Exhibition by Alexei Rychkov "Orthodox Churches of Russia and the World" Automatic translate

On June 24 at 16-00 2016 in the Information, Educational and Exhibition Center of the Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts (Lenin 103), the grand opening of Alexey Rychkov’s exhibition “Orthodox churches of Russia and the world” will take place.

Alexei Rychkov (born 1968) is a graduate of the Academy of Painting and Design named after V.I. Mukhina (1993). Already at the beginning of his studies, he collaborated with art galleries in Finland, Poland and Prague. In 1995 he was invited to Paris, where over four and a half years more than 100 works were successfully written, which were successfully sold at auctions and exhibitions of Russian art in Paris. Several paintings of this period were used in the interior design of the Grand Hotel WestMinster (Paris).

Having received recognition and fame in Paris, Alexei resumes work in St. Petersburg. In 1999, 7 works of the artist were acquired by the National History Museum of Australia (Sydney). Two years later, a large order was received from the Mountain Museum of St. Petersburg to recreate the lost portrait gallery of the emperors and learned men of Russia. Along with this, the artist creates a series of landscapes with views of the Museum.

In 2002, at the Representation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in St. Petersburg, the exhibition "Portrait Art" was opened with the participation of works by Alexei Rychkov. Later, the Foreign Ministry will acquire a picture of the artist for her solemn presentation at the UN Palace Koffi Anan.

In 2003, Alexey participated in the campaign "300th Anniversary of the Summer Garden" held by the Russian Museum, where he received the Grand Prix.

In the same 2003, the artist creates a series of canvases dedicated to Russian ballet. Some of the paintings were presented at the exhibition “Ballet. Ballet? Ballet! ”In the gallery“ PAR ”(Zurich, Switzerland).

In 2006, Alexei took part in the competition of marine painters (Ethnographic Museum (St. Petersburg). Three works were purchased by the founders of this exhibition (Germany).

In 2007, the largest company in Russia, Gazprom, selects Alexei as Artist of the Year and sponsors the publication of a calendar with his work.

In 2008, with the support of the Central Naval Museum of St. Petersburg, the Liberty Art Gallery organized an exhibition, The Images of the Sea Elements. Marine painters of the twentieth century. ". Rychkov’s works presented at the exhibition were acquired by foreign galleries.

One of the central themes in Rychkov’s works is the views of St. Petersburg. In 2009, the Montmartre Gallery hosted the “Views of the Channel” exhibition with the participation of Alexei Rychkov.

In 2010, the opening of the artist’s personal gallery "Alexey Rychkov" was opened.

In 2010, the artist’s works were presented at major city exhibitions: “Junwex Petersburg 2010” at LENEXPO, “Peter-Jeweler 2010”, “Collector-2010” at the Central Exhibition Hall “Manege”. Seascapes by Alexei Rychkov were exhibited at the Baltic Sea Festival in Lenexpo. A private exhibition was also held at the Angleterre hotel in the center of St. Petersburg.

In 2010, the artist took part in the exhibition “French portrait“ LE PORTRAIT ”in the gallery“ Montmartre ”.

City landscapes with views of St. Petersburg were presented at the exhibition "Images of St. Petersburg" in the gallery-restaurant "Our Peter".

In the same year, the work of Alexei Rychkov was acquired in a private collection of the Rothschild family, in the galleries of Shanghai and New York. The artist’s paintings were also solemnly handed over to the Governor of the Leningrad Region Serdyukov V.P. and the Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg Prokhorenko A.V.

To date, the work of Alexei Rychkov is presented in museums, personal collections and galleries in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Prague, Paris, as well as Australia, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, and China.

The exhibition “Orthodox Churches of the World” presents about 60 works. The canvases made in oil technology depict monasteries and churches of Georgia, Abkhazia, Finland, Germany, Uzbekistan, as well as monuments of church architecture in Moscow and various cities of Russia. According to the artist, most of the paintings are written from nature, which allows you to feel the living image of the landscape.