Alexander Kosolapov | |
Birth Place: | Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
Known For: | Mixed media, sculpture, painting |
Training: | Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, Surikov Moscow Art Institute |
Notable Works: | Lenin and Coca-Cola |
Alexander Kosolapov (Russian: Александр Семёнович Косолапов; born January 1, 1943) is a Russian-American sculptor and painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1975 and has since lived and worked in New York City.
In the late 1950s Kosolapov attended the school of the Surikov Moscow Art Institute. Amongst his classmates were Leonid Sokov and Alexander Yulikov.[1]
After his emigration, the artist played a critical role in assisting in the gathering of materials and clandestine distribution of the unofficial Soviet art magazine A-YA, edited by fellow Russian emigre Igor Chelkovski.
Since his Soviet-era canvases (one of which was displayed in Times Square in 1982), he has produced more modern works, including Mickey Mouse sharing a conversation with Jesus, Tatlin's Tower leaning away from the clutches of a skeleton, and a Mercedes sporting an onion dome.[2]