(New York, NY b. USA)

The production of a painting begins with a pencil or ink drawing on paper which I extrapolate from and edit as I work the canvas. First with pencil or charcoal and then with color washes done with acrylic or ink, I map the raw canvas and allow it to be ingrained with the materials. Once satisfied with the composition and balance, the surface is sealed with a clear acrylic so as to allow the use of oil based pigments. Handmade tools are used to drag, apply, scrape and blend the paint across the canvas plane. Sandpaper and rags also propel the evolution of the work. The addition and subtraction of paint are meant to act as a metaphor for the intentions and motives for which the paintings are based. – Andrei Petrov

He has been represented by Morton Fine Art since 2012.

ANDREI PETROV

(NYC, b. Washington, DC)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Footprints in the Snow, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2020 Sanctuaries, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2018 Cloud Control, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2017 Moments of Clarity, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2016 Global Migration, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2015 BC/AD, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2014 Sedition of Sound, Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC

2013 Extended Play, Mayson Gallery, New York, NY

2013 Vanishing Points, Mayson Gallery, New York, NY

2011 Project Worldwide, Lincoln Center, New York, NY

2011 La Memoire Involontaire, ArtJail, New York, N

2010 Beyond Recall, ArtJail, New York, NY

2005 Hot Pursuit, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

2004 Motionless Journey, Thomas Masters Gallery, Chicago, IL

Primordial Secrets, Don Rimmer Gallery, New York

2001 Hidden Assets, Pacifico Fine Art, New York, NY

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL

Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, DC

Four Seasons Hotel, Punta Mita, Mexico

Conrad Hotel, Miami, FL

The Athem, New York, NY

Hotel Plaza Athenee, New York, NY