Alexander Isachev

I thought for a long time about the myth telling of the birth of Apollo... Why was the god representing art and creative potential born somewhere in exile, on some deserted island? Why did the Greeks not surround the birth of their beloved with more dignified conditions? And understood: it was no accident. Apparently, his soul had to be tormented by the desert, to hunger for beauty, for perfection and harmony to such an extent that it had to prove capable of giving birth to all this from itself, to turn into a source of creative force... the same thing with me: birth in the depths of Belarus, in a small village, most of life in a small country town - conditions in which, it seems, there is nothing to give birth or to grow an artist... So, it had to be. The creator needs the desert in order to be able to start creating his own world, to give birth to it from his soul. I am a creator! I am God! I am the Apollo of my own world!

Education:

Republican boarding school for music and fine arts for gifted children in Minsk (grade 5-8)

Independent studying of techniques of old European masters

Independent mastering of glaze painting technique

Stylistic trends:

1973 1st half of 1975 - Surrealist and abstract motifs are evident in his works

The 2nd half of the 70-s - The classical style is seen in the works. The main subjects are biblical, historical and mythological. Occupation with icon painting, church painting.

1980s - The holistic concept of creativity: an appeal to the culture of ancient civilizations, a combination of religious gods and attributes of several cultures in the canvases, the multidimensionality of the symbolism used

Artistic associations:

Participant in Gazanevshchina 

1987 - One of the founders of the Fund of Free Russian Contemporary Art

Exhibitions:

1974 - Exhibition of Leningrad artists of non-traditional directions, Gaza Culture Centre, Leningrad

1975 - Exhibition of Leningrad artists of non-traditional trends, "Nevsky" Culture Centre, Leningrad.

Solo exhibitions:

1987 - First solo exhibition, "Neftyanik" Culture House, Rechitsa, Belarus.

1987 - Exhibition of works by Alexander Isachev, Munich, Germany.

1988 - First personal exhibition in Minsk, Palace of Trade Unions, Minsk, Belarus

1997 - Exhibition of graphic works by Alexander Isachev, Regional Museum of Local Lore, Rechitsa, Belarus

2014 - Exhibition of works by Alexander Isachev, Mikhail Savitsky Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus

2015 - Exhibition of works by Alexander Isachev dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the artist, A. Isachev Art Gallery, Rechitsa, Belarus. A. Isachev Art Gallery, Rechitsa, Belarus

2018 - "At Forgotten Altars", Art Gallery Artel, Minsk, Belarus

There have been around 100 exhibitions in Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Isachev created about 500 paintings, most of which were exported abroad: in Sweden, Germany, France, Israel and USA.

There are about 20 icons in the Holy Protection of the Holy Mary Church in Rechitsa. 

There is a permanent exhibition of his paintings and drawings in the Picture Gallery of Rechitsa Regional Museum.