Boris Vladimirovich Fedorov
Born on August 20, 1948, in Kalinin (Tver).
In 1976, he graduated from the Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry named after V.I. Mukhina.
From 1976 to 1980, he worked as an artist at the Dyatkovo Crystal Plant.
Since 1980, he worked as the chief artist at the association "Tversteklo."
Since 1992, he has been the chief artist at JSC "Tveris."
Works in collections
His works are held in the State Historical Museum,
the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art,
"Art Modern" and "STANBET" galleries in Moscow,
the Bryansk Regional Museum of Soviet Fine Arts,
the Omsk Regional Museum of Fine Arts,
the Tver Regional Picture Gallery.
Exhibitions and auctions
1988 Personal exhibition. Kalinin, Russia;
1989 Personal exhibition. All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art. Moscow;
1990 Symposium on Artistic Glass. Gus-Khrustalny, Russia;
1990 Group exhibition. Pavlovsk Museum-Reserve. Leningrad region, Russia;
1991 Personal exhibition. Kostroma, Russia;
1993 "STANBET" gallery exhibition. Mikkeli, Finland.
Author about himself
Working with glass, I increasingly notice that the work feels more and more like a game, where partners are equal and grateful to each other in case of harmony. But when glass resists, with its properties, it demands all my strength, energy, and improvisational ability.
Bibliography
Album "Soviet Artistic Glass", 1981, Avrora Publishing, Leningrad, ill. 12;
E. Rachuk "Soviet Colored Glass", 1982, Moscow;
L.V. Kazakova "Decorative Glass in Soviet Architecture of the 60s-80s", Izobrazit. Iskusstvo Publishing, 1989, Moscow;
"STANBET" gallery booklet, 1992, Moscow.
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