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Alexey Kazachenko
Alexey Kazachenko was born in 1962 in Magdeburg (Germany)
He decided to be an artist when he was 5 years old. Alexey went to a small drawing group and inspired by his teacher, decided to stay in the arts for all his life.
As an artist Alexey began to develop in relatively early age, but he decided to continue developing his skills not in art schools or universities. His first success was in his teenage years, when he worked as independent artist on Arbat street.
But Alexey is not only a follower of the great artists. He went through his own difficult path of becoming an artist. Numerous personal exhibitions confirm this (Pitsburg, Riga, Miami, Bologna, Moscow, etc). Now in every work Alexey brings to the world his own vision. Each new work goes through a difficult path from idea to implementation.
He decided to be an artist when he was 5 years old. Alexey went to a small drawing group and inspired by his teacher, decided to stay in the arts for all his life.
As an artist Alexey began to develop in relatively early age, but he decided to continue developing his skills not in art schools or universities. His first success was in his teenage years, when he worked as independent artist on Arbat street.
But Alexey is not only a follower of the great artists. He went through his own difficult path of becoming an artist. Numerous personal exhibitions confirm this (Pitsburg, Riga, Miami, Bologna, Moscow, etc). Now in every work Alexey brings to the world his own vision. Each new work goes through a difficult path from idea to implementation.
Throughout his career as an artist, Alexey works in many artistic styles etching techniques, dry watercolors, mixed media, encaustic and collage techniques. Collages are the artist’s special pride. And he rightfully deserves it. The multi-stage and multi-layered image is stunning with its deep color and expression.
Each piece of white paper is hand-painted by the artist. Alexey does not use chemical materials or artificial additive. Only natural ingredients.
Then follows a complex multi-stage path from inspiration to implementation. We can see and feel the end result of the artist’s painstaking work in his paintings. In each of his works, the artist leaves a piece of his soul, his heart and his love.
The paintings by Alexey Kazachenko are the reflection of reality in his own interpretation. It looks like something familiar to you and, perhaps, some memories are connected with it. Maybe it is doll in red dress with funny ribbon in her hair, with which you played in your childhood, or it is faceted glass, for which you used to drink tea. All things which your vaguely remember, but one hundred percent sure, that they existed. The masterpiece can be created only under impact of emotions and events. The inspiration is taken from a blank page: without sketching or planning.
The inspiration for his paintings Alexey finds in his dreams. His main purpose is to let the viewer to feel the atmosphere and to give an opportunity to see again the best moments in his life. the ideology of using is new combination of possible and impossible. Gradually his paintings became famouse. Now his paintings are stored in many private and public collections in Russia, USA, Netherlands, Japan, France, Italy and Switzerland as well as the numerous personal exhibitions (Pitsburg, Riga, Miami, Bologna, Moscow, etc).
Each piece of white paper is hand-painted by the artist. Alexey does not use chemical materials or artificial additive. Only natural ingredients.
Then follows a complex multi-stage path from inspiration to implementation. We can see and feel the end result of the artist’s painstaking work in his paintings. In each of his works, the artist leaves a piece of his soul, his heart and his love.
The paintings by Alexey Kazachenko are the reflection of reality in his own interpretation. It looks like something familiar to you and, perhaps, some memories are connected with it. Maybe it is doll in red dress with funny ribbon in her hair, with which you played in your childhood, or it is faceted glass, for which you used to drink tea. All things which your vaguely remember, but one hundred percent sure, that they existed. The masterpiece can be created only under impact of emotions and events. The inspiration is taken from a blank page: without sketching or planning.
The inspiration for his paintings Alexey finds in his dreams. His main purpose is to let the viewer to feel the atmosphere and to give an opportunity to see again the best moments in his life. the ideology of using is new combination of possible and impossible. Gradually his paintings became famouse. Now his paintings are stored in many private and public collections in Russia, USA, Netherlands, Japan, France, Italy and Switzerland as well as the numerous personal exhibitions (Pitsburg, Riga, Miami, Bologna, Moscow, etc).
Movie Collection about Alexey
We have been working with Alexey for 25 years and as the result of a lonr term partnership and friendship we issued several movies dedicated to him.
FUNK
A serene portrait of an artist at work. The film reveals the textures, gestures, and stories behind Alexei Kazachenko’s paintings and prints. It explores the idea of the “invisible presence” of the human within the surrounding world and the urban rhythm where high aesthetics meet everyday life. From bold Alla Prima improvisations to the search for meaning in ordinary moments and reinterpretations of feminine forms through the lens of 20th-century avant-garde.
The Lobster
The lobster is one of the signature forms in Alexey’s collection. In this film, we follow the quiet, tactile process of bringing the original artwork to life. make it a bit longer
Borsch
Cooking is a ritual, a gesture, a way of shaping material into meaning. In “Borsch,” Alexey Kazachenko turns an everyday recipe into a quiet visual composition.
The story of Alexey Kazachenko by Small Gallery
A calm portrait of the artist at work. This film captures the textures, gestures and stories behind Alexey Kazachenko’s originals and editions. A Small Gallery presentation.
Flowers
Flowers is a sort of religion for Alexey and he likes to create them in deffiernt techniques. Watch this short movie and learn the collage technique as well as the Flowers topic of Alexey's art.
About Small Gallery in Ljubljana
Our gallery is a focused contemporary art space dedicated to presenting original artworks and fine art prints of only one artist.
Founded in 2002. Based in Ljubljana since 2023. Every piece we offer — whether an original or limited-edition print — carries the rhythm of the artist's hand.
Small Gallery 22 presents a focused selection of original artworks by Alexey Kazachenko — unique pieces that carry the direct presence of the artist’s hand and studio process. Our focus is on the real art. We have known Alexey Kazachenko for years, not as a brand, but as a person who creates with his hands.
We represent only what we believe in. No decoration.
Founded in 2002. Based in Ljubljana since 2023. Every piece we offer — whether an original or limited-edition print — carries the rhythm of the artist's hand.
Small Gallery 22 presents a focused selection of original artworks by Alexey Kazachenko — unique pieces that carry the direct presence of the artist’s hand and studio process. Our focus is on the real art. We have known Alexey Kazachenko for years, not as a brand, but as a person who creates with his hands.
We represent only what we believe in. No decoration.
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