The oil paintings of Aleksandr Kargopoltsev will be on display through January at Solovei Gallery near the Everett waterfront.
A reception for the artist will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Solovei Art Gallery, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett. For more information, call 425-258-8100 or go to www.soloveiartgallery.com.
Kargopoltsev paints a variety of subjects and styles, from impressionistic landscapes and seascapes to vibrant still lifes to abstract and cubist works. Along with his landscapes, Kargopoltsev’s exhibit will present a few new studio works, inspired by a more meaningful subject for the painter – the history of Russia, Kargopoltsev’s home land, said Solovei gallery owner Lyussy Hyder.
Kargopoltsev works on portraits and scenery illustrating the era of Ivan the Terrible, using historic figures and characters from Russian classic literature to tell his story in his work, Hyder said.
“Alex definitely has the right ‘feel’ for developing such types of artwork,” Hyder said. “He keeps a tradition, the classic approach to painting he learned in the art academy back in Russia, and he creates an intrigue, that special tension of the story told there, which makes the viewer wonder and try to comprehend the enigmatic Russian spirit.”
Kargopoltsev lives with his family in Arlington. Last month, he moved to a new studio space in La Conner.
“Imagined Men”: Seattle artist Rachel Lodge’s first solo exhibition will be at the Edmonds Community College’s Art Gallery.
The exhibition of paintings runs from Monday through March 16 at the gallery on the third floor of Lynnwood Hall, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-640-1339 ext. 7299. A free reception for the artist will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. March 16.
The exhibit combines drawing and painting on paper and small sculptures. Lodge’s subjects are situated in an ambiguous and layered space and seem to be engaging in mysterious interactions.
“The imagery is in part a response to the poses, postures and power dynamics of the still predominantly male world of government and politics,” Michele Graves, the college’s public information officer, wrote about the exhibit.
Lodge is program director at the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington. She is a member of the Program Committee of the Northwest African American Museum, which is scheduled to open in January 2008. Lodge’s paintings and sculptures have been exhibited at the Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, the Yosemite Museum and other venues in northern California, according to Graves.
New hours: Insights Gallery in Anacortes will have limited hours in January.
The gallery will be open Fridays and Saturdays and by appointment. There will be a group showing of all the gallery artists this month.
Insights Gallery is at 516 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.
A painting by Aleksandr Kargopoltsev, whose works are on display this month at Solovei Art Gallery in Everett.
“Imagined Men” by Rachel Lodge, at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood.
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