Igor Medvedev -painter . (-Music Eldar Mansurov -)

Igor Medvedev was born in Novopskov, USSR, now the Ukraine, on November 10, 1961. In 1985 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Electronics Techniques (physio-chemical faculty). His first personal exhibition took place in the Youth Dramatic Theatre in 1990. Thereafter he was regularly exhibited by the leading galleries in Vilnuce, Kaunas: Juste, Contemporary Art Center, Russian House and others. Medvedev and his family fled German occupation during World War II and the young Russian found himself and his family a long way from freedom. After the war, the Medvedevs settled in Munich. It was there that Igor first saw the meticulousness and precision of Renaissance painting and sculpture. Today, he deploys the painstaking technique of that time, in a process known as "casein glazing." His use of impasto and chiaroscuro has led critics to comment that "He paints like a sculptor," and in fact, the multi-faceted artist is accomplished in the bronze medium. His works adorn private collections throughout the world.