Boris Laurentiev

Boris Laurentiev is a Member of Union of Artists and a Member of International Confederation of Artist.

Of all five works of this series this one turned out to be the most difficult, I painted it the last. The two meter stretcher remained empty for probably half a year, because the way I visualized the situation of the '200 past years - 100 future years - from the capture of Bastille to the catastrophe in Asia', it was the central part that remained incomprehensible, as a symbol. I couldn't decide - or feel - what was the main thing in that past XX century.

BIOGRAPHY:

Boris Lavrenteev was born on August 18th in Moscow. From 10 years old while at the secondary school he also attended a professional art school. After graduating Laurentiev entered Moscow Higher Art-Industrial College (Stroganov''s), the department of interior design. Boris Laurentiev is a Member of Union of Artists and a Member of International Confederation of Artist.
After serving in the army – Laurentiev''s first major project was to design a Memorial Complex in honor of the WWII victory in the Volga River region (Russia.)
From 1990 - Author's contract work in the system of RF Art Fund, creating paintings for the Palace of Youth in the city of Saratov, making Florentine mosaic for the facade of Ust-Ilimsk hydro-electric power-station, etc., at the same time creating paintings and objects of the so-called paper architecture.
1993 - 1998 - Author''s contract work with the gallery Soiuz-Art-Export.
From 1995 - Due to the beginning of private enterprise in Russia, developed and carried out architectural and design projects.
1995 - 1996 - Designed and created interiors for a French restaurant and a few cafes in Moscow.
1996 - Designed and built an amphitheater for 3000 people in Yalta (the Crimea), designing sceneries in Livadia and Alupka (the Crimea.)
1997 - Won a tender, designed and built the 2nd floor of Taganka Theatre, apart from designing the interiors, the author created frescoes and a series of lamps.
1997 - 1998 - Designed and built an entertainment complex in a GAZPROM Company resort in Moscow suburb.
1999 - 2000 - Designed and built a two-storey apartment in the center of Moscow.
2000 - 2001 - Designed and built an ethnic Moroccan and Japanese restaurants in Moscow.
1995 - 2004 - Created sketches of frescoes, mosaics, stained-glass windows, and forged metal, and the author''s supervision of the work
2003 - to date - creating an architectural project and design of interiors of a corporative residence - a complex of houses, parks, an amphitheater on a slope, etc.
2004 - to date - creating a project of reconstruction of a former "profit house" built in 1911 and changing it into an office complex, designing office interiors
At the same time of working in the direct professional capacity v creating paintings and graphics, writing short stories and essays

GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

1993 - group exhibition "Christian Art - Traditions and Present Time" organized by Moscow Patriarchate 1993 - group exhibition at the gallery "Soiuz-Art-Export"
1994 - group exhibition in the frame of the cultural program of the World-s Championship in Tennis "Kremlin Cup-94"
1994 - group exhibition of Russian artists at "Druot" Hotel in Paris
1994 - group exhibition at the Central House of the Artists Moscow on Krymskaia Embankment at the gallery "SovArt"
1995 - personal exhibition "Listening to Gusli - Saul and David" at the Museum of Modern Politics - a branch of the Museum of Revolution
1995 - group exhibition in the frame of the cultural program of the World-s Championship in Tennis "Kremlin Cup-95"
1996 - group exhibition "Sex-tine Chapel" at Metropol in Moscow
1996 - group exhibition at the headquarters of the Moscow channel "TV-Center"
1996 - group exhibition at "Inter Art Gallery Reich" (Koeln) together with German artists
1997 - exhibition at ProBuisness bank headquarters
1997 - personal exposition at the exhibition "Art Manege-97"
1998 - group exhibition at Central House of the Artists Moscow
1998 - personal exhibition at the Moscow branch of "MacArthurs- Fund" (USA)
1998 - exhibition of paintings and photography at "Le Club" (Moscow)
1999 - group exhibition at the gallery "Kino"
2000 - exhibition of paintings at the National Reserve bank (Moscow)
2000 - personal exhibition "Defloration of Myth" at Central House of the Artists Moscow
2000 - personal exhibition at the business complex "Estate"
2002 - personal exhibition "I Make Photograph of Myth" at Central House of the Artists Moscow
2004 - group exhibition in the frame of the cultural program of the -Championship of Russia in Snowjumping in Zavidovo
2002-2004 - exhibition of paintings and collages at ALFA BANK

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

National Reserve Bank, Russia; ProBusinessBank, Russia; ALFA BANK, Russia; Deutsche Bank Collection & U.J. Muller (private collection), Hamburg, Germany; Inter Art Reich Gallery, Koeln, Germany; Collection of Jrmgard Gosebruch, Bruxelles, Belgium; «Optimation» Company, Munich, Germany; Collection of O. von Schmitz-Horbach, Aachen, Germany; Gallery Modern Art & Design, Hans Eberhard, Stuttgart, Germany; «Bel Development» Co. (structure of «Russian Aluminum» Co.), Russia; «Russian Aluminium» Company, Russia»; Dr. Kerner’s Collection, Munich, Germany; A. Bertolini’s Collection, Rome, Italy; Dr. Norbert Schaller’s Collection, Korneuburg/Vena, Austria; Stephane Frappat''s Collection, CEO of the Camden Partners L.L.P., Paris, France; Collection of Preston H. Haskell, FL, USA, Director of the Colliers International, USA/UK; Collection of Naum Olev, Director of the Zero Gallery, Russia; OAO «LUKOIL», Russia; International UNESCO Foundation, Russia

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