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Alexander
Donskoi
Alexander
Donskoi was born in 1961 Far East of Russia,Vladivostok in
hereditary family of Orloff’s duke. This family represents
very interesting and famous people like: one great-grandfathers
of Alexander, his all life dedicated to E.A. Nobel, one grandfather
was a friend of famous Charlie Chaplin (actor), and another
grandfather was one of the best whaler on the Pacific Ocean,
also he was a friend to world famous traveler around the world
Mr.Thor Heyerdahl(archaeologist). Alexander’s grandmother
(Elena) was a very unusual, extraordinary woman; she was able
to spick seven languages and writes the exceptional poems.
Alexander’s mother is medical doctor with more then thirty
years of experience, very intelegent, intellectual person
who dedicate her life to help people and take care of her
own children.
Unique environment for Far East of Russia, combination of
European culture and eastern philosophy, had a great influence
on establishing Alexander Donskoi as an Artist. Japanese Sea
with hundreds pictorials islands, Taiga with extraordinary
floras and faunas, wild typhoons of Pacific Ocean, unusual
bright colors similar with tropical countries- all of it reflected
on his life stile and mystical artwork. In the same time in
Alexander’s childhood, indelible strong imprinted in
his mind was meeting with sister of Famous Russian artist-avant-gardist
Mr.Filonoff (St.Petersburg),after this event, was born the
new artist-Alexander Donskoi. Filonov’s sister was very
interested to meet a little clever boy with huge eyese,who
with trembling was examine paintings of classic artist,then
she offer to the boy as a present take any of the paintings
he seen.
Incredible passion for El Greko, Rubens,Vincent VanGogh, Salvador
Dali, Michael Fuchs, Marke, Filonoff, Rubens, Repine and etc;
admiring architecture of Gaudi, Kango Tange, old Russian architecture,
all of it,was supporting for Alexander’s become the international
knowing artist.
In a school ,from the first great,he was study chine’s
language,then continues his education in College of Art(finished
with gold medal),next was Far East University of Art.
Ten years of his life he spend in China,Tibet (study marshal
art”Kung Fu”),during this time he became three times
champion of China,easly working with a sword and sport bow.
At the same time in Chinese monastery, he was able to study
pharmacy, medicine, history, astronomy, occult sciences; extending
knowledge of ancient-Chinese language, Sanskrit, he was reading
lectures for studence in several scientists centers across
China and Russia. Traveling through Tian Shan, Gobi desert,
Himalayas, every minute of his life he dedicates for his paintings,
writing the poems and scientific books (several publishing
in China by Alexander Donskoi about marshal art). He is well
knows in China as a Lun Tuan and on Tibetan language teacher
Vadgradxarma.
Next, Alexander begin to discover world of Europe (Baltic
countries like Latvia, Estonia; ancients city’s in Russia,
Ukraine, Hungaria) all of this push him to continues deep
analysis and study of culture, philosofe, legens, folclor
of this countries as well as developing new artworks.
In 1991 Mr. Donskoi made his homeland Canada, traveled through
this beautiful county, the different cultures of Canadians.
Discovered the United States of America, Mexico, meet and
made a lots new friends all over the world. His beautiful
paintings was highly recognize in Japan, Germany, Spain, USA,
Canada and ect. Hundreds expositions with leadings surrealistic
artists like Giger, Fuks; frandship with very talented and
well knowing art-critic Mr.I.Kuchinsky.
Philosophy of Thanten Buddhism (he was Buddhist monk for several
years), deep knowledge of ancient cultures, mysticism, medisine,
and hermetics, philosiphe of minds, magic, esoterism, was
impregnate on all Alexander’s creations. Unique fusion
between past and reality synthesizing in deep simbvols,existentialism
- has been founded their places in creations of Philosopher-Artist
Alexander Donskoi. Hermetic existentialism the major style
for the artist, but as he always saying: “My style –
It’s my self!” The original style of Alexander Donskoi
clearly seen in his hundreds Flying Islands, in his miracle
imagination very deep clue, which you have to discover for
your self, like you discover wild islands in universe.
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