Vladimir S. Tverdokhlebov
Born in Russia, Vladimir Sergeyevich Tverdokhlebov graduated from the Vera Mukhinad Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industrial Design (now the Academy of Art and Industrial Design named after Baron Schtiglitz), St. Petersburg, Russia in 1967.
He then moved to Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he continues to live and work.
Vladimir is one of the founders of the monumental art of Kazakhstan, author of many public art objects in the Republic and is an Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan. His fountain “The Oriental Calendar” and “The Silk Road” have become symbols of Almaty. Many of his tapestries mosaics and paintings in oils and watercolours are in public and private collections across the world.
For more information please visit his website: www.tverdokhlebovsgallery.com
Icons:
Jesus Christ 70 x 70 x 8cm (NFS)
Trinity 70 x 70 x 8cm (NFS)
Annunciation 45 x 80 x 8cm (NFS)
The façade mosaics “Jesus Christ“, “Annunciation” and “Trinity” were commissioned by the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the Russian Orthodox Church “Annunciation” in Aktau, Kazakhstan in 2006-07.
By this art works the artist aimed to contribute to the Christian presence in multi-faith Kazakhstan and pay tribute to his grandfather, Russian Orthodox priest Grigory Aleksandrovich Tverdokhlebov, a well-respected and influential figure in the South-Russian Christian community, who was repressed by the Soviet authorities in 1937.