(New York, NY b. USA)

The production of a painting begins with a pencil or ink drawing on paper which I extrapolate from and edit as I work the canvas. First with pencil or charcoal and then with color washes done with acrylic or ink, I map the raw canvas and allow it to be ingrained with the materials. Once satisfied with the composition and balance, the surface is sealed with a clear acrylic so as to allow the use of oil based pigments. Handmade tools are used to drag, apply, scrape and blend the paint across the canvas plane. Sandpaper and rags also propel the evolution of the work. The addition and subtraction of paint are meant to act as a metaphor for the intentions and motives for which the paintings are based. – Andrei Petrov

ANDREI PETROV

(NYC, b. Washington, DC)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020       Sanctuaries, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2018       Cloud Control, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2017       Moments of Clarity, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2016       Global Migration, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2015       BC/AD,  Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2014       Sedition of Sound, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2013       Extended Play, Mayson Gallery, New York, NY

2013       Vanishing Points, Mayson Gallery, New York, NY

2011       Project Worldwide, Lincoln Center, New York, NY

2011       La Memoire Involontaire, ArtJail, New York, N

2010       Beyond Recall, ArtJail, New York, NY

2005       Hot Pursuit, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

2004       Motionless Journey, Thomas Masters Gallery, Chicago, IL

               Primordial Secrets, Don Rimmer Gallery, New York

2001       Hidden Assets, Pacifico Fine Art, New York, NY

2000       Emotional Jet Lag, Pacifico Fine Art, New York, NY

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL

Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, DC

Four Seasons Hotel, Punta Mita, Mexico

Conrad Hotel, Miami, FL

The Athem, New York, NY

Hotel Plaza Athenee, New York, NY