Alexander Aksinin


Alexander Aksinin was a Soviet well-regarded printmaker and painter. He was born in Lviv, Soviet Union, on October 2, 1949, and died in a plane crash near Lviv on May 3, 1985. His sophisticated etching technique, precision and perfectionist attention to details earned him the sobriquet the “Dürer of Lviv”. Art critics hailed him as “a 20th century Piranesi” for his dramatic and elaborate constructs.

Biography

Alexander Aksinin was born to military cartographer Dmitriy Aksinin and railroad official Ludmila Aksinina.
In 1972 he graduated from the Ukrainian Institute of Printing, where he specialized in Graphics Arts. In 1972–1977 Aksinin worked as an art editor in a publishing house, served in the Soviet army and then worked as an art designer in an industrial design office. Since 1977 he focused entirely on his art, in particular in the fields of printed and drawn graphics.
In 1981 Alexander Aksinin wrote the following brief autobiography for poet :ru:Кривулин, Виктор Борисович|V. Krivulin's essay, where real and factual events are melded together with metaphysical observations:
On May 3, 1985, on his way back from Tallinn, Alexander Aksinin died died in a plane crash near Zolochiv, close to Lviv.

Art

A. Aksinin made 343 printed graphics including 3 unfinished works, about 200 unique drawn graphics in mixed techniques, as well as five oil paintings.

Exhibitions

Since 1974 A. Aksinin graphics have been shown at various personal and group exhibitions worldwide.
The artist regularly participated in in Łódź, where he was awarded Honorable Medals in 1979 and 1985.
In 2015 his etching series "Boschiana" was included in the permanent exposition of the in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.
List of Personal Exhibitions