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Alex Kuznetsov (b. 1978) is a Lisbon-based artist whose practice spans abstraction, language, and procedural experimentation. While his current focus is on process-driven abstract painting, his broader approach reflects a sustained interest in how gesture, repetition, and material structure shape visual experience.
Kuznetsov builds his compositions through layered, directional applications of paint, often using linear or industrial tools. The resulting surfaces resist narrative, favoring rhythm, accumulation, and perceptual tension. These paintings are not expressive in the traditional sense - they are constructed systems that unfold over time, inviting prolonged attention and physical presence.Though the work may appear minimal or reduced, it is deeply physical. Behind each composition lies a matrix of decision, resistance, and duration. Kuznetsov's practice does not limit itself to one material or method; it is open to transformation. From experimental text-based gestures to sculptural mark-making, his studio process remains fluid, adaptable, and responsive to the conceptual demands of each body of work.
In a time when visual immediacy dominates cultural space, Kuznetsov's work offers a counterpoint - an invitation to slow down, to look again, and to reengage with surface as a site of encounter.
Solo Exhibitions2025Unplanned Decisions @ H.D Galerie, Paris, France2023Horizons @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, SwitzerlandGround Line @ Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France2022The Fear of the Fog @ Woldt Gallery, Hamburg, Germany2021Another Output @ Triumph Gallery, Moscow, Russia2020Horizons / Ground Line @ National Centre of Contemporary Art state museum, Minsk, Belarus2019Horizons @ DK Gallery, Minsk, Belarus2018Variations @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland2016Shift @ MSK Eastside Gallery, Moscow, Russia2015Visual Attractions @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland2014Metalism @ MSK Eastside Gallery, Moscow, Russia2013Abstractism @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland2013Abstract Spray Painting @ Montana Gallery, Barcelona, SpainSelected Group Shows2025Oscillations @ Galerie Liminal, Paris, France2022Paper Works @ Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France2021Moscow - Seoul: Common Ideas @ Museum of Moscow, Russia2020Pioneers @ Lida Historical and Art Museum, Belarus2019Border @ National Palace of Art, Minsk, Belarus2017Mirus Gallery Anniversary @ Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, USA2015Urbanism @ Museum Moscow, Moscow, Russia2014A Major Minority @ 1AMSF Gallery, San Francisco, USAArt Fairs2025Palm Beach Beach Modern + Contemporary, Florida, USA2021Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow, RussiaVienacontemporary, Vienna, Austria2020Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow, RussiaArtist in residence2014Distil Ennui Studio, London, UK