Born in 1970 in Krasnoyarsk, he completed all stages of art education, including graduating with honors from the Krasnoyarsk Art College named after V.I. Surikov, the Krasnoyarsk State Art Institute, and the sculpture workshops of the Russian Academy of Arts (1997-2000).
As a student at the institute, he went on a creative assignment to India, which helped him create a series of compositions, "Indian Sketches." His works have been exhibited at the Indian Academy of Arts in Delhi (Lalit kala Akademi - National Academy of Art), and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Since 1994, he has been an active participant in art exhibitions at various levels: regional, national, and international, as well as in Art Week projects and the Biennale. His sculptures have been exhibited in galleries in Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Omsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Krasnoyarsk, Vladimir, Novokuibyshevsk, Samara, Tolyatti, and elsewhere. They have also been displayed in exhibition halls in Moscow, at the Academy of Arts, the House of Artists, the Manege, the Kremlin, the Federation Council, the State Duma, and in six republics of the North Caucasus. He has been awarded the State Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation, prizes from the Urals, Siberia, and Far East Regional Branch of the Russian Academy of Arts, the People's Artist of Russia Yury Ishkhanov Prize, and the Krasnoyarsk Krai Governor's Prize for Young Talents in Fine Arts. For his monument to the founders of Khanty-Mansiysk, "Gateway to Siberia," he was awarded the Bronze Medal "To the Worthy" by decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts. He has been awarded numerous diplomas, certificates of honor, and letters of gratitude.
Outstanding Russian figures have small bronze sculptures in their collections: S.E. Naryshkin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation; D.G. Mindiashvili, USSR master of freestyle wrestling and coach of the Russian national team; V.A. Filipenko, Mayor of Khanty-Mansiysk; L.V. Kuznetsov, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai; Natalia Osipova, prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre and the Royal Ballet; V.A. Vostrotin, State Duma deputy, Soviet and Russian military leader, and Chairman of the Union of Russian Paratroopers; Nikolai Valuev; Fedor Emelianenko; Vika Tsyganova, and others.
Until I was two, I was a very restless child, until I got my hands on some plasticine, and everyone forgot about me, just as I forgot about everyone else and everything else. Already in first grade, I had already decided on a future profession: sculptor, unlike the other boys who were cosmonauts, sailors, and Native Americans. And then I sculpted and sculpted, and the realization of my calling came with time.
For me, the most important thing is the idea of the composition itself: not to sculpt a body, but to show through the plasticity of sculpture the true soul of the hero, their essence, their inner self—the Self. While sculpting, you sometimes begin to delve into yourself. In any case, an artist's creations are a reflection of their experiences, aspirations, and a reflection of themselves over time...
Sometimes I just knead a piece of plasticine in my hands and say, "Oh! Something interesting has come out, I should keep it." But the result is much more satisfying when you set a task and then seek the answer in a sculptural solution to that task. Sculpture, as an art form in space, is a full-fledged symbiosis of form and concept. I am currently working on several projects, including a series of works on themes such as the Angels of the Apocalypse, Golgotha, the Amazon, and Kali Yuga. I am deeply drawn to perceiving the world through the prism of Eastern culture. I have personally been on numerous expeditions across India, from plein air painting to ashrams and yoga, from the Rohtang Pass in the Himalayas at an altitude of 4,700 meters in northern India to the southernmost point of the Hindustan Peninsula, Kanyakumari. This provides tremendous inspiration for the themes of my ideas and projects, and these are not themes of the past, but rather a reflection of our time, through the archaic, of the present in which we now live. My goal is to express my thoughts through sculpture. Over the years, I've accumulated a suitcase of various sketches, with sculpted pieces on the shelves. Plus, something new is born every time, so even without this, two lifetimes wouldn't be enough... I'll never be able to sculpt some things, so fresh ideas will always remain closer to home.
An artist can't help but create; that's what makes them selfish, even if these creations are of no use to anyone but themselves. Of course, you want your own audience, someone who will come to your exhibitions specifically to see you. But even on a desert island, besides survival, I'll draw with my finger in the sand... My studio is where I am; even in the car, I have paper, pencil, and play dough.
Today, my sculptures stand in many cities from Vladivostok to Crimea. They feature military themes, saints, and athletes. I always seek originality and an interesting composition. But it's much more rewarding if they're purely creative projects that haven't undergone "moderation," such as "Peto and Fevronia" in Chastoozerye, Kurgan Oblast; "Romantika" (for lovers in Uray, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug); Chernobyl victims; and Afghan veterans in Taman, Krasnodar Krai.
