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Alexey Parygin

Alexey Borisovich Parygin (; born December 2, 1964, in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian artist, philosopher, art historian, art theorist and curator. He is the author of several philosophical art projects, including Contemplation of Money (1997–2000), Art is a Business (2000–2015), Art in the Forest (2000–2005), City as an Artist's Subjectivity (2019–2020), Posturbanism Art Project (since 2005).

Biography

Alexey was born in Leningrad 2 December 1964. His father Boris Parygin was a social psychologist. Alexey studied at the graphics faculty of the Herzen University from 1982 to 1989. He organized the art group “Union № 0” in Leningrad in 1986–1989 and created the art squatters’ workshop “Nevsky-25” in Leningrad in 1987–1990. Joined the Professional Artists’ Union of Russia in 1994. Member of the Bureau of the Graphics Section (since 2019), and member of the Board of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (since 2022). The Art Critics Association (ACA) member since 2003. PhD in Art History with the thesis Silk Screening as a phenomenon of the 20th Century art (2002).

Since the mid—1980s, the artist perfected printed graphic technics of serigraphy, linocut, woodcut, lithography, cardboard engraving and collagraphy). The artist's works are in many museum collections in Russia (State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia) and the world. The artist lives and makes art in his workshop at the Benois House (St. Petersburg, Russia).

The nature of creativity

In 1980-1990 Parygin concentrated on easel oil painting outside and using models at the studio, experimented with various paint foundations such as canvas, plywood, glass and other media and used texture and relief techniques.

From Aleksandr Kamensky’s article (1988):

From Mikhail German’s article (1991):

From the middle of the 90-ies the artist’s main studies subject matter and experiments became signs and sign systems as communicative link of the contemporary society. From 1997 the artist created a series of extended multimedia projects Contemplation of Money, Art is a Business, Art in the Forest.

From Nikolay Blagodatov's article (2002):

Since 2000, Parygin has been developing the utopian concept of the form of art after the death of art—Posturbanism Art Project / PostUrbanism.

Artist's books

Since 1989, Parygin has been contributing to artist's books. His first editions featured visual series of the author's poetic text: Pesok (The Sand). Leningrad. 1989; Circulation—5 numbered and signed copies; Tsvetnye zvuki (The Coloured Sounds). Leningrad. 1989. Circulation—5 numbered and signed copies; Zelenaia kniga (The Green Book). Leningrad. 1989. Circulation—6 numbered and signed copies; Moia mansarda (My Attic). Leningrad. 1990. Circulation—6 numbered and signed copies. And the artist’s book Krasnye karliki (The Red Dwarfs). Saint Petersburg. 1990. Circulation—8 numbered and signed copies.

From Elena Grigoryant’s article (2019):

Spanning for three decades of featured art works the legacy holds about forty unique book objects. In the past decade the artist has participated several major group art editions: Metamorphosis. LS Collection Van Abbemuseum. 2013; Mayakovsky-Manifesto. St. Petersburg. 2014. Strannik Gumilëv (Wanderer Gumilyov). 2016; Jubilaeus. LS Collection Van Abbemuseum. 2018; Russkiy bukvar (Russian Alphabet book). M. 2018; Poeziya neizvestnykh slov: Variatsii v kirillitse (Poetry of Unknown Words: Variations in the Cyrillic alphabet). M. 2019.

Museum collections

Exhibitions

Since 1986, the artist participated in more than 250 exhibitions held in Russia (St. Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov-on-Donn, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga, Arkhangelsk, Saratov, etc.). The artist exhibited in the Netherlands in Groningen, Eindhoven; Germany in Kiel, Hamburg, Aachen; Italy in Naples, Rome, Caltanissetta; Spain in Bilbao; Montenegro in Bar; Latvia in Riga; Poland in Warsaw; China in Beijing; Mexico in Mexico City; India; Brazil in Bagé; Guatemala in San Pedro Carchá; Ethiopia in Addis Ababa and others.

Group projects

The artist participated in international art projects, festivals and open-air exhibits: “Kubachi Tower” (Kubachi, Amuzgi, Makhachkala / Dagestan, 2022); “Artisterium XII” (Kutaisi, Tbilisi/ Georgia, 2019); “Museum for Friends” (Lipetsk/ Russia, 2019); "Clouds" (Art-village Witland. Vistula Spit, 2018); “Printed Graphics” (Kazan, Sviyazhsk/ Tatarstan, 2016); “Crna Gora u o'ima ruskih slikara” (Bar/ Montenegro, 2012); “Warszawa w budowie — architektura XXI w malarstwie (Warsaw/ Poland, September 16–26, 2011) and others.

