Artist: Alexander Taratynov

Born: June 13th, 1956 in Moscow

1967 - 1979: Art School Moscow

1979 - 1981: Art Academy "Surikov" Moscow

Since 1986 Herr Taratynov works in the "Grekow Art Studio" in Moscow.

Exhibitions include:

Russia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Austria and Germany.

Works in Museums:

in Moscow, Veghel (Holland), Den Haag (Holland), Innsbruck (Austria).

Interpretation

One viewer said:

"The bear of the Russian Federation is covered with a tangle of wide ribbons, stripes, disconnected lines.

The Buddy Bear seems to be streak of strands, which start somewhere and end somewhere on the figure. Everything is - like the structure of the Russian Federation - not yet completed. A lot is still bridged, but the main-features of the system can be recognised.

Looking at the bear from some distance, one can also think of a picture taken of the Russian Federation out of space by night: big streets, illuminated cities, airports, runways etc."

Sponsor: ZGG GmbH