Artist Information:
Alexander Efimov
Auckland,
New Zealand
Member Since: Jul 2005
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Artist Statement:
Alexander Efimov was born on
Sakhalin Island in a small
town. All his childhood he
drew and made sculptures.
After school and the army he
decided to study art seriously
and went to Leningrad City
(now St. Petersburg) and
became a student of the Art
Institute. It was not easy,
because after the bester
applicants ware selected there
were examinations only one out
of five of the best applicants
became a student of the Art
Institute. Àlexander Efimov
showed capability as a
portrait sculptor while he was
still a student at the Art
Institute. His teacher of
sculpture said to students
about Alexander’s degree
portrait (portrait of the girl
"Marina") «To make such a
portrait it is necessary to
love nature ". Having
completed his studies in àrt
at the institute, Àlexander
decided to abandon the major
cultural centre of the USSR,
Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)
and to return to his home on
the island of Sakhalin in the
Far East. As a young person,
he wanted to create freely
without the advice (councel)
of the authoritative artists.
But also on Sakhalin, in the
Artists’ Union there were
Honored, experienced artists
(members of the Union of
Artists of the USSR). ...
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Alexander Efimov's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Alexander Efimov's Portfolio. Browse Efimov's body of work: Alexander Efimov was born on Sakhalin Island in a small town. All his childhood he drew and made sculptures. After school and the army he decided to study art seriously and went to Leningrad City (now St. Petersburg) and became a student of the Art Institute. It was not easy, because after the bester applicants ware selected there were examinations only one out of five of the best applicants became a student of the Art Institute. Àlexander Efimov showed capability as a portrait sculptor while he was still a student at the Art Institute. His teacher of sculpture said to ... |
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