Ситников Александр

A well-known Moscow artist of the 1970s, husband of artist Olga Bulgakova. Born on February 20, 1945, in the village of Iva, Golitsynsky district, Penza region. In 1966, he entered the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov and began participating in exhibitions. He studied in the workshop of N. A. Ponomarev and O. M. Savostyuk until graduating from the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov in 1972.

Alexander Sitnikov's creative journey began in the legendary era of the 1970s. Even then, he began to develop his own authorial mythology, using archetypal images from ancient myths of various cultures. Bulls, minotaurs, wolves, mysterious figures of mourners and musicians became an integral part of Sitnikov's cosmogenesis, on the expanses of which world history unfolded. His painting resembles a fantastic mystery, full of symbolism and the finest semantic interweavings. At the same time, mathematical precision and musical rhythm give the images visual directness and clarity.

In the 1970s, he created the series "Not People – Beasts" and "The Blind, Deaf-Mute." Later, in the 1980-90s, the series "Burden" and Demos were published. The theme of music is close to the artist's work — in the 1985-2000s, he created the series Concerto, as well as works dedicated to D. Shostakovich and A. Schnittke.

In 2000–2006, Alexander Sitnikov creates the series "Rodnaya Rech" (Native Speech), "Instinkty" (Instincts), "Piktroglify" (Pictoglyphs), and "Ritorika" (Rhetoric). In 2008–2012 — the series "Kukolnyy Teatr" (Puppet Theater) and "Etyudy bez natury" (Studies from Nature).

Since 1975 — a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR, and since 1993 — of the Moscow Artists' Union. He received several awards, including the Grand Prix of the V Triennial of Contemporary Art in New Delhi (India, 1982), and the I Prize at the VII Biennial of Contemporary Art in Košice (Czechoslovakia, 1984).

In 2002, A. Sitnikov was awarded the State Prize of Russia for the series of paintings "My XX Century", and in 2003 - the Silver Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts. Since 2007, he has been a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and since 2012 - a full member of the Russian Academy of Arts.