Aleksandr Kosteckij

Alexander Kostetsky (Russ. Александр Владимирович Костецкий, Ukr. Олександр Володимирович Костецький;, November 14, 1954 in Kiev - January 4, 2010 in Kiev) was a Ukrainian painter and sculptor. His name has various transliterations into English and variants include Aleksandr Kostetsky, Alexander Kostecky, Alexander Kostetski and Aleksandr Kosteckij. His artist style is Magic Realism.
Kostetsky was born into a family of artists on 14 November 1954 in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. His father was the academician painter Vladimir Kostetsky and his mother the sculptor Galina Novokreshchenova. He was the grandson of the biologist Nikolai Danilovich Kostetsky. He developed his artistic talent under the guidance of his parents and attended the Kiev Art School, where he graduated in 1975. He extended his studies at the Kiev State Art Institute and graduated in 1979 before beginning work in an art workshow.During the repressive Soviet period, when artists needed state approval to exhibit in official galleries, he participated in underground art shows. He travelled widely in Ukraine and also visited the Caucasus and Central Asia. In 1988 he visited the United States with his first wife Helen Granova and was able to place his art in exhibitions in New York City, Washington, Philadelphia and other cities. Some of his paintings were bought by Norton Dodge's personal museum and are still on display there. He also painted icons for Orthodox churches in New York. Up to 1995 he regularly held exhibitions in the United States.
In 1998 he published an album of his prints in Kiev. It was edited by his second wife, a teacher and mathematician, who also wrote the introduction. He continued to hold regular exhibitions in Kiev, usually in the gallery "Nef" in Laurel, where some of his work is on permanent display. In 2001 he visited the United States again to exhibit his art and in 2003 he exhibited in the German city of Mannheim. In November 2003 he was made a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine. He continued to travel widely, visiting Egypt in 2007 and also India and Nepal. However, he began to suffer from problems with his heart and lungs, and he died January 4, 2010 at his home in Ukraine aged only 55.
During his childhood, Kostetsky began to create a distinctive style based on his love of mysterious alien civilizations and science fiction. At school he worked on sculpture, learning from his sculptor mother, and in the seventh grade he created a set of chess pieces intricately carved like medieval knights. Later he sculpted in clay, porcelain and other materials. At Kiev Art School and the Kiev State Institute, he began to master different styles of drawing in the style of the old masters. At the same time he developed his own style and technique of oil painting, wishing to capture his unique artistic visions. However, while studying at the institute, the young Kostetsky had to obey to the canons of socialist realism and his early works do not always reflect his true interests. His heart was with friends in underground movement, in 1977 they organized exhibition.
[from Wikipedia]
Music: Harold Budd "Agua"

[@partickaljamested5146]

Fabulous. A classical artist painting Alien worlds within. I am completely enthralled by this. Thank you for including the wonderful description of this man and his life. I have been initiated this day into these hidden realms. Thank you for creating this.

[@rireraruro9940]

Beautiful and outworldly.

[@scitsalcoryp]

Why have I never heard of this astounding artist ? Complex alien worlds beg the viewer to just stop and attempt to absorb it all ... Mind blowing ... no doubt he must have had some external stimuli

[@partickaljamested5146]

To me it seems very ketamine inspired but I wouldn't be surprised if he has never even heard of such things.

[@nikkigrady6756]

WOW! Just awesome -great talent and creativity. Love all of these.

[@susanhague4719]

Breathtakingly beautiful work. Stunning. Thank you for posting.

[@kabud]

Sasha is a Great Artist for real, may be the best ru/ua artist of the last 100 years. He was my dear friend, so I had a chance to learn what is he painting: Sasha was a top expert in esoteric and metaphysical matter, very very well read. That is exactly what he was painting: the OTHER realm as he studied in by reading and meditation. Imagine the Demiurges who BUILT Worlds and maintain their functioning_ that IS the subject of Sasha works

[@okoslovska612]

Yes.

[@partickaljamested5146]

A wonderful artist for psychonauts to journey into.

[@kabud]

@@partickaljamested5146 Artist studied different schools of philosophy and esoterism. He knew exactly what he wanted to show but never liked to talk about it. Asked his friends to explain to others. In my opinion Kostetsky's works are the perfect illustrations to Manly Palmer Hall texts and lectures. When Alex was around and still in NY we did not know about MPH. IN a way the Artist did the same Work as MPH but on canvas

[@okoslovska612]

Great thanks! It is so pleasure to see it. I want to do museam of my dear husbent Sasha Kostetsky in Kiev. I ask administration of Kiev about it.

[@luthermcgee432]

Very colorful and beautiful- it seems to transcend both the past and future, with elements from both.

[@sabrinanascimento1267]

Cool like Beksinkski😎

[@omnio2043]

So great

[@vladimirortiz6734]

Una creatividad unica

[@BenDanYt]

I really like this, some of it reminds me of legends like moebius, Geiger and Roger dean

[@padraiglongacre2928]

Have to give a like for Harold budd. You have exquisite taste!!!

[@DistantMirrors]

Thank you!

[@LuliLulu]

Sublime! And your music choice is impeccable!

[@DistantMirrors]

Thank you!

[@scitsalcoryp]

Nice music too ....

[@denkobzar5206]

I was in his house when I was a child. his abode was like his paintings: dark, mystical and gothic. like a sorcerer's tower. high ceilings, intricate moldings and heavy blackout curtains on the huge windows

[@syb2965]

Sublime.

[@westrain2]

Brilliant work

[@IvalonKoslovska]

Musik is another - in my variant is musik of great musition Olexander Nesterov. It is a mistake in the text: I am a teacher in activisation of mind and my name is Olga Koslovska, Ivalon in liveinternet and then in Facebook. And arthistorian, mathematician, phylosophy, historian and so on. ("In 1998 he published an album of his prints in Kiev. It was edited by his second wife, a teacher and mathematician, who also wrote the introduction.") This text that citated here is also my. But without my name - somebody from RF took avay my name from texts in Wikipedia. May be becouse of my ukrainian position.

[@RD-lt3ht]

❤

[@scitsalcoryp]

A plane ... a dimension we may not see

[@dibujosinlimitesmp]

5:20 Did he make the concept art for KRULL?

[@scitsalcoryp]

Brings back acid themes

[@Midnight6277]

looks like the camera roll of someone who went sightseeing to another planet/dimention

[@amelieharperstanford]

everything is beautifully ruined beautifully

[@lihaiyang1120]

如果不是因为音乐，其实看起来挺吓人的。有点像阴间，有点像深层精神世界，反正不是我们阳间。