Maksim Echein @ artavita

Maksim Echein

Echein Maksim Aleksandrovich ,

Was born in Saint-Petersburg and brought up in
a n artistic family: my father is a theatre artist and my mother is an actress. My family had
been moving a lot until 1987, when we eventually settled in Voronezh. In this city
I finished school and graduated from Voronezh Art College and Voronezh State Pedagogical
University. After graduating from the University
I had been working as a graphic designer, a puppet mechanic and a sculptor in
the puppet theatre “Shut” (jester) for 10 years. After leaving the theatre I
changed several positions. Now I work as
a teacher in “Nomos” college, the design department. In am also one of the
creators and teachers of an art-studio “Matitsa”. I have taken part in different regional, All-Russia
and personal exhibitions. I have won the first prize in a competition for the
design of a plaque devoted to a puppet theatre director V.A.Volkhovsky. The
plaque is represented on the front of
the theatre in Chelyabinsk.

I currently work on paintings,
mainly in portrait and landscape genres. I am engaged in sculpture and puppet creation for theatrical
and circus plays. I am especially interested in the genre of portrait: a
person’s face is like a reflection of their character, mood, personality and
inner world. The main aim of the portrait is to show a leaving character, not
simply to show the similarity. As
for the inspiration for a landscape creation – it’s a beauty of nature
and an old architecture. Generally speaking, absolutely simple things, which we
observe every day not paying much attention to, might inspire an artist. I work in a realistic
manner. Try not to be complacent: any success is only an impulse for further development and new aims achievement.

Portfolio:

My world.

Аrt for some people is a hobby, for others - a profession or possibly something else. For me it is a part of life, which gives me pleasure as a hobby and self-affirmation as a profession. Whenever some piece of work is a success, I feel so uplifted and proud, that it can be compared with a feeling a person might have after being promoted. Process of creation is also an opportunity to share one's thoughts, topics, outlooks, to talk about the things that worry, interest and move. Apart from that, making a painting, a drawing or a sculpture is a way of distracting from routine life problems. This feeling can be compared with a trip, when all trivial stuff is left behind, and something new, unknown, exciting is waiting for you. And you can find it in ordinary things, activities, people. Art provides an opportunity to see usual things in a completely different way. Based on the image, an artist adds some personal vision, applying feelings and emotions to the artwork, pulling the spectators in. And the last but not least, it's so great to feel oneself a creator!

“"The pause." Oil on canvas. 74х53 сm.”

My work is about the creator, who leaves in everyone of us, and about any artist, who can make a piece of art out of nothing. And this piece of art provokes particular emotions. Besides, my work is about labour: an enormous amount of physical and phsycological strenghs, which every artist overcomes while creating a piece of art. And surely it is about the perseption, the feeling achieved in case the result corresponds to the idea, expectations and thoughts. It's hard to explain these complicated feelings of joy, pride and sadness. I suppose, they come altogether with enormous tiredness at the moment when the artist realises that the work is finished. I can also add here the feeling of victory over oneself and over the obstacles appearing in the process of work when finally the artist lets the piece of art live its own life.

“"Near to the sky." Oil on cardboard. 23x32.5 cm. 2020. Price:500$ ”