Leonid Afremov Art Review
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The Man and His Work
Leonid Afremov (born 1955) is a Belarusian painter. He was born in Visbek, the birthplace of Marc Chagall. Afremov graduated from Visbek Art School. Which was founded by Chagall in 1921. Notable patrons of the school include Kazimir Malevish and Wassily Kandinsky. After discovering that only communist propaganda posters would sell in the USSR, Afremov moved to Israel in 1990.Within two weeks, he had found a job in an advertising agency painting billboards. The night before his first exhibition, his art studio was broken into and many of his paintings were stolen and vandalised. Afremov then decided to moved to the United States. He currently live in Baco Raton, FL. His painting are usually painted by using a palette knife and oil or acryilic paints. His artwork is often brightly-coloured landscapes, flower arrangements, animals, cityscapes and figures.
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Some of My Personal Favorites
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Yeh, me too! I dig this guys work alot.
I liked your first personal favorite the best. Watching Leonid paint with his palate knife was fun. What a great discovery. Thanks for showcasing his work. Welcome to hubpages!
Thank you.
Thank you for introducing me to Afremov. I did not know his works. What's of equal interest to me is his background. I'll have to think on all of that for a while.
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Hi Sally, thanks for the feedback. I hope you enjoy his work in the future.
I see the similarities between the thick brush strokes, the strong color but I don't know about "the next Van Gogh" tag. Alfremov's works look more impressionist than expressionist. But that's just my opinion, of course. Thanks for sharing. An inside look into a artist's life is always an interesting read. :D
Cris, thanks for taking the time to drop by. I greatly appreciate your wisdom and critique of my hub. You are always "Welcome" to hang out in my corner of the world! Thanks again.
Afremov uses oil paints with a palette knife. He is one of the rarest artist who has mastered this technique. Nice job on the mention of him. Also Afremov's website holds daily live art auctions from 1-2pm ESt so if anyone is interested in getting a great piece of art work, just sayin.
Stacie L says:
9 months ago
Well as a Van Gogh lover, I can see the resemblance to his work.
He seems to love the same method of painting as I do.I like the palette knife for applying paint as well.:)