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Sergei Bordachyov
Born:
1948, Moscow
Movements:
Geometric Abstraction
Nonconformism
Geometric Abstraction
Nonconformism
Painter, collage artist. Born in the family of Mikhail Bordachyov in Moscow (1948). Graduated as a locksmith from college (1964). Took up fine art (1966). Influenced by Anatoly Zverev. Active member of the nonconformist movement. Took up geometric abstraction (early 1970s). Member of the Municipal Committee of Painters and Graphic Artists at 28 Malaya Gruzinskaya Street in Moscow (1976) and the 21 group (1982–88). Lives and works in Moscow. Contributed to exhibitions in Russia (from 1969) and abroad (from 1977).
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