alexey khvostov

THE ARTIST

Alexey Khvostov was born in Ekaterinburg in 1979. He has been living and working in Saint Petersburg since 2008.

Alexey Khvostov refers to his personal method of art as #contaminism:

In contemporary language, the term contamination refers to combining, blending.

There is contamination in poetry: new poem is made by combination of existing(it was widespreade in Ancient Rome). There is contamination in chemistry: deferent substance mixing and penetrating each other.

Alexey Khvostov’s use existing images such as photos and video stills, even the study of old masters(Lonardo, Bushe, Feshin, Petrov-Vodkin). Alexey make new artwork with new meaning by combining and complementing this images .

The technic is mixed too. Acrylic, oil, marker, bitumen paint on canvas in paintings. Ink, tempera, acrylic, acrylic ground in grafics.

During 2017/18 Alexey's works have been exhibited more than at 20 arias of Yekaterinburg and Saint Petersburg.

Several international projects are in progress.

We are always open for exhibitions. In different places and regions.

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A lot of works are in private collections in Russia, Kazakhstan, Spain, US and in museums and galleries of modern art in Saint-Petergburg.

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#CONTAMINISM works are always based on somthing: stills are the main base for paintings

Stills from the moves of Tarkovsky, Tarantino, Balabanov, Coens, even from the Shakespire's plays inspired the paintings of contaminism.

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Cityscape is on of the important part of Khvostov's art.

Mostly, citiscapes are made with waterbased paints: watercolores, tempera,acril, ink.

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Alexey is one of the founders of the St. Petersburg ‘Galereya Vskladchinu’ (Share Gallery).

The group of artitst own a gallery in the center of Saint-Petersburg. We are always open for cooperation. Let's organise exibiton and other questions(study,lections and other events)!

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In april 2018 several Khvostov's artworks have participatited in world lagest Art market

WORLD ART DUBAI

IN DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTER

With group of Russian artists in UAE KovshovaDolgovaSokolova

Kathrin Kovshova Ksenia Dolgova Alina Sokolova \

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Alexey Khvostov have participated in the ‘Museum of Everything’ project.

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SELECTED SERIES

#CONTAMINISM paintings

In contemporary linguistics, the term contamination (from latin contamination) refers to combining, blending. Alexey Khvostov’s contaminism processes existing digital images such as photos and video stills, and involves creating digital and artistic collages.

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HAMLET

Mixed media (acrylic, marker, bitumen paint) on canvas

50x100 cm

2017

After a still from the play with Benedict Cumberbatch by National Theatre Live: Hamlet

WAITING

Mixed media (acrylic, oil, marker) on canvas

50x100 cm

after the still from Robert Rodriguez film ‘From Dusk till Dawn’

WATCHING

Mixed media (acrylic, oil, marker, asphalt lacquer) on canvas

50x100 cm

2017

after the still from Alexey Balabanov film 'The Stoker'

Leaving

Mixed media (acrylic, oil, marker) on canvas

50x100 cm

after a still from the 'Ted' movie

#CONTAMINISM graphics

In a series of contaminist graphics the artist is passing an important stage: he is learning from famous masters. That being said, Khvostov is not interested in plain copying: he likes to place the characters of Nikolai Feshin, Francois Boucher, Leonardo da Vinci in an unexpected setting.

The nudity of the models creates a twofold effect: on the one hand, it gives the images the feeling of intimacy and coziness, a sense of utter solitude in which the heroine can permit herself to remain naked; at the same time, such demonstrative showcased nudity reminds us of the absolute public exposure of information on the social network. Full Series on FB>>

APHORISMS. Ink, tempera, primer, cardboard 70x100. 2017. After Feshin study.