Igor Kachanov "Lost souls" Automatic translate

Igor Kachanov has been actively exhibiting since 2011. The theme of his work does not fundamentally change, however, like the author’s style of writing. The human soul is the main character in the works of Igor Kachanov. And since the “soul” in Russian is a feminine noun, it is represented in female images: romantic, absurd, eccentric, fluffy, tender, erotic, in a word - in their infinite variety. The artist paints these images in a grotesque form, distorting the proportions of bodies, or even completely depriving its individual parts, focusing attention only on the details necessary for the author’s design. As suggested in creative processes, “souls” are often naked.

Also at the exhibition landscapes of St. Petersburg will be presented. Cities - a catcher of souls of people, with black mouths wide open arched passages.

Information about the artist:

Kachanov Igor Nikolaevich was born in 1971 in Leningrad.

He graduated from the Polytechnic Institute. From his youth he was passionate about poetry, music, photography and cinema. Igor’s early work is inspired by the atmosphere of St. Petersburg, its inhabitants and architecture. For several years of his life, he worked in the field of design and engineering of urban space. Since 2008, Igor has completely devoted himself to painting and graphics. He is a member of the Taylor Foundation Paris.

EXHIBITIONS

2013 - participant of the exhibition of the Mikhail Shemyakin Foundation "Lubricated image in art" St. Petersburg (Russia)
2013 - participant of the exhibition of the Mikhail Shemyakin Foundation "Children in Art" St. Petersburg (Russia)
2013 - participant of the exhibition of works by Russian artists - IV international competition "Portrait Now", Museum of Contemporary Art "Erarta", St. Petersburg (Russia)
2012 - Parallax AF, participation in the exhibition-fair in London (Great Britain)
2011 - exhibition of the winners of the competition, OpenArtMilano Gallery (Milan)
2011 - second place in the competition "Made in Russia" in Milan (Italy)

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

2017- personal exhibition "Attic of Artists", St. Petersburg (Russia)
2016- personal exhibition of graphics "La Mura", creative cluster "ArtMuza", St. Petersburg (Russia)
2015 - personal exhibition "Lost Souls", creative cluster "ArtMuza", St. Petersburg (Russia)
2012 - personal exhibition, Borey Gallery, St. Petersburg (Russia)

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

The works are in private collections in Russia, Italy, USA, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland.