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Born in 1972, Rostov-on-Don. Lives and works in Saint Petersburg. Interdisciplinary artist and curator. His parents are architects. He studied architecture at the AA Institute (Rostov-on-Don) and costume design at the Moscow State University of Design and Technology (Moscow). Akulinitchev works in various art forms, including painting, ceramics, video art, and performance, creating objects, assemblages, and installations. He is the founder of the video art group INSIDE.
Kurganov about Akulinitchev
Mikhail Kurganov, independent curator: “Absorbing the atmosphere of doom and decay of the Silver Age along with the chilly air, as well as the spirit of the rave culture of the ’90s, his art combines the typical undergroundness and aestheticism of the St. Petersburg art scene. Akulinitchev’s psychedelic painting is ‘ordered chaos.’ The canvases depict a world balancing in a moment between birth and decay – a metamodelist attempt at contemplating and documenting the fragile state of modernity.”
Artistic Style and Approach
Akulinitchev’s art encompasses:
- Paintings
- Objects
- Installations
- Video Art
His work combines surreal spaces between figurativeness and abstraction, often incorporating baroque elements. He explores themes of religion, mythology, and folk art, creating introspective and multifaceted pieces.
Each November, like the first time 2022 Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm
Notable Works
- “Opus 3” (2022) – Acrylic on canvas, 120 cm diameter
- “Dissymmetrical Constructions of Love” (2022) – Acrylic on canvas and mixed media
- “Quantum Leap” (2022) – Acrylic on canvas
- “Entropy, Information Acceleration in the Lower Layers of the Atmosphere” (2022) – Acrylic on canvas
- “Meditation №5” (2019) – From the Cloud Atlas project
Akulinitchev uses diverse materials, including acrylic, canvas, clay, and mixed media, showcasing versatility in his work.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| Exhibition | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Reflections Without Meaning | 2022 | Museum Complex in Razliv, Sestroretsk |
| What the Artist Speaks About | 2022 | Arts Square Gallery, Cube.Moscow, Moscow |
| Cloud Atlas | 2018 | Master Gallery, Saint Petersburg |
Group Exhibitions
| Exhibition | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Folding | 2022 | Lyuda Gallery, Saint Petersburg |
| Abstraction Today: Repetition and Difference | 2022 | Gogol Library, Saint Petersburg |
| Architecture of the Undefined | 2021-2022 | Gromov Culture House, Saint Petersburg |
| Multiplying Fireflies | 2021 | Lyuda Gallery, Saint Petersburg |
| Hoffmann’s Fantasies | 2021 | Arts Square Gallery, Saint Petersburg |
| Opacity | 2020 | Lyuda Gallery, Saint Petersburg |
| In Vino Veritas | 2020 | Saint Petersburg Creative Union of Artists, Saint Petersburg |
| Eternal Spring | 2020 | Lyuda Gallery, Saint Petersburg |
| Yugen and Kawaii | 2019 | Art Gallery, Angleterre Hotel, Saint Petersburg |
| Kanonersky Island Environmental Biennale 2 | 2017 | Saint Petersburg |
| LINOLEUM International Animation Festival | 2017 | Kyiv |
Curatorial Projects
| Project | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| D.I.S. City | 2020 | Kroupskaya Culture House, Saint Petersburg |
| The Hat | 2019 | F.I. Shalyapin House Museum, Saint Petersburg |
| Deconstruction 12 | 2017 | F.I. Shalyapin House Museum, Saint Petersburg |
| The Unknown Shalyapin Concert | 2017 | F.I. Shalyapin House Museum, Saint Petersburg |
Fairs and Auctions
- 2021: DA!Moscow Fair
- Regular participant at Vladey Auctions
Education
- Moscow Humanities and Environmental Institute, Moscow
- Academy of Architecture and Arts, Rostov-on-Don
Citations
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Kirill_of_Moscow [2] https://vladey.net/en/artist/kirill-akulinichev [3] https://www.instagram.com/akulinichevkirill/ [4] https://www.rap-conference.org/21/RAP_2021_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf [5] https://www.instagram.com/over_grower/ [6] https://www.facebook.com/groups/2336843580/?locale=en_GB [7] https://www.mathnet.ru/php/organisation.phtml?orgid=2980&fletter=all&option_lang=eng [8] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385818445_World_experience_analysis_in_the_design_of_sorting_stations
