Mikhail Sol
Mikhail Sol, a Russian artist born in Vladivostok, explores the intersection of personal trauma and universal themes through his paintings. His work, influenced by his early life experiences and philosophical studies, often depicts figures in symbolic, emotionally charged scenes using a restrained palette and textured brushwork. He has exhibited widely in Russia and internationally, blending historical techniques with contemporary narratives to convey deep psychological and existential reflections.
Works by this author
Biography
Biography
Mikhail Solovyov's paintings are a striking example of the immortality of the classical painting tradition.
As an artist, he is drawn to historical, religious, and mythological subjects, through whose imagery he projects a contemporary understanding of the world.
The artist believes that the aesthetics of the past, as well as the moral content inherent in the works of the old masters, inherent in these genres, remain relevant today.
From his canvases, beautiful maidens and colossal men gaze upon the viewer, moving beyond time and space.
These are echoes, echoes, and contemporary visions of the images and aspirations of such geniuses as Rembrandt, Géricault, Delacroix, Ingres, Bouguereau, and, of course, Francisco Goya, whose work becomes a certain ideological pattern for Mikhail. He first closely perceives the distinctive aesthetics of the beautiful and terrible through Los Caprichos (1799) by the Spanish genius.
In his work, he strives to convey social, ethical, and political themes in the imagery of the classical academic school, which seems lost and forgotten, but only at first glance.
Exhibitions
- 2025Ritual. Collaboration with photographer Lyskovets A. (Palma Mansion, St. Petersburg)
- 2023Madrid Academy of Arts (Madrid, Spain)
- 2023Figurative Art (State Museum of Arts, Astana, Kazakhstan)
- 2023Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow)
- 2022"Love. Death. "Virgin" (Artifice Gallery, St. Petersburg)
- 2022Exhibition of Diplomas of the Academy of Arts (National Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus)
- 2020"Here Lies the Classics" (Villa Vitali, St. Petersburg)
- 2019"Life Class" (Petersburg Artist International Exhibition Center, St. Petersburg)
- 2018Finalist, "The Gateway International Painting Competition", USA
- 2018"AMERICAN ART AWARDS", First Place in the "RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL" Category, USA
- 2018Fifth All-Russian Competition of Young Artists The Muse Must Work (Artmuza, St. Petersburg)
- 2017Roads of Peter the Great (White Hall of the Representative Office of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, St. Petersburg)