Alexander Ney

Ney, Alexander





Alexander Ney was born 1939 BirthLeningrad, Russia.
Lives and works in HomeNew York, USA.

Categories: Painting Sculpture Objects Soviet Nonconformism

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About fifty years ago, when I was maturing as a person and developing as an artist, I came to the understanding of how I would apply life and art, with all their complexities, to my artistic method. I tried to understand what talent is. What does the term “talent” mean to me? I realized that if one was to be an artist, one’s only worth was talent…
His use of natural imagery; animals, floral arrangements, and human figures, sometimes linked in the custom is indicative of his unique and original utilization of the terra-cotta medium…
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ALEXANDER NEY is often described as an "artist’s artist;" a modern master of rare aesthetic vision who is not only popular in the public realm, but one whose works are honored by his peers for their inherent artistic integrity…

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