Oleg Tselkov

OLEG TSELKOV (Russia, 1934).
Untitled, 1992, from the series "Olympic Suite".
Lithograph on 270 grams Vélin d'Arches paper, copy 69/250.
Signed and justified by hand.
Measurements: 90 x 63 cm.
The Olympic Suite is composed of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. It was published to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism. The chosen artists work in very diverse movements and styles, from the hyperrealism of Antonio Lopez to the abstraction of Sol Lewitt, through abstract expressionism, the geometrism of Arden Quin, conceptual art, pop art, the new realism of Baldaccini and Rotella, or the new fauvism of Dokoupil, among others. Among the artists represented there are creators of great international renown, widely recognized by critics.
Oleg Tselkov trained with theater designer and experimental artist Nikolay Akimov, graduating in 1958 from the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. Throughout the 60's and 70's he was in contact with other artists from very diverse fields, such as Arthur Miller, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Louis Aragon, Pablo Neruda and others. During the communist period he was persecuted and finally settled, at the end of the 70's, in Paris. His painting concentrates on the human figure, intensely expressive and treated with forceful forms and intense colors that seek to reflect the conflicts and violence of his time.