Simon Kozhin

Simon Leonidovitch Kozhin Семён Леонидович Кожин
File:KozhinSimon.jpg Simon Kozhin in 2010. (aged 31)
Born	(1979-03-11)March 11, 1979 Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Education	Ilya Glazunov’s Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow
Style	Realism
Patron(s)	«Herculis Partners SA», ООО «Эйнком», «ITPS Group»

Simon Léonidovitch Kozhin (Kojin) (Russian: Семён Леони́дович Ко́жин) (born March 11, 1979 in Moscow) is a Russian painter, graphic artist, decorator, a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia IFA. and the International Arts Fund.

Biography

Simon Léonidovitch Kozhin The surname "Kozhin" is of Swedish origin and people of this surname used to be noblemen. The artist’s grandfather, Simon Mikhailovich Daishutov, was from Platovskaya village, which is at the Don River, and was a serviceman. He was in cavalry during the Civil War and in tank-borne infantry in the 3rd Guards Tank Army during the Great Patriotic War. S. Dashutov, the commander of submachine gunners, inspired his subordinates showing them the example of due courage and bravery. . The artist was named after his granddad.

Mr. Kozhin was born on March 11, 1979 in Moscow. His father, Leonid Arkadyevich Kozhin, is an engineer. His mother, Irina Mikhaylovna Kozhina (née Daishutova), is a historian, movie director, teacher of English. In 1986–1988, he played several bit roles in movies, including those shot at the Gorky Film Production Company.

In 1988—1990, while still studying in a secondary school, Kozhin attended Krosnopresnenskaya Art School in Moscow. In 1990, he entered the N.V. Tomsky Moscow Academic Art Lyceum under the Russian Academy of Arts. Together with his classmates, he visited various Russian towns (Velikie Luki, Ryazan, Solovki, the Golden Ring Russia) to write plain airs. His early works don’t show his plastic work characteristic features yet, they are decorative. However, the artist learned to write consciously, analyzing structure, which will be more distinguishable later in the Academy. While studying, Simon rose as a graphic designer and composer. His diploma work was a series of illustrations to "The Complete Course of Russian History".

In 1997, Kozhin entered the Faculty of Fine Art of the Ilya Glazunov Russian Academy of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture. In 2001, he was employed to paint a little picture titled The Holiday. He also developed and created two versions of composition "Maslenitsa. Farewell to Winter". In 2002, he studied in a landscape studio of Aleksander Pavlovich Afonin. In 2003, finished his studies with diploma picture named "Ferapontov Convent".

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Ferapontov Convent

From 2000 on, the artist takes an active part in various exhibitions. He writes landscapes, still life, genre, historical paintings. His techniques include watercolor, gouache, oil and tempera painting. He is currently living and creating in Moscow. In 2001-2002, he paid creative visits to England. There he painted a series of sketches depicting Haddenham village (Buckinghamshire) sights.

In 2004, he illustrated a biographic children’s book about Luciano Pavarotti in acryl. The book was published in Korea. Mr. Kozhin created a series of graphic sheets after Grimm Brother’s "Rapunzel" and "Hansel and Gretel".

In 2005-2015, he travelled across Russia a lot: Tver Region, Kaluga Region, the Golden Ring of Russia, the Urals. He also created a series of paintings travelling abroad: in England, Malta, Ireland, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Italy, etc. The leading role in Mr. Kozhin’s art is played by mood landscape with accent painting combined with delicate colors in shades of violet and blue predominating. His works combine nature observations and meaningful colors and composition. Sometimes, the artist uses fictional images referring to genre and historical paintings.

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Maslenitsa. Farewell to Winter. "2001"

Ivan Kupala. Divination on the Wreath. "2008"

His numerous landscapes of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kolomenskoye include genre and historical paintings, as well as sketches written in 2000-2015, "Pomegranate Lane", "[[Ivan Kupala. Divination on the Wreath", "Near the Novodevichy Convent", "Russian Hunt", "New Albion. Sir Francis Drake's Ship "Golden Hind". "Valaam. Wildwood", "Maslenitsa. Farewell to Winter". "An Old Oak in Kolomenskoye]]", "Christmas Divination", "Huntress", "Moscow View With a High-Rise", etc. The artist is highly interested in night city views. The painting technique shows excitement and expression inspired by impressionists. A series of night landscapes was created: "New Year’s Night. Eliseevsky Shop", "The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed", "The Tower Bridge", "The Wellington Arch", etc.

In addition to the city motives, Kozhin uses traditional landscapes themes, as frequently as possible. He prefers less comprehensive topics, rather than panoramic views comprising multiple clear planes and covering vast spaces. His themes are a quite corner of a garden, a snowy forest, light spots on water. Being able to sense the fragile ever-changing beauty of the nature, the artist is a master of expressing its variable shades in the mood. Good examples of the above are "Granny's backyard", "December" and "Bodrum. Pink Sunrise".

