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Biography

Alexander Kornoukhov was born in 1947 in the family of artists.

Antonina Fedorovna his mother worked with V. A. Favorsky and P. D. Korin. In 1965 Alexander finished Architectural Art School where S. L. Ter-Gregoryan was his teacher.

He then entered Moscow Polygraphic Institute together with A. D. Goncharov and P. G. Zakharov. After graduation from the Institute he worked in the Institute of Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

His first exhibition was held in 1976 in the Exhibition hall on Remizov Street 10 where oil paintings were exhibited. In 1977 Kornoukhov became member of the Art Union in the section of monumental painting because as a student he worked in the stained-glass window technique, mosaic and mural techniques (hydroelectric power station in Belovo, culture centre in Krasnoyarsk region, ATZ in Togliatti). Alexander´s first work in the Monumental Decorative Art Plant were eight mosaics for Culture Centre in Reutovo on the topic still life landscape with elements of antiquity. Alexander Kornoukhov received the Art fund prize for the Best work of the year for these mosaics. His further works were done together with L. Kurilo. In 1980 Alexander Kornoukhov created the architectural mosaic of natural stone in the clay stratum of adobe wall of the Administrative building of NPO Vega, Moscow.

He continued the historical (sometimes archaic) theme in the mosaic (total area 130 sq. m.) of the winter garden of the CHPZ plant in Cheboksary. Alexander Kornoukhov received the KHF Diploma for this mosaic. In the meantime Kornoukhov and Kurilo worked on architecture in Dubna, Centre of Space Communications, station 2, the body of which allowed to interpret the architecture as free sculpture of glass, steel, devices (radars) and architectural volume in the natural landscape. The Health Centre in Vladimir-30 (sculptural composition of glass and concrete) and German Centre in Karaganda can be interpreted partially in the same way. In 1985 as a dedication to 50th Anniversary of Moscow Regional Union of Artists Alexander Kornoukhov created a composition of separate mosaics to be interpreted not as easel paintings but as testimonies of fragments of invisible architecture. Alexander Kornoukhov treated natural stone in the project for Italian international mosaicist competition in 1982 and in 1986 created the mosaic stele for Ravenna park according to the project.

In 1989 the artist used mosaic in the church art and created tympanum for the Tbilisi Cathedral. This artistic trend was further expressed in works in the Moscow Metrophanes Voronezhsky Church, the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Tushino, the Church of the Holy Sign in Krasnogorsk. In 1994 the artist received the Degree of Laureate of the State Prize in 1994 for the mosaic (1200 sq. m.) in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Tushino. Thanks to such experience of creating church art he could create several mosaics in the Vatican Papal palace, particularly in the Raphael loggia, in Redemptoris Mater Chapel dedicated to 2000 Anniversary. The artist strived to unite the mosaic experience of the Eastern and Roman art in the architecture of the late Renaissance (1580). The architecture of the Roman Sant Ugo church made of monolithic concrete had a different character, the mosaic artist made new technological developments allowing to combine the foundation of monolithic concrete with soft traditional ground.

Alexander Kornoukhov has been member of the Artistic Council of the Monumental Decorative Art Plant since 1978 and member of the monumental section bureau of Moscow regional union of artists since 1984. Alexander went on business trips and attended conferences in other cities, wrote articles, carried out experiments and arranged creative conferences in art centres.

Curriculum

Аlexander Kornoukhov was born in 1947.
1965 – Finished Architectural Art School, entered Moscow Polygraphic Institute, the faculty of Art and Technical Typography of Printed Material.
After graduation worked in the Institute of Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
Since 1977 – Member of the Art Union in the section of monumental painting.
Since 1978 – Member of the Art Council of the Monumental Decorative Art Plant.
Since 1984 – Member of the monumental section bureau of Moscow regional union of artists.
1986 – Laureate of the prize of the International mosaicist competition, Ravenna, Italy.
1994 – Laureate of the state prize for achievements in the field of art.
Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Architecture.
2002 – Gold medal of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts.

List of works

Mosaics in the Culture Centre of Reutovo, 1978
Spatial-volumetric structure in NPO Vega, Moscow, 1980 made together with L. Kurilo
Architectural structure in the Centre of Space Communications, 1980–1982 made together with L. Kurilo
Mosaic in winter garden of the Culture Centre of Cheboksary Instrument making plant, 1982 made together with L. Kurilo
Stained glass window, Health Centre, Vladimir 30, 1984, made together with L. Kurilo
Mosaic composition, Health Centre, Vladimir 30, 1986, made together with L. Kurilo
Architectural structure, kindergarten, Health centre, Vladimir-30, 1986 made together with L. Kurilo, Liebhaber, Goncharov
“Nature and Human” stele, international competition, Ravenna, Italy, 1986
Mosaic composition in the winter garden, “Artek”, 1987, made together with L. Kurilo
Mosaic composition in the Culture Centre of Cherepovetz ATZ, 1988, made together with L. Kurilo
Mosaic of the tympanum, Cathedral, Tbilisi, 1989
Mosaic in the apse, the Church of Metrophanes Voronezhsky, 1989–1990
Mosaic of the dome and quarter of the dome. The Church of Transformation, Tushino, Moscow, 1990–92, together with L. Kurilo
Frescoes and mosaics. Private house, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, 1992, together with L. Kurilo
Mosaic of the dome and quarter of the dome, mosaic icons and the sanctuary doors
Znamenskaya church, Krasnogorsk, 1992–1994
New Jerusalem mosaic, Redemptoris Mater Chapel, the Vatican, 1994–98
Mosaic The Last Lord´s Supper and frescoes, the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, Gazetny lane, 1998
Mosaic Saint Kosma and Damian in the Church of Saint Kosma and Damian, Moscow, 1998
Mosaic The Last Lord´s Supper in the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God in Gazetny lane, 1999
Mosaic in the Strogino Health Centre, 2001
Mosaic in the Church of Rededication, Danilovsky lane, 2001
Mosaic interior in private mansion, Kozikhinsky Lane, 5, 2003
Mosaic in the Church of Resurrection in Zurich, 2003
Mosaic in the Church of the Mother of God “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” in Belgorodskoe village, Donetsk region, 2003
Mosaic in the Church of Three Saints in Arkhangelskoe village, present day

Exhibitions

Institute of Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1971, together with Lazarevitch
Exhibition hall, Zheltovsky Street, 5, 1974 together with Lazarevitch, Kharitonov, Buch, Kurilo
Exhibition hall, Remizov Street, 10, 1976, together with Kurilo, Lazarevitch
Exhibition hall, Vavilov Street, 64, 1986, together with Kurilo, Buch, Tabenkin, Mirenskoy
Mars Gallery, 1989, together with Lazarevitch, Karter and Bashenin
Artmif Arena, Ariadne´s Forest Gallery, 1991
Artmodern Gallery, 1992, together with Krasulin, Shakhovsky, Muntz, Masharov
Ravenna, Italy, 1992, together with Kurilo
Triest, Italy, 1998, together with Rupnik
Seasonal exhibitions of Moscow Regional Union of Artists and the exhibition in Poland, 1989; UAE, 1990
WAM Gallery, 2004