of Arts presents an exhibition of works by People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Lev Georgievich Prygunov, "Energy Realism," where the author will be presented to the audience not only as a theater and film actor, but also as a talented painter.

"Immortality of the soul, alas, cannot be avoided:
Rebirths are both eternal and ominous.
The captive mind is not destined to understand:
Only THINGS are free in this world!"
- L. Prygunov

Fine art is another aspect of the artist’s artistic nature. Lev Georgievich works primarily in the still life genre and constructs his compositions like theatrical plays, where everyday objects become actors. The artist defines his creative approach as "energetic realism" – a style characterized by vibrant color and an attentiveness to the dynamic nature of the surrounding world.

L. G. Prygunov was born in 1939 in Alma-Ata. He took his first steps in art at the age of 13, learning the basics of painting for about a year in private lessons with a Moscow artist. From 1958 to 1962, he studied at the acting department of the Leningrad Theatre Institute. From his student years, he was surrounded by artists, initially befriending students from N. P. Akimov’s workshop. Then, after moving to Moscow in 1962, he became close with artists A. V. Kharitonov, E. A. Steinberg, E. L. Zelenin, O. N. Tselkov, A. T. Zverev, M. M. Shvartsman, and others. He began painting professionally in 1972, during a film shoot in Vilnius. He has regularly participated in exhibitions since the 1980s, including projects at the Central House of Artists, the Moscow History Museum, the Kaluga Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Yaroslavl, the Vladimir Vysotsky Museum, and other state museums in Tver, Ivanovo, Arkhangelsk, Samara, Lipetsk, Murmansk, Blagoveshchensk, Ulyanovsk, Smolensk, and Kolomna, as well as private galleries. His works are held in the collections of Russian museums, the University of Oregon in the United States, and private collections in Moscow, London, New York, and Paris.

The material was prepared by the Information Department (press service) of the Russian Academy of Arts based on an article by Irina Zhdanova.