Andrey Esionov

In his paintings the artist turns objects and subjects of the real world into works of art which is an indisputable evidence of his talent, high level of professional skills and mastery. Rather than cloning the real world, Esionov uses no optical devices, film or photo cameras to create a new reality relying only on purely artistic means. Esionov’s imaginary compositions and creative stylistic peculiarities visualize harmony of reality and imagination that inspires associative perception and imagination.

Andrey Kimovich Esionov was born in the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He graduated from the Republican Music and Art boarding school in 1981 as a specialist in graphic art. In the same year he entered the Tashkent State Theater and Art Institute named after Alexander Ostrovsky, where received an academic education in the Department of Easel Painting. Esionov is a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and of the Union of Artists of Russia. He is academician of the Russian Academy of Arts. He has been awarded a gold medal by the Russian Academy of Arts (2012), Shuvalov's medal (2016), Medal of the Order for Services to the Fatherland, II degree (March 28, 2019) - for a great contribution to the development of national culture and art, the media, many years of fruitful activity (Russia) and has been honoured with many international and national exhibitions.

Andrey Kimovich Esionov (born 1963) is a Russian painter and graphic artist, who paints portraits and cityscapes. He is academician (Full member) of the Russian Academy of Arts (the painting department, 2018), Honorary Academician of the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts and Drawing (Accademia delle Arti del Disegno), a member of the Russian Artistic Union of Painters (1995), the Moscow Artists' Association of International Art Fund, and the Union of Russian Artists.