Aleksandr Melnykov, Portrait & Still life
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Transcript of Aleksandr Melnykov, Portrait & Still life
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Aleksandr (Oleksandr) Melnykov was born in 1959 near Moscow (Russia). He is graduated in the High School of Arts of Odessa and in the National Academy of Kiev. Aleksandr Melnykov participated to many exhibitions in Geneva (Switzerland), Marseille (France), Yoko Gama (Japan), Frankfort (Germany), and in Vancouver (Canada).
In 2000 he participated to the exhibition ’20 years after’ in New Jersey (USA) and in 2001 he participated to the exhibition ‘Unknown Russia IV’ in New York. Many personal exhibitions were organized in Odessa, Kiev and Vancouver. He is member of the National Union of Ukrainian Artists and his name is included in the ‘Bénézit’ - l’Encyclopédie Mondiale des Arts (1991) and is now permanently present in gallery ‘Princesse de Kiev’ in Nice, France and in CH-Gallery in Vancouver.
Place Massena Nice (France)
Some called them Buddhas, others prayers, some love them, others find them ugly. Nobody is indifferent to them! The seven resin statues on Massena square – Nice’s geographic centre – were created by Jaume Plensa, Spanish artist specialized in monumental art. These seven characters represent seven continents and the communication between the different communities of today’s society. The name of this creation is “conversation à Nice”.
Plus, the statues are illuminated every night, colors are changing smoothly to emulated a dialog between them, it’s very beautiful and poetic. The statues on high poles are shining and slowly changing color. There are seven statues, one per continent, represent the communication between the different communities of today’s society
Sound: Isao Tomita-Prokofiev-Violin Concerto No.1 Third Movement: Moderato
Violin: Mariko Senju. The Mind Of The Universe album by Isao Tomita
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