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Granny's backyard

After another trip to the UK, Mr. Kozhin painted a series of water-color paintings enchanted by masterpieces of English aquarellists. In 2003, he visited exhibition named "The Poetry of Truth" held in Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. After this event, he painted water-color works "Malta", "The Connemara", "Notley Abbey in England", etc. These works are filled with fresh air and lightness characteristic of water-colors. The artist uses wet-on-dry and wet-on-wet painting techniques attempting at creating jewelry effect without using white.

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Connemara mountains

In 2000-2006, Mr. Kozhin often creates still life. Just like in landscapes, he isn’t satisfied by simply enjoying shapes and colors. He uses the Flemish technique, paints still life on tessellated board. His compositions are original in ideological basis, composite in structure and techniques, filled with associations, e.g. "Still Life with Lobster", "Still Life with Shells", "Still Life with Flowers". Imitation of Flemish Painting.

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Still Life with Lobster

In 2001-2007, Kozhin turns to historic painting and creates a number of sketches and pictures dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812, including "Requiem to Tuchkov", "Rubicon. Denis Davidov’s Troops Crossing the River. 1812. " 2001, "Napoleon's Running Away from the Cossacks". The choice of the topic and its artistic expression were in tune with the author’s patriotic and freedom-loving aspirations. After the artist’s works were demonstrated at the "Primavera" Exhibitions held in the Central House of Artists in 2002-2005, the artist became a famous and recognized master of historical painting. About that time, the artist conceive a passion for animal painting, as it was necessary to paint historical pictures. At the time, he specialized in pastel and water-color painting and created mostly paintings of horses and other animals. In this period, works show predominantly images of horses on indefinite background. The artist uses a limited range of colors and accentuates anatomy and color shape-modeling. The artist experience of work in film industry is quite interesting. He had his first experience in art synthesis when he still was a student. In 2000, he painted Hands in Theater frame for a diploma work of his friend, Platon Infante-Arana. His graphic work here is characterized by clear lines and surrealistic elements, as it was a Historical Surrealism movie. The frame depicts giant hands manipulating actions of a director in a theater space. Later, he continued his cooperation with cinema. For example, his paintings were used in the background of "Lyubov-Morkov 3" (Lovey Dovey Stuff 3), "Women Do Not Forgive Show" (S52E2) at the "Domashniy" Chanel, which was shot at the "Kozhin Fine Art", the artist’s permanent exposition. In 2014, the artist co-worked with Valdis Pelšs and Dmitri Khaustov, Nikolai Veligzhanin and Yuriy Salnikov in a documental drama film named "People who made the world round", which was transmitted on the Channel 1 on February 22–23, 2015. The artist also created a number of monochromic sketches and comics. . Mr. Kozhin conducts many experiments in terms of techniques to achieve the effect of volume, transparency and multiple layers. His works combine smooth painting and energetic strokes, while also utilizing thickset application at light spots trying to make the painting three-dimensional and deep. In 2006-2015, Mr. Kozhin’s works gained success at the exhibitions and auctions of Russian paintings in Russia, the USA, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland.

Quote

His contemplative manner and the poetic gift of an artist able to use various techniques, as well as his exquisite sense of colour distinguish Kozhin from other painters of his generation and make his pictures noticeable in the mostly ambivalent context of today’s artistic life.

— Tahir Salahov

He has a wonderful eye color setting. He thinks compositionally in a very interesting way, because it is not enough be able see the colour, but you must have the opportunity to feel the colour picture in such a way, it could give you a plastic, picturesque and colorful imagine. And he is able to do it!

— Vladimir Pogodin

Works in collections

• State Central Museum of the Contemporary Russian History, Moscow. , Moscow.
• Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts, Kaluga.
• Museum Fund of the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum Moscow.
• Museum of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow.
• "Cultural Heritage", Foundation. St. Petersburg.
• The Penza Regional Art Gallery of K.A. Savitskiy Penza.
• Surgut Art Museum, Surgut.
• The Moscow State Integrated Art and Historical Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve"Kolomenskoye", Moscow.
• Maloyaroslavets Military History Museum of the 1812 War, Maloyaroslavets.
• The Council of Europe, Strasbourg Strasbourg.

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Filmography

• 2011 — «The Creator - not a craftsman» — a documentary film about creative work Simon Kozhin (directed by Vladislav Artamonov).
• 2015 — «People who made the earth round» — Artist.

Sources

• Kozhin Simon L. / / WHO IS WHO Verlag in Russia: the Biographical Encyclopedia of successful people in Russia. Vol. 4 / Ralph Hübner – Moscow: Publishing House WHO IS WHO Verlag, 2010, p. 3012. ISBN 978-3-7290-0091-9
• Kozhin Simon L. / / Who's Who – Without Borders: Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 12 – Novosibirsk.: Publishing House Who's who - without Borders, 2011, p. 500.
• Kozhin Simon / / Album of the creation. Painters. Russian artists. / Zlatoverhovnikova O.N. – Moscow: White City, 2009. p. 64. ISBN 978-5-7793-1718-4
• Т. Т. Салахов, А. И. Рожин, Т. Е. Цветнова Семён Кожин. — М.: Творчество,2015. — С. 302. ISBN 978-5-00028-051-5

