Price On Request Title: "Abstraction" Year: 2014Size: 150x200cmMedium: Oil, alkyd, canvasAlexey Firsov (Russia)http://www.firslav.com/Alexey Firsov is the accomplished Moscow abstract painter. Over the past two decades Mr Firsov pioneered his own artistic style, "Lavism,"derived from volcanic and passionate brush strokes, explosive colours and bold thick texture.Alexey was born in 1966, and has always lived and worked in Moscow. He studied at the Moscow Institute of Architecture, and has selectively exhibited his paintings over the past 20 years. Some of his exhibitions have been shown at leading Moscow art venues: Art Manezh; Winzavod Contemporary Art Centre; The Roerich Museum; and the Central House of Artists. Outside his country of residence he has been exhibited at Art Monaco, Basel art fair and Art Stage Singapore and was invited to participate at Boston art fair. In November 2014 he had his solo show at Riflemaker gallery in Soho, London, UK. At the moment there is his solo exhibition running at Kasteev State Art Museum, Almaty, followed by one at National Museum, Astana in Kazakhstan. Moreover there is a negotiation going on with one of the museums in Miami, USA.He has also shown a positive auction record selling at "Under the Influence sale" at Phillips auction house in London on the 13th of April 2015.Alexey was awarded the prestigious Roerich scholarship in 1987 to 1989.Alexey’s life has been a colorful one, rather untypical for an artist. As a younger man, he was a martial arts champion, though injuries eventually forced him to give up this dangerous sport. He went on to study architecture, but was expelled after 3 years because he ignored drawing lessons. Professors felt he was too emotional and creative. Indeed, Alexey was more attracted to the unlimited potential of abstraction.Alexey works only en plein-air. He tries to remove himself as far as...