Alexander Solotsev
Alexander Solotzew ( Russian Александр Золотцев ; born July 17, 1957 in Kaliningrad , Soviet Union ) is a German painter, graphic artist and sculptor of Russian descent.
Life
Solotzew was born in Kaliningrad into a family of artists with Belarusian roots. His father was an art teacher at the Tambov Art School.
In 1981 Solotzew moved to the German Democratic Republic . A few months before the inner-German border opened in 1989, Solotzew first moved to Landau in the Palatinate . Solotzew has been a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists Rhineland-Palatinate in the Bundesverband eV since 1989. In 1992 he received German citizenship.
In 1994 the city of Landau in the Palatinate provided him with the artist's apartment in the historic Villa Streccius . Here he was able to show his work in large-format pictures every year. In 2011 he moved from Landau in the Palatinate to neighboring Annweiler am Trifels , where he was able to move into a former church that still serves him as a studio today. Due to his regular exhibitions in the United States of America , Solotzew also has a residence in Florida .
At the invitation of the National Arts Club in New York City , Alexander Solotzew presented the solo exhibition "Life in Colors" there, which was organized and curated by the Russian-American Society and met with broad media interest.
Alexander Solotzew is married to Marina Solotzew.
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Solotzew was inspired in his works by numerous topics, some of which were extensive series of works: Examples are: the Russian ballet, the circus, people and puppets, Mozart, angels, Jewish weddings, the tango in Paris, the Cuban salsa, the Venice Carnival, bullfighters, nudes (in red), the fields of Provence, and Florida.
Honors
- 1997: Art and Culture Prize of the City of Wernigerode
- 2018: Golden plaque of the city of Annweiler am Trifels
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2019: Rhineland-Palatinate Day 2019, Annweiler am Trifels (Germany)
- 2018: Fine Art Solotzew Gallery, Sarasota, Florida (USA)
- 2017: Galerie Neuheisel, Saarbrücken (Germany)
- 2017: National Arts Club, New York, New York (USA)
- 2016: German-American Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- 2015: Hohenstaufensaal, Annweiler am Trifels (Germany)
- 2014: Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Miami, Florida (USA)
- 2013: Russian-American Art Museum, Naples, Florida (USA)
- 2009: "Visions of Watercolors today - watercolor visions today", joint exhibition with artists from the London Royal Institute of Painters in Water Color , Villa Streccius, Landau in der Pfalz (Germany)
- 2008: Armonia International Foundation, "The Russian Ballet", Gaeta (Italy)
- 2008: "100 years after Kandinsky, Jawlensky and Werefkin - Russian artists in Murnau", Murnau (Germany)
- 2008: “Color in my life”, Kunstforum Leismann , St. Ingbert
- 2001: State Chancellery Rhineland-Palatinate , Mainz (Germany)
- 1994 to 2010: Annual work exhibitions, Villa Streccius , Landau in der Pfalz (Germany)
literature
- Aimee Rubenstein: Color & Movement in Alexander Solotzew's Paintings. In: New York Post, June 5, 2017.
- Günter Werner: Alexander Solotzew: painter, graphic artist, sculptor. Verlag Pfälzer Kunst, Landau in der Pfalz 1998, ISBN 3-922580-69-6 .
Web links
- Alexander Solotsev's website
- Film report about Solotzew's exhibition at the National Arts Club 2017 in New York, NY, NTV America (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Mike Morris: Artist of Mystery and Love . In: US-Belarus Observer . April / May, 2017, p. 18–19 (English, usbelarusobserver.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ annual reception in Annweiler - Golden City badge Skype to Alexander Solotzew. In: Pfalz-Express.de , February 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Visions of Watercolors today" - review. In: kunstportal-pfalz.de. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solotsev, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian painter, printmaker and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaliningrad , Soviet Union |