http://www.kedrin.com The art and life of Alexander Kedrin Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:48:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Early works from the 50's were more representational. [singlepic id=67 w=512 h=384 float=center] " In the 1950's and 1960's I was in my 20's and I've tried to make a living as a painter. I painted stillife pieces which were sold through an art studio (which was state-sanctioned gallery ran through the ... http://www.kedrin.com/?p=59 This is part 1 of the 4-part video to be uploaded . It is entirely in Russian, I will try to add subtitles later. http://www.kedrin.com/?p=55 Currently, I have updated the 1970's gallery by including a large number of oil on cardboard works. I have included the gallery below, and it will have a permanent home on the right side (1970's tab). [nggallery id=4] http://www.kedrin.com/?p=49 [caption id="attachment_37" align="alignnone" width="221" caption="Ceramic Piece"][/caption] http://www.kedrin.com/?p=36 I have found several images that were 35mm slides, and have decided to scan them in. Descriptions of the works will be added shortly as well. [nggallery id=6] http://www.kedrin.com/?p=31 "Bakhor" (meaning "spring" in Uzbek language) ceramic sculpture was made in 1977, and installed inside the cafe of  "Yulduz" sewing factory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 2x5 Meters each (depth 35-40 centimeters), two similar reliefs/sculptures standing next to each other. This was the first abstract (non-figurative) sculpture in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which at the time ... http://www.kedrin.com/?p=22 Banya "Khamom" (Public bathhouse entrance) in Tashkent. The project was a collaboration with a russian architect Andrey Stanislavovich Kosinski, erected around the year 1979. The relief above the entrance is 90cm in diameter. The monochrome photograph actually depicts a color relief, with red and gold. The relief actually represents the ... http://www.kedrin.com/?p=21 The year is 1968, the works were sold to a local tea house "Choihana" in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in the "Victory" Park. Six large plates were ordered and placed in central room of the tea house, on the wall, that is itself covered with ceramic tiles. This was the first series of ... http://www.kedrin.com/?p=16 In an effort to create a site that is more organized, I will organize all the images present in the gallery below, including works from early 70's and 90's, and some of the more current works into more distinguishable categories. For now, however, here is a collection of works that ... http://www.kedrin.com/?p=6 This is a gallery of large scale works that Alexander Kedrin has done from Mid to late 1980's in several places in the former Soviet Union. Some are as tall as 9 meters (27 feet). [album=1,extend] http://www.kedrin.com/?p=3