Lapshin Maxim

Maxim Lapshin was born in 1984 in Leningrad. He studied in the St. Petersburg State Academy of Art. His artistic biography already includes such achievements as Prometheus Star award of scientists and artists of St. Petersburg in 1999, Hope of Russia scholarship in 2000, a personal exhibition No words in 2005, DiDi gallery (St. Petersburg), Podium in Radisson SAS Hotel (St. Petersburg) in 2006, participation in the 6^th international biennale exhibition Dialogues (St. Petersburg) in 2005, Gallery Festival exhibition in the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall (St. Petersburg) in 2005, Art Index exhibition of the Russian Museum of Ethnography (St. Petersburg) in 2006. The paintings of the artist are found in private collections in the European countries, US, Canada, China and Hong Kong. Personal exhibitions: 2005  «Whithout words», DiDi art gallery, 2006 «Podium», «Radisson Sas Hotel», St. Petersburg , 2007 -  «On the other side» DiDi art gallery, «Luxery», «King’s gallery» Moscow.  Maxim Lapshin’s art represents the so-called high style that many collectors have already come to appreciate. His unusual style, a juxtaposition of graphic and decorative art as well as a reflection of elegance of fashion in visual art has already surprised the audience at his personal exhibition Podium organized by the DiDi gallery in the Radisson SAS Hotel in 2006. Endless amounts of silk, brocade, guipure – features more suitable to describe a fashion collection than a work of art.

Maxim Lapshin’s paintings are so refined with so much attention given to decorative elements, fabric design, and texture of accessories that they become a piece of jewelry. His art is to a large extent based on the traditions of art-nouveau period noted for its fusion of decoration and painting.

Speaking about Maxim Lapshin’s style, the line between a piece of art and a fashion accessory is very thin here. He took a lot from the last century’s stylistics, art nouveau, symbolism of the 19th century. Beyond doubt, his style represents a new trend in the modern art and taste; tired from emotional pressures of the past century art we long for harmony and aesthetic pleasure. Maxim Lapshin’s paintings are not only stylish and sumptuous; there is a deep symbolic meaning behind them telling us about long forgotten times and brevity of human life.