ABOUT ANATOLY AKUE
Anatoly Akue's artistic path has started with graffiti and street art. Thus, specific forms and motifs typical for these movements can be found in his creativity. For the last five years, he has been concentrated on a studio work searching for ways of including graffiti elements in joyful abstract paintings. Anatoly's artworks are multi-layered, vivid and fluent, some of them may also be associated with cartoons. Besides, he gets inspiration from Buddhist philosophy and images. Anatoly explores the development and transformation of human inner traits, he tries depicting this metamorphosis in his artworks.
"In my images, I combine transcendental practices - such as meditation, for instance, - and regular everyday life experience, to reveal and show strong interconnections between them" - says the artist.
SELECTED ARTWORKS
ANATOLY AKUE
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
1986
Born and based in Moscow
On streets since 1997
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2018
The Guest. Triumph Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2016
Discursive Mind. Dukley European Art center, Kotor, Montenegro
The Journey. Dukley residence, Budva, Montenegro
Vacuum (Documentary project) Book, Moscow, Russia
2015
Seredina, Omsk, Russia
2014
Exhibition and lectures in Protvor gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Retreat. Project in Street Art Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Abstract Group Exhibition "Aporias", Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2018
Wall Elements II. RuArts Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Group exhibition "OFFLINE", III Artmossphere Biennale of street art. Moscow, Russia
Venice Architectural Biennial, Russian pavilion. With the support of Triumph gallery. Venice, Italy
Russian Art and Antique Fair. Manezh. Moscow, Russia
Other Shores (Drugie Berega), Group Show organized by Triumph gallery. Manezh, Russia
"Mesto" Street Art festival. Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Step in the Arena. Eindhoven, Holland
2017
"Conditions", collaboration show with Anna Mikheeva. FGA Space. Moscow, Russia
Group exhibition at Aarhus Festuge. Denmark
Group exhibition "Start in Art", K35 Gallery. Moscow, Russia
Project with Jon Perello (Jon One NY) for Hennesy Russia
Not An Extra Man (Ne Lishniy Tchelovek), Manezh. Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Marked In History (Voyti V Istoriyu), Moscow museum. Curated by Triumph gallery. Moscow, Russia
Morejam. XIXth International festival of students and youth. Sochi, Russia
Smukfest. Skaneborg, Denmark
South Street fest. Sochi, Russia
2014
Night of Light. Kazan, Russia
Cultural summer festival. Chemnitz, Germany
LGZ. Street-art festival. Moscow, Russia
Art Weekend festival. Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2013
ARTwall. Kurehin Art centre. Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Lecture at "Sretenka" Design Week. Moscow, Russia
“5 elements” mural festival. Salavat, Bashkortostan
2012
Just Write My Name. Moscow, Russia
2010
"Svoboda" project, Omsk, Russia
"Stenografia" Street Art festival. Yekaterinburg, Russia
2009
"PAINT METHODS" graffiti festival. Omsk -Novosibirsk - Krasnoyars - Barnaul, Russia
"The Others". Tyumen, Russia
2008
Wind Steppe. Omsk, Russia
"Write 4 Gold". Moscow, Russia
2007
Roza Mira. Mural festival. Moscow, Russia
2006
"Meeting of styles". Minsk - Gomel - Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Graffiti festival at Winzavod. Center of Modern art. Moscow, Russia
2016
Group exhibition "Invisible Wall", II Artmossphere Biennale of street art, Manezh. Moscow, Russia
"Independence", Project 64 with Tele2. VDNKH, Moscow, Russia
"The Outlanders", Aarchus Festuge, Denmark
Smukfest. Aarchus. Denmark
2005
First Mural in Moscow, Russia
2004
"Write 4 Gold", International graffiti Contest. Germany
"Nescafe Clear Energy" Contest. Moscow, Russia
2015
"Format 1", ARTPLAY. Moscow, Russia
Project 64. VDNKH, Moscow, Russia
Wall Elements, RuArts gallery. Moscow, Russia
Artmossphere Biennale of street art, ARTPLAY. Moscow, Russia
Group show at "Zarya" Art Centre. Vladivostok, Russia
30 Shapes of style. Moscow, Russia
Resident of DEAC (Dukley European Art Community). Montenegro
ART FAIRS & AUCTIONS
2019
Art Fair 14C, New Jersey, USA
2018
Artmossphere: IV Street Art Auction, RuArts Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2017
Artmossphere: III Street Art Auction, RuArts Gallery, Moscow, Russia
SAM FAIR, Street-Art Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Urban Art Fair, Paris, France
2016
Artmossphere: II Street Art Auction, RuArts Gallery, Moscow, Russia
PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS
Spain, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Russia, Montenegro, Holland
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2017
SAM Fair, Street Art Museum, St. Petersburg
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