Alexander Kostetsky
| Alexander Kostetsky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1954 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Died | January 4, 2010 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Education | Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art |
| Known for | Painting, Sculpture |
| Website | http://Akostetsky.com |
Alexander Kostetsky (Russ. Александр Владимирович Костецкий, Ukr. Олександр Володимирович Костецький;, November 14, 1954 in Kiev – January 4, 2010 in Kiev) was a Ukrainian painter and sculptor. His name has various transliterations into English and variants include Aleksandr Kostetsky, Alexander Kostecky, Alexander Kostetski and Aleksandr Kosteckij. His artist stile is Magic Realism.
Kostetsky was born into a family of artists on 14 November 1954 in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. His father was the academician painter Vladimir Kostetsky and his mother the sculptor Galina Novokreshchenova. He was the grandson of the biologist Nikolai Danilovich Kostetsky. He developed his artistic talent under the guidance of his parents and attended the Kiev Art School, where he graduated in 1975. He extended his studies at the Kiev State Art Institute and graduated in 1979 before beginning work in an art workshow. During the repressive Soviet period, when artists needed state approval to exhibit in official galleries, he participated in underground art shows. He travelled widely in Ukraine and also visited the Caucasus and Central Asia. In 1988 he visited the United States with his first wife Helen Granova and was able to place his art in exhibitions in New York City, Washington, Philadelphia and other cities. Some of his paintings were bought by Norton Dodge's personal museum and are still on display there. He also painted icons for Orthodox churches in New York. Up to 1995 he regularly held exhibitions in the United States.
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