Leonid Mikhailovich Baranov is a famous Soviet and Russian cultural figure whose art lives on and continues to develop to this day. He received all-Russian fame thanks to the excellent personified images of famous people.
Biography
The famous sculptor was born at the height of World War II, in 1943. The capital of Russia became Leonid’s hometown. He studied at an art institute in his hometown for 6 years. 2 years before graduation, he decided to try his hand at international, city and foreign competitions among the figures of sculptural images.
A year after receiving a higher art education, at the age of 26, Baranov was awarded a place in one of the most eminent and respected artists' councils in the Soviet Union. At the moment, is a member of the Council of Artists of the Russian Federation.
Creativity and works of art
Since the 70s of the last century, Leonid Mikhailovich was fascinated by the image of famous poets, artists and other cultural personalities in the form of sculptures. One of the distinguishing features of the works of the creator is the approach of the work of art to the viewer, who seems to be immersed in the era presented. Critics note the departure from standard methods and the author's image of famous personalities through their own, unique developments.
At the moment, there is a fourth dozen allegiance to Baranov to his principles of creating sculptures. For such a long period of creative activity, he managed to create his own, broad view on the topic of creating historical works of art, which is held by a huge number of followers of the activities of Leonid Mikhailovich.
The creative environment of the sculptor marks his unusual experiments on this area of art. He personally makes a connection with the past of the selected person and immerses himself in the selected past period of time. Such a high emotional load of his sculptures is explained by too serious and thorough approach to business.
Baranov has hundreds of images of famous people of the past and present. He is also engaged in the creation of sculptures by contemporary figures of art, science and politics. For example, he loves to transform his fellow colleagues into a tangible work of art. Before starting, he conducts hourly dialogues with the goals of future sculptures. For him, the factor of mental and physical immersion in human life has always remained and remains very important.