Exhibition

Exhibition with the participation of Simon Kozhin  

• 2001 - Exhibition hall in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, UK.
• 2002 - Exhibition of the «Primavera» creative association at the Central House of Artists, Moscow.
• 2003 - «Fresh Art», exhibition mounted at the Business Design Centre, London, UK «All of us are a bit of a horse», exhibition mounted at the On Staromonetny antiquity art gallery, Moscow.
• 2004 - «Winter, winter, nothing but winter…», exhibition mounted at the On Staromonetny antiquity/art gallery, Moscow. «Flower Power», exhibition at the Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London, UK.
• 2005 - Exhibition of the «Primavera» creative association at the Central House of Artists, Moscow. Exhibition at the «Collyer-Bristow» gallery, London "Russian contemporary", exhibition at the «Collyer-Bristow» gallery, London, UK. «Russian Traditions», exhibition held at the exhibition hall of the State Scientific Research Institute of Restoration, Moscow. «Four Seasons», exhibition mounted at the On Staromonetny antiquity art gallery. Moscow «Russian Traditions», exhibition held at the Russian Embassy in the USA, Washington. «New Russian Painting», exhibition mounted at the Oriel Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
• 2006 - «Contemporary Russian Painting», exhibition mounted at the Carlton Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland. «London–Paris–New York», exhibition at the Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London, UK.
• 2007 - «20th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture», exhibition at the Manezh Central Exhibition hall, Moscow. «Life Cycles», exhibition mounted in the crypt of St. Pancras Parish Church, London (the exhibition organized by the Bash Art, UK).
• 2008 - «Poetry of the Truth», exhibition at «Les Oreades» Gallery in the Central House of Artists, Moscow. Exhibition in the Electric Systems of Russia central office, Moscow. «Europe in Spring», exhibition at the Oriel Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. «Alexander Kolotilov and young landscape painters of Russia», exhibition at the N-Prospect, St. Petersburg
• 2008-2009 - Exhibitions at the «Yelena Gallery», Moscow
• 2009 - «Contemporary Russian Painting», exhibition at the Oriel Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. «Traditions of the Present Day», exhibition in the framework of the project «Game of Imagination» mounted at the House of Feodor Chaliapin Museum and Exhibition Centre, Moscow. «International Exhibition of calligraphy, painting and photography of Northeast Asia, Changchun, People’s Republic of China. «Russian Art Week», the 6th International Exhibition of contemporary art, Moscow House of Artists, Moscow «Attraction of Realism», exhibition at the «Izmailovo Gallery» State Exhibition hall, Moscow.
• 2010 - «Road to Church», exhibition at the N-Prospect Gallery, St. Petersburg. «For the First Time at the Central House of Artists», exhibition initiated by the N-Prospect Gallery, Moscow «Heirs of the Traditions», exhibition of works of art from the funds of Moscow Academic Art Lyceum at the Museum and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow. «Moscow Hospitality», exhibition at the Russian Estate Gallery, Moscow.
• 2011 - «Klykovo. Four Seasons» exhibition mounted at the Image regional picture gallery, Kaluga and at the Kozelsk local history museum «Attraction of Realism», exhibition mounted at the «Izmailovo Gallery» State Exhibition hall, Moscow «Greatness in the Small», exhibition held in the Central House of Artists, Moscow. «Russian Classical Painting», exhibition in Yantai People’s Republic of China. «Russian Classical Painting», exhibition mounted at the Yellow River Art Gallery, Dongying, People’s Republic of China. Participation in the project «P-bus stop» as part of the social art programed curated by the PERMM (Perm Museum of Modern Art), Perm.
• 2012 - «Visible Images», exhibition at the exhibition hall of the Russian Auction House in Gostiny Dvor, Moscow. «Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory in the 1812 Patriotic War», exhibition mounted at the «Izmailovo Gallery» State Exhibition hall, Moscow.
• 2012-2015 Exhibition at URALSIB

External links

• Official website
• Article "visible image's Simon Kozhin" at the Literaturnaya Gazette
• article "Freedom and nobody needs" at the Literaturnaya Gazette
• Choral Art Society Highlights Russia With Projections, Vodka Bar at Holiday Gala — See more at:21 декабря 2011
• «Kozhin Fine Art» on «TripAdvisor»
• Painter Semen Kozhin presents two his works to The Penza Regional Art Gallery of K.A. Savitskiy
• Т. Т. Салахов, А. И. Рожин, Т. Е. Цветнова Семён Кожин. — М.: Творчество,2015. — С. 302. ISBN 978-5-00028-051-5
• 100 картин о парке Коломенское Автор: Елена Мякишева ntdtv
• Semen Kozhin Holds Solo
• Выставка «Палитра художника. Семен Кожин. История и современность» в Коломенском 14:27 20.10.2015
• Елена Лифантьева. Рублика Культура, «Страна великого народа». // «Угол зрения» информационный еженедельник — Номер 6 (786) от 17 февраля 2016 г. — С. 4. Exhibition bib.lv]