Principal Artist, Printmaking Studio, Timofey Markov Publishing House, St. Petersburg (2012-2014). The artist worked on several joint publishing projects with Georgy Kovenchuk.

Solo exhibitions

  • Alexey Parygin/ PostUrbanism-Northwest.—Alvar Aalto Library. Vyborg. July 1—31, 2025.
  • PostUrbanJazz.—JFC Jazz Club. Saint Petersburg. December 22, 2023—February 22, 2024.
  • Posturbanism: Back to the Future. Alexey Parygin. Engravings, art objects, collection.—Book Graphics Library. Saint Petersburg. March 16—April 16, 2023.
  • Aqua-Silk.—House of Scientists. Saint Petersburg. October 4—22, 1998.
  • Parygin & Korolchuk (painting, graphics).—Russian Museum, Lecture Hall. Saint Petersburg. November 30—December 31, 1991.

Group exhibitions

  • 2 IBMB International Biennial Of Miniature Art-Graphics And Drawings. Officers' Hall. Bitola. North Macedonia. August 12—31, 2025.
  • Non Stop Jazz / Valery Mishin, Alexey Parygin, Yuri Shtapakov (graphics, art objects). Borey Art Center. Saint Petersburg. May 3—24, 2025.
  • BureauGraphics. Saint Petersburg Union of Artists. Saint Petersburg. March 11—23, 2025.
  • Chinese-Russian exhibition / The 3rd Jinan International Biennale 'The Age of Human Wisdom'. Shandong Art Museum. Jinan. China. December 20–26, 2024.
  • Kazan International Printmaking Triennale „Rider“ 2024. The State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan. October 3, 2024–January 19, 2025.
  • Da(r)shak: A Decade of IPEP. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. Chandigarh. February 12–April 30, 2024.
  • Contemporary Artist's Book. National Library of Russia. Department of Prints and Photographs. Saint Petersburg. December 4, 2023–February 28, 2024.
  • Da(r)shak: A Decade of Printmaking & Viewership. Bihar Museum. Patna. 2023.
  • Nuovi corpi nuove forme, Libri d’Artisti. Libri Oggetto (Dalla collezione Archivio di Comunicazione Visiva e Libri d’Artista). Galleria Civica d'Arte di Palazzo Moncada. Caltanissetta. 2022.
  • 5ª Bienal Internacional de Gravura „Lívio Abramo“. Casa da Cultura Luiz Antonio Marinez Corrêa. Araraquara. 2018—2019.
  • OSTEN Biennial of Drawing. National Gallery of Macedonia—Chifte Hammam. Skopje. North Macedonia. 2018.
  • E’CARTA Mini carte contemporanee. MAiO Museo dell’Arte in Ostaggio e delle grafiche visionarie. Cassina de' Pecchi. 2018.
  • Il PIACERE NEI LIBRI rassegna di arte erotica dagli ex libris ai libri d’artista. Castel Nuovo. Naples. 2018.
  • Sculture da Viaggio — omaggio a Bruno Munari. Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Caltanissetta. Caltanissetta. 2017.
  • Die Verwandlung. 25 Jahre russische Künstlerbücher. Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg. Hamburg. 2013—2014.
  • Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas grafikas jaunieguvumi (gravÄ«ras, grāmatu plates, zÄ«mējumi): 2010—2011. National Library of Latvia. Riga. 2012.
  • V Bienal Internacional de la Acurela. Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum. Mexico City. 2002, November—2003, February.
  • Равноденствие. Gallery Nevsky 20. Leningrad. 1991, June 22—July 22.
  • Молодежная выставка. Exhibition Hall of the Artists Union of Russia on Okhta. Leningrad. 1990, June.
  • Без жури. Exhibition Hall of the Artists Union of Russia on Okhta. Leningrad. 1989, April.
  • Ленинград, история, люди (молодежная республиканская выставка). Exhibition Hall of the Artists Union of Russia on Okhta. Leningrad. 1988, June 10—July 10.

Teaching

Teaching work since 1988.

