Leonid Afremov
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Leonid Afremov is a Jewish Belarus
ian painter
. His paintings are often vividly-coloured landscapes
, cityscapes and figures, and are typically painted using a palette knife
and oil paint
. His work has been greatly influenced by contemporary cityscape painter and modern impressionist Michael Flohr
.
Afremov graduated in 1979 from Vitebsk Art School. After discovering that only communist propaganda posters would sell in the Soviet Union
, Afremov moved to Israel
in 1990. Within two weeks, he had found a job in an advertising agency painting billboard
s, but on the eve of an exhibition, his studio was broken into and vandalised. After having his art gallery vandalized, Leonid moved to the United States.
He currently resides in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. His paintings are often vividly-coloured landscapes
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
, cityscapes and figures, and are typically painted using a palette knife
Palette knife
A palette knife is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint, with a flexible steel blade. It is primarily used for mixing paint colors, paste, etc., or for marbling, decorative endpapers, etc...
and oil paint
Oil paint
Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the...
. His work has been greatly influenced by contemporary cityscape painter and modern impressionist Michael Flohr
Michael Flohr
Michael Flohr is a contemporary oil painter who is best known for his impressionistic urban landscapes. His scenes are known for "depicting ordinary moments in extraordinary ways" and his work has been called, "an intellectually artistic mastery of color, perspective, technique and vision that...
.
Afremov graduated in 1979 from Vitebsk Art School. After discovering that only communist propaganda posters would sell in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, Afremov moved to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in 1990. Within two weeks, he had found a job in an advertising agency painting billboard
Billboard
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s, but on the eve of an exhibition, his studio was broken into and vandalised. After having his art gallery vandalized, Leonid moved to the United States.
He currently resides in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
Selected exhibitions
- 1977 Students' Anniversary, VitebskVitebskVitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...
- 1990 Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk
- 1989 Judaica Paintings, Moscow
- 1991 Amaliya Arbel Art Gallery, Rishon Lezion, Israel
- 1992 Judaica Paintings, Ramat Gan Museum
- 1994 Judaica Paintings, Tel Aviv Museum of ArtTel Aviv Museum of ArtThe Tel Aviv Museum of Art is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was established in 1932 in a building that was the home of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art opened in 1959. The museum moved to its current location on King Saul Avenue in...
, Tel AvivTel AvivTel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with... - 1997 Anniversary Exhibition, Ashdod Museum
- 1994 Lapid Art Gallery, Ashdod
- 1995 Dilon Art Gallery, JaffaJaffaJaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
- 1998 Opera House Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 1999 Ofir Art Gallery, Ramat AvivRamat AvivRamat Aviv is the name of several neighborhoods in the Northwest District of Tel Aviv, Israel:* Ramat Aviv Aleph * Ramat Aviv Bet * Ramat Aviv Gimmel...
, Tel Aviv - 2000 Tel-Aviv Museum