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 Born
in Moscow in 1940, Alexander Anufriev endured many
years as an underground "unofficial" artist
in the Soviet Union due to the spiritual nature
of his paintings and his view of life. Since coming
to the US in 1980, his motivation as an artist has
not changed. "When I paint, I stand between
the heavens and the earth, trying to make the invisible
visible. I try to bring about a unification in my
painting. Some might call it mysticism - the idea
that we are all linked by our divine beginning.
I think this unification is often expressed by beauty
- so I am always looking for beauty." Mr. Anufriev
is strongly influenced by art of the Renaissance
- particularly Pierro della Francesca, Fra Angelico
and Byzantine icons.
What attracts us to the works of Alexander Anufriev
is perhaps their mystery. But equally compelling
is their style. The mannerist refinement dispatches
the recognizable to another level of reality, which
he makes visible. Anufriev, a leading member of
the Odessa group, emigrated to the United States
and now lives and works in the Shenandoah Valley
in central Virginia. Since his move to Virginia
he has had many successful solo and group shows.
The vast majority of Anufriev's poetic, visionary
works hang in museums and private collections throughout
Europe, the United States of America, and the ex-Soviet
Union.
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