Mind. Orangutan 2017
Animals have always inspired me to work, I am impressed by their plasticity and naturalness. In this series of works I wanted to show the deep mental experiences of these magnificent animals.
The work is made of bronze, patinated and covered with wax. The back side of the work is polished to a mirror shine in which you can see your reflection. 59x54x50 cm.
Gorilla 2016
Sullenly is sitting, he is like a stone, roughness in the darkness, all is skin and bone.
A small sculpture "Gorilla" is made of bronze, covered with patina and polished to a shine.
16,5×14,5×9,5 cm.
Monkey 2020
Reflection. Who is it? Did I catch the character? Oil painting, 50×70 cm.
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Victor Mikhailov
Russia
Hello! My name is Victor! The main theme of my work is images of animals, they are for me an inexhaustible source of inspiration, their plasticity, characters and emotions, sometimes so similar to human.
Animals embody freedom. The spirit of freedom is reflected in their powerful movements and plastic. Static is not peculiar to them. A wild animal can freeze for a second, but no more than that. My task as a sculptor is to capture this fraction of a second in a dynamic composition.
But at the same time nature is wise and eternal. And in this powerful dynamics, one can see monumentality, generality, resemblance to the world of human – his behavior, emotions and feelings.
Krasnoyarsk State Art Institute, Academic Faculty, specialty – sculpture. Creative workshops of the Russian Academy of Arts. Since 2016 a member of the Union of Painters of Russia. Member of International Association Of Art IAA AIAP Unesco Participant.