Igor SAFONOV (1958)

Safonov Igor Fedorovich
Born on July 27, 1958 in the city of Bakhchisarai in the Crimea.
From the age of 10 he began to engage in wrestling. While still in school, he received the title of master of sports in classical wrestling. After graduating from the Bakhchisarai secondary school in 1975, he applied to the Frunze Simferopol State University for the Faculty of Physical Education at the Department of Classical Wrestling. After graduating from university, he served in the Odessa motorized rifle division. After serving in the army, he was recruited to the Crimean design plant as a decorator. In the process of work he became interested in painting. After the closure of the plant, he continued to paint, for which the city council of the city of Bakhchisaray allocated a room for organizing a workshop. During this period, his paintings began to be actively exhibited at exhibitions in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Lvov and various regions of Ukraine. In 90-91. paintings were presented at an exhibition in Chicago, USA. In the same year he went to work as an artist in Poland. In 1993 he left to work as an artist in Turkey. In 1996 he was invited to work in Germany, where he painted for a private collection. From 2001 to 2002 he lived and worked in Israel. In 2003 he worked in New Zealand. Currently, the artist lives in the city of Bakhchisarai, in his homeland. He actively paints. In 2008, an exhibition of his works was held in Holland, in 2010 - in Leon, France.
Today, the bulk of the artist's works are in private collections and museums in Russia and Europe. More than 500 of his paintings were bought by Western collectors. The range of creativity of Igor Safonov is wide - cubism, symbolism, suprematism, avant-garde and much more. All of the artist's works are painted in a manner unique to the author.