Taught courses: Drawing at the Department of Graphics and Sculptures Herzen University (2020–2021). Color science, printed graphics, research at the Department of Graphic Design at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (2018–2019). He taught layout, the basics of composition, and the foundations of sculpture at the Institute of Landscape Architecture Saint-Petersburg State Forestry University (2017–2019). Painting course and drawing course at the Department of Interior Design/ St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design (2003–2012), for which the concept of learning and working programs of the 1st in the 4th course was developed; painting course at the Design School, St. Petersburg, (2004–2009). Author's course Basics of examination of graphic works of art at the Department of Art Studies of St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions, the management of diploma works (1995–2001).

Bibliography

Texts by A. Parygin

Among the priority scientific interests of A. B. Parygin is the history of the techniques of the author's printed graphics, first of all—silk screening. Issues of the primacy of using silkscreen as an art technique; Regional schools and an early history of the process; The chronology and geography of its spread in the world; the interconnection of the latest currents and technological innovations in art. Silkscreen in the art of the United States and Canada and Cuba (1920-60s), in European art: Germany, England, France, Finland (1930-60s) and the USSR. Parygin is the author of Russia's first fundamental art research on the history and phenomenology of creative silk screening. The results are published in two monographs (2009, 2010).

Parygin is the author of Russia's first fundamental art research on the history and phenomenology of creative silk screening . The results are published in two monographs (2009, 2010). The author of more than 100 articles on the history of graphics and contemporary art, including the artists of St. Petersburg (N.F. Lapshin, O.A. Lyagachev, Yu.K. Lyukshin, A. I. Kuindzhi, V.M. Konashevich, A.A. Korolchuk, M.A. Kopylkove, N.I. Kofanove, B.N. Koshelokhov, G.V. Kovenchuk, A.V. Kaplun, L.K. Kazbekove, T.S. Kerner and others) for the German academic directory Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL).

Monographs

  • Parygin A.B. The Art of Silk Screening. The 20th century. History, Phenomenology, Techniques, Names.—St. Petersburg: ST. Petersburg GUTD, 2010.—304 pp.
  • Parygin A.B. Silk Screening As Art. Techniques, History, Phenomenology, Artists.—St. Petersburg: ST. Petersburg GUTD, 2009.—261 pp.

Publications by A. Parygin

Public lectures

  • ‘Subjective City as a Project (Printmaking and Artist’s Books)‘. The State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan. 2024, October 4. 1-2.30 p.m
  • ‘Subjective City as a Project‘. Vologda. 2024, July 13. 2-3.30 p.m
  • ‘Manifesto as a Book‘. Book Graphics Library. Saint Petersburg. 2024, May 18. 9.45-10.45 p.m
  • ‘Fundamentals of Printmaking Examination and a Short Course in the History of Engraving from its Appearance to the Present Day‘. Express course for artists of Goznak. Peter and Paul Fortress. Saint Petersburg. 2024, April 3, 4, 5. 1-3 p.m
  • ‘The Artist About the Artist’s Books. From Z to A‘. National Library of Russia. Department of Prints and Photographs. Saint Petersburg. 2024, February 13. 6-7 p.m.
  • ‘Posturbanism: yesterday, today, tomorrow‘. Library of book graphics. Saint Petersburg. 2023, April 1. 5-6.30 p.m. (As part of a personal exhibition).
  • Five lectures: ‘The Artist's Book in the Department of Prints NLR Russian‘. National Library of Russia. Department of Prints and Photographs. Saint Petersburg. 2023, February 2, February 9, February 16, March 2, March 7. 7-8.40 p.m.
  • Five lectures: ‘Pleasure accessible to many. History of Prints‘ for the lecture hall of the Russian Museum. Mikhailovsky Castle. Saint Petersburg. 2022, September 29, October 13, November 10, December 15, December 29. 7-9 p.m.
  • ‘The Artist's Book: Torment and Ecstasy‘ for Lobachevsky Lab. N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod. 2022, September 22. 6-8 p.m.
  • ‘Post Urbanism as the Concept of the Future‘. David Kakabadze Kutaisi Fine Art Gallery. Kutaisi. 2019, June 15, Saturday. 3-4 p.m. (As part of the art festival “Artisterium XII”).

