Konstantin Vasilyevich Khudyakov
Born on January 2, 1945, in the village of Tsarevshchina, Saratov region. Graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1971. From 1971 to 1981, Chief artist of the Central Museum of V.I. Lenin. Since 1988, member of the board of the 'M'ARS' gallery.
Works in collections
His works are held in the Yaroslavl State Art Museum, Zigzag Corporate Collection (Zigzag Venture Group), USA, and in private collections in Italy, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Romania, Turkey, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Bolivia, Colombia.
Exhibitions and auctions
1978: 20 Moscow Artists. 1978-1991. M. Gruzinskaya 28, Moscow; 1988: 1st exhibition of the 'ARS' association, Moscow; 1988: 2nd exhibition of the 'ARS' association, Moscow; 1990: ART MYTH 1. Fair. Central House of Artists, Moscow; 1991: ART MYTH 2. Moscow International Art Fair. Central Exhibition Hall 'Manege', Moscow; 1992: ART EXPO '92, Tokyo.
Critic
Konstantin Khudyakov's painting transcends conventional definitions. Complex and enigmatic, it intrigues the viewer with an unusual combination of analytical observation and encoded authorial thought, the coexistence of modern and retrospective aspects of socio-historical existence. This rich subtext attracts his audience. The subjects of Khudyakov's paintings contain elements of fantasy, spawned by the mysteries pervading our existence. The 'game' aesthetics of artistic consciousness, balancing on the edge of concrete reality and the irrational sense of being, determine the style of these works. They represent a symbolic plastic system. The content consists of combinations of signals emanating from object-symbols forming the canvas composition. Khudyakov's works are memorable for their peculiar vacuum of depicted space, where each object exists in enforced isolation. They are also remembered for their static, viscous states, halted by the temporal flow. This characteristic situation of spiritual captivity responds to recent historical realities, which imposed on us a sense of impotence before unfolding events — a sense deadening both public and individual life. This thought is expressed by the author in his own 'Aesopian' language. It is easy to see that intuition lies at the core of Khudyakov's art. — S. Ivanitsky
Bibliography
'Counting on aesthetic ignorance', 'Soviet Culture' newspaper, June 26, 1979; Journal 'Passport to the USSR', N3, 1991, Moscow, p. 52.
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