Wood Carving Artist

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THE GUY

Doing what he likes the most, Alexander sculpts from first blush to late at night. However things were not constantly this easy for the prize-winning wood carver.
Born in the Soviet Union in the little town of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region in 1973, Alexander opened his eyes in a family with a fundamental love for the arts. Alexander got his preliminary education in Ornamental Wood Sculpting from his grandfather when he was 6 years old.
When Alexander was 16, he handled to impress Vladimir Tokarev, a professional carver famous for his abilities with developing Hand Carved Furnishings and other wooden products. Vladimir took the teenager under his apprenticeship, instructing him the methods that would help the children develop distinct, award-winning Custom-made Wood Carving masterpieces.
When he suffered the biggest trouble of his life, Life seemed to be going in the right direction for Alexander. He was arrested by the Soviet Government, and sentenced for his adherence to the Christian Faith and refusal to get in the Red Army.
He was released from prison at the age of 21. By that time, Alexander had actually already begun an effective architectural and ornamental wood carving business from jail.
In 1996, Alexander, his wife Nadia, and their 10-month old kid Mark immigrated as a political refugee to the U.S.A. The rest, as they share, is history.
Now Alexander stays in Charlotte NC, is still married, and has three children – Mark, Jessica, and Alexis. His love for wood sculpting has only increased with time, and he still carves every day.

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THE ART

Alexander has actually been known to sculpt from morning to evening, non-stop!
He doesn't care exactly what time or exactly what day it is when he is in the zone, and like every true visionary, he welcomes his art in every single one of its types. He deals with a number of designs including sculpture, high relief, low relief, architectural and decorative modes. Give him a piece of wood, and he can do anything with it … absolutely anything!
Alexander's detailed wall designs and wood ornaments suffice to grace royal palaces. He is also often employed to produce detailed classic indoor spaces using his hallmark hand sculpted furnishings and rococo carvings.
As he creates his work of arts, Alexander just makes use of hand tools to carve them out and finish them. He likewise does not sand his work as he is of the viewpoint that device marks offer a distinct character to each of his pieces, guaranteeing the owners that what they have is distinctly their own and that no two pieces of his will ever be alike.
A lot of Alexander's motivation comes from Grinling Gibbons, the wonderful 16th century wood carver who had the exceptional capability to make wood look like reality things. Alexander is typically approached by his clients to develop artworks with that unique Grinling Gibbons look that brings challenge life.
His strategy is quite comparable to the modus operandi utilized by carvers centuries back. Alexander makes use of an interesting undercutting strategy that might appear severe to some however it brings out shadows like absolutely nothing else. These shadows, according to the artist, are the most crucial thing in a sculpting design. As he produces his piece of art, his mind is constantly trying to find means to create a fascinating play of light and shadow, no matter exactly how complex the things.
Which is how he produces wood carving work of arts with elegant information. Since it usually takes ages to create such lifelike impacts, his work is prized and valued the world over.
He has actually been in the United States for more than 2 decades now. And over this time, Alexander Grabovetskiy has made the standing for being among the most quality-oriented Master Wood Carvers in the world.

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THE WORK OF ART

Alexander Grabovetskiy developed a decorative wood sculpting, just titled ‘The Wall Decoration'. The masterpiece won him the title of International Woodcarver of the Year, awarded by Wood Employee's Institute.
His other significant works include beautiful architectural wood carvings illustrating animals and various other natural sensation in all their magnificence.

Born in the Soviet Union in the little town of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Area in 1973, Alexander opened his eyes in a household with an intrinsic love for the arts. His wonderful grandfather, a specialist at Custom Wood Carving had his own furnishings company. Alexander got his initial education in Ornamental Wood Sculpting from his grandpa when he was 6 years old. As he creates his work of arts, Alexander only makes use of hand devices to sculpt them out and finish them. Alexander makes use of an intriguing undercutting method that may appear severe to some but it brings out shadows like nothing else.