Alexander Kosenkov

Alexander Kosenkov was born in 1959 in Ekimchan, Amur Oblast, in the Soviet Far East, and earned his professional degree in Novosibirsk. Alexander was one of the founding members of the Association of Independent Artists Named after Petrov-Vodkin’s Bathing of a Red Horse. The artist passed away in 2021.

Alexander Kosenkov’s art unexpectedly marries humour with powerful imagery. His works, visually ornate, full of vital energy and extreme vibrancy of colour, seem to have been painted under the Mediterranean sun. Despite their apparent lightness, Kosenkov’s paintings boast a carefully planned composition held together by both visible and invisible spatial lines. His active hues never raise their voices to a shouting pitch, and the overall colour balance is mathematically precise.