Artists

Aleksey Pavlovich Shilov was born in 1967 in the village of Kholuy, where he currently resides. Shilov completed the Kholuy Art School in 1988; his teacher was B.I. Kiseliov.

He is primarily interested in fairytale themes. Shilov considers the dynamics of the figures to be the important element of his works, which he says are finished when they no longer require additions. When beginning a new work, he tries to give a more precise interpretation of the scene.

Aleksey prefers to work with natural colors. His works differ from others of similar quality in their rich application of gold. He feels that his works should be remembered for the thinness of the brushes used on them.

In his free time Shilov enjoys driving and working on his car. He hopes that admirers of his work will not purchase imitations.