Alexander Shibniov

Born in 1962, Alexandre Shibniov comes from a family of several generations of artist. He learned to draw with his parents. His compositions of great purity express the idea of a spiritual harmony between man and his environment. They are made with tempera (an ancient method with natural pigments ad egg yolk) and are done on wood. His technique gives his paintings a special sense and represents a timeless and poetic piece. His elongated personages with tapered hands wonder around an static and symblic world of a peaceful environment. His red backgrounds are punctuated with solid blacks that blends with the peacefulness of the landscapes. In his compositions, Alexandre has capture the beauty of the most simple things that surround us. His pieces do not have heroes, but they inspire peace.