Kopeyko, Alexander
1969. Was born in Moscow, Russia, and started
to draw from three years old.
1979. Kids works were published in Children's
magazines : "Murzilka" and "Young Artist" in three issues.
1982 - 1987. Studied in Artist College of Moscow
Surikov Institute, for especially talented children. Graduated with
a Silver Medal.
1987 - 1994. Studied under the Master I.
V. Ochova.
1990-1997. Graduated from the Moscow Surikov
Institute of Art. Master-Class professors V. Sidorov and E. Abakumov.
1995. Exhibition of Students in Bulgaria.
1996. Exhibition "Student-96" Moscow.
1996-2001. "Young's Exhibition of the Union
of Moscow Artists"
"Kuznetsky Most" Exhibition Hall.
1997. Easter Exhibition of the Union of
Moscow Artists"
1997. Vserossiyskay Ubileynay Exhibition <The
Artist of Russia - To Moscow>
1998. Grant from the Ministry of Culture for
continued Diploma Work.
1998. Exhibition Flowers and Portraits at Krutickiy
Val Exhibition Hall.
1998-2001. A participant of "Art Expo- New York"
1999. Autumn Exhibition participant at "Kuznetsky
Most" Exhibition Hall.
A mamber of the Union of Moscow Artists since
1998.
Paintings are in the private collections in Russia,
USA, Germany, Turkey, England, Brazil, Mexico, France, Italy, Portugal,
Belgium and Japan.
Alexander Kopeyko.
1. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Moscow, between streets Serova and Kramskoy,
the Russian artist XIX century.
2. WHERE DO YOU LIVE PRESENTLY? Moscow.
3. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR ART WORK
The Moscow traditional realistic manner.
I like genre pieces, portraits, and landscape.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TECHNIQUE?
Oil only oil, more time of oil.
5. WHICH ARTISTIC MEDIUM IS YOUR
FAVORITE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF?
Russian realism from Brullov and
Ivanov (first part of XIX cent.) to Serov, Repin,
Levitan ( end of part XIX cent.)
6. WHAT EVENT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME
A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND AT WHAT AGE WERE YOU WHEN
THAT EVENT OCCURRED?
I had painted before, than I've
remembered myself. My parents told me about my first
step in the art. Parents said that our walls had been
drawn. After this fact, frescoes couldn't be my stile.
7. WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST LUCKY THING
THAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR ART CAREER?
I've got a pleasure to
appointment with my first teacher Olihova
I.V.(1915-1997)
8. WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL
PERSON IN SHAPING YOUR ART WORK?
My next teacher Koslov N.I.
and Russian paints XIX-XX century.
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT FOR
YOUR ART?
The genre piece must be had
steam of light. Landscape must be had the
contemplation of nature. The still life must be had
the admiration of factual objects and different symbolism.
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