Interview

Critique

Exhibition catalogs

  • Posturbanism: Back to the Future. Alexey Parygin. Engravings, art objects, collection. Authors of the articles: Konokotina L., Kononikhin N. St. Petersburg: BKG. 2023. 24 pp. (RUS)
  • Kolekcija. Iespiedgrafika Latvijas Nacionālās bibliotēkas Mākslas krājumā/ Mākslas krājumā. Dmitrijs Zinovjevs, Mārtiņš Mintaurs, Anda Boluža. RÄ«ga: National Library of Latvia. 2022. 230 lpp.
  • Imago Mundi/ Beyond the Black square. Contemporary Artists from St. Petersburg. Texts: Luciano Benetton, Liliana Malta, Gleb Ershov. Treviso: Antiga Edizioni, 2021. 480 pp. P. 308-309.
  • III Международная триеннале современной графики в Новосибирске. Новосибирский государственный художественный музей. Novosibirsk: Изд-й дом «Вояж». 2021. 276 с.
  • Second International Print Biennale (07.09—07.11.2019). Yerevan. 2021. С. 357.
  • A City as an Artist’s Subjective Space. Групповой проект в формате книги художника/ Каталог. Авт. вст. статей: Парыгин А. Б., Марков Т. А., Климова Е. Д., Боровский А. Д., Северюхин Д. Я., Григорьянц Е. И., Благодатов Н. И. Под общей редакцией Парыгина А. Б. Saint Petersburg: Изд. Т. Маркова. 2020. 128 с.
  • The Looking Glass and Through It. International art project. Catalog / Зеркала и зазеркалье. Международный выставочный проект. Каталог. МИСП. Авт. вст. статей: Толстая О., Шакирова Л., Пацюков В., Ипполитов А. Saint Petersburg: НП-Принт. 2020. 208 с.
  • Печатная графика Санкт-Петербургских художников / Каталог. Авт. вст. ст.: Н. Ю. Кононихин, А. Б. Парыгин. СПб.: СПбСХ. 2020. — 192 с. ISBN 978-5-6043891-1-9
  • 4-я Казанская международная биеннале печатной графики "Всадник". Каталог / Авт. вст. ст. О. Л. Улемнова. Kazan: Заман. 2019. 128 с.
  • IX Международная выставка Уральской триеннале печатной графики. Каталог / Авт. сост. И. Н. Оськина. Ufa. 2019. 216 с.
  • Artisterium XII. Artisterium On the Road // Catalog (7 notebooks in the cover). Tbilisi: Artisterium. 2019.
  • Nuire № 5. Quatrième biennale internationale de poésie visuelle d’Ille sur Tet Catalogne nord // Catalog. Ille-sur-Têt. 2019. 95 pp. P. 82.
  • 5ª Bienal Internacional de Gravura "Lívio Abramo" // Catalog. Araraquara. 2019. 23 pp.
  • OSTEN BIENNIAL of DRAWING Skopje 2018 // Catalog. Skopje: Остен музеј на цртеж 2018. 224 рp.
  • V Фотобиеннале современной фотографии. Русский музей // Каталог. Saint Petersburg: Palace Editions, Russian Museum. 2018. 240 с.
  • MicroMacroCosm // Catalog. Mumbai. IPEP. 2018. 24 pp.
  • Il PIACERE NEI LIBRI rassegna di arte erotica dagli ex libris ai libri d’artista // Catalogo Biennale del libro d’artista IV Edizione. Napoli: Lineadarte, 2018. 180 pp.
  • Third International Printmaking Biennial in Cacak // Catalog. Cacak. 2018. 105 рp.
  • “17. INTERBIFEP” Mezinárodní bienále festivalu portrétu // Catalog. Tuzla: Mezinárodní portrétní galerie Tuzla. 2018. 186 pp.
  • Die Verwandlung. 25 Jahre russische Künstlerbücher 1989—2013. LS collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven. Antje Theise, Klara Erdei, Diana Franssen. Eindhoven, 2013. 120 pp.
  • 黑龙江美术出版社(黑龍江美術出版社) Heilongjiang Fine Arts Publishing House. Harbin (哈尔滨). (中国). Chief Editor Chen Fenyue. Executive Chief Editor Catherine Druzhinin. V. 1. Graphics St. Petersburg. 2013. 292 pp.
  • V Bienal Internacional de la Acurela. Articolo introduttivo: Dr. Gerardo Estrada, A. Guati Rojo. Mexico City, 2002. 88 pp.
  • Петербург 95; Петербург 96; Петербург 97; Петербург 98; Петербург 2000; Петербург 2011. Авт. вст. ст.: Л. Скобкина. Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg Manege, 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2001; 2012, ил.
  • II-й Международный фестиваль экспериментальных искусств и перформанса/ Каталог. Авт. вст. ст.: Л. Скобкина. Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg Manege, 1998. 63 с.
  • Равноденствие// Буклет к выставке на Невском 20. Автор вступит. ст. Юдина Т. К. Галерея ТСХ. Saint Petersburg., 1991.

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