Alex Kuznetsov
白俄罗斯艺术家
出生于1978年
Born in 1978
生活和工作在里斯本
Lives and works in Lisbon
曾举办多次个展与群展
Solo and group
exhibitions
match
抽象为日常
生活的
Abstraction brings balance to the daily
喧嚣和磨难带来了平衡
The hustle and bustle and tribulations bring balance
让我们周围的严肃和压力
Allowing the seriousness and stress that surrounds us
得到了令人耳目一新的缓解
Gained a refreshing relief
—Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov出生于明斯克，目前在葡萄牙里斯本生活和工作，他花了15年的时间周游世界，创作涂鸦，然后转向抽象绘画和其他媒体。Kuznetsov因其喷漆作品而享誉国际，并开创了独联体(前苏联)的涂鸦艺术的先河。通过涂鸦，Kuznetsov学会了色彩组合和大画幅的技巧，以及许多生活技能。
Born in Minsk and currently living and working in Lisbon, Portugal, Alex Kuznetsov spent 15 years traveling the world creating graffiti before turning to abstract painting and other media. Kuznetsov became internationally renowned for his work in spray paint and pioneered the graffiti scene in the CIS (the former USSR). Through graffiti, Kuznetsov learned the skills of color combinations and working in large formats, as well as numerous life skills.
作为一名抽象艺术家，Alex的创作之旅一直受到他对艺术的毕生热情的推动，他的灵感来自于涂鸦。他通过不同媒介的作品，包括绘画、纸上作品和版画，探索了色彩的变革力量。Kuznetsov的抽象画以大胆的色彩为特征，这使他进入了一种沉思的状态，在这种状态下，过程和结果一样重要。他沉浸在色彩的振动中，用他的挤压的流动性和运动放大了它们的力量，使自己完全沉浸在绘画中。
Alex creative journey as an abstract artist has been fueled by a lifelong passion for art, inspired by his roots in the graffiti. He explores the transformative power of color through his works across different mediums, including paintings, works on paper, and prints. Kuznetsov's abstractions are characterized by bold swipes of color, which bring him to a meditative state where the process is as important as the outcome. He engages with the vibrations of color, amplifying their power with the fluidity and movement of his squeedges, fully immersing himself in the painting.
Kuznetsov的抽象绘画可能会让人联想到熟悉的城市意象，比如未来主义物体的轮廓、形状的轮廓和带有摩天大楼尖顶的地平线等，但在他的作品中，材料和媒介获得了独立性，成为了同等权利的主题。与
Gerhard Richter, Barnett Newma
和
Pierre Soulages
的作品不同，他的作品独树一帜，以其内在的能量震撼观者。
Kuznetsov's abstract paintings may suggest familiar urban imagery, such as outlines of futuristic objects, contours of shapes, and horizon lines with skyscrapers' spikes, but the material and medium gain independence in his work, becoming subject matter in its equal right. Departing from the works of Gerhard Richter, Barnett Newman, and Pierre Soulages, he has developed a unique body of work that strikes the viewer with its inner energy.
Kuznetsov在巨大的铝尺子上使用丙烯酸树脂，有意识地为每一个机械的手势和压力的力量注入意义。他以过程为主导的抽象绘画实践采用了一种温和的手势语言，优先考虑流动性和擦除过程以及直观的油漆应用。通过他的艺术作品，他探讨了控制和偶然性之间的紧张关系，从而探索了存在和记忆的状态。
Kuznetsov applies acrylics with giant aluminum rulers, consciously infusing each mechanical gesture and power of pressure with meaning. His process-led abstract painting practice employs a tempered gestural language, prioritizing fluidity and the process of erasure alongside the intuitive application of paint. Through his artworks, he explores states of presence and remembrance by examining the tension between control and eventuality.
对于
Alex Kuznetsov
来说，绘画是对完美的不断追求，反映了他根据天生的和谐感来组织世界的愿望。他将自己的愿景升华为艺术作品，将它们带到画布上，让最终的观众解读和认同。通过他的艺术作品，Kuznetsov努力将他的幻想塑造成一种新的真理，在深刻和变革的层面上与观众联系在一起。
For Alex Kuznetsov painting is a constant quest for perfection, reflecting his desire to organize the world according to an innate sense of harmony. He sublimates his visions into his artworks, bringing them to the canvas for the eventual viewer to decipher and identify with. Through his artworks, Kuznetsov strives to mold his phantasies into truths of a new kind, connecting with the viewer on a profound and transformative level.
Q1：你的作品与流行文化有关吗?
Is there anything about popular culture that your work engages with?
Alex Kuznetsov：
音乐一直在我身边，即使是在过程中，但我几乎不听音乐。我不确定它是否可以被称为流行文化，因为它更像是一些精致的电子音乐和当代经典。例如，Nils Frahm给了我很大的灵感，我很感激他的音乐，因为它常常能让我进入正确的状态，让我重新焕发活力。
The music is always here beside me, even despite being in the process so I hardly listen to it. I’m not sure though it can be referred to as popular culture as it’s more of some delicate electronic music and contemporary classics. For instance, I’m very much inspired by Nils Frahm and I’m grateful to him for his music as it often brought me in the right state of mind, revived me.
Q2：你对色块和对比的运用真的很突出画布。它们几乎创造出一种无色的质感。是什么激发了你对颜色的兴趣?你是如何看待世界上的颜色的?
Your use of color blocks and contrasts really pop off a canvas. They almost create a texture out of color. What inspires you about color and how you see it in the world?
Alex Kuznetsov：
我觉得我应该感谢涂鸦。由于喷漆罐的颜色在制作过程中已经混合好了，所以艺术家没有办法自己精细地混合。我已经习惯了，我正在慢慢改变。我越来越喜欢相邻颜色之间的这种简洁的对比，而不是鲜明的色彩组合。但与此同时，我也擅长将明亮的色彩相互结合，以及一些更细腻的色调。我对颜色的感觉是从哪里来的？我不知道，也许是我对美学的强烈倾向导致了这一切。我可以使用它，我可以找到和谐，不仅在色彩中，还可以在质地、体积或构图中找到和谐。
I think I should be grateful to graffiti for that. As the colors in spray cans are already mixed during the production process, there’s no such option left for the artist to mix them delicately by himself. I’m used to it I’m changing gradually. I like more and more this neat contrast in neighboring colors instead of sharp bright color combinations. But at the same time, I’m good at combining bright colors between each other as well as some more delicate color shades. Where do I get my sense of color from? I don’t know may be my strong proclivity for aesthetics in every sphere is to blame for it. I can use it, I can find the harmony, to find it not only in the color but also in the texture, volume, or composition.
