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Mark Kaplan | |
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| Born | 12 November 1950 Saint Petersburg (Leningrad, USSR) |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Website | www |
Mark Kaplan (born 12 November 1950) is a painter. A former art director in film and theatre, he has devoted himself to painting since the 1980s.[1]
He works primarily in oil on canvas, focusing on landscapes inspired by his travels and the places where he stays. His work explores light and material within his compositions, often using flat areas of colour and a vivid palette.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Kaplan was born in 1950 in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad).[1]
He studied at the Higher School of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg, where he received a classical training in painting and composition.[3]
He began his career as an art director at the Lenfilm studios, then worked for twenty years on various television and theatre productions in the Netherlands.[4]
In the 1980s, he decided to dedicate himself entirely to painting. He spent significant time in the south of France, a region that influenced several of his works.[5]
Artistic approach
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Kaplan paints mainly in oil on canvas and often depicts urban landscapes and scenes observed on site, which he later reworks in his studio.[6] He frequently uses colour fields and a vivid palette.[7]
His travels along the Mediterranean coast have shaped his style. The southern light appears in many of his paintings, which often depict countryside scenes, plane trees, and villages.[8] In his Paris landscapes, his palette is more subdued, leaning toward blues and greys.[7]
Urban café terraces are a recurring theme in his work, depicted both day and night.[9] He also experiments with perspective to transform urban spaces into complex original compositions.[9]
Artistic career
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For more than forty years, Kaplan has exhibited internationally.[10][11][12]
He collaborated for much of his career with the Opera Gallery network,[6][13] which presented his work in its galleries in Paris, London, New York, Singapore, Seoul, and Hong Kong. His paintings have also been shown at international fairs, including in Chicago, Miami, and Tokyo.
Several monographs have been published on his work, covering more than twenty years of creation and exhibitions.[6][13]
Selected solo exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 1991 – Katia Granoff Gallery, Paris
- 1993 – Dyan/Coquant Gallery, Paris; Miami Art Fair; Nagoya, Kobe, Tokyo
- 1996 – Havanna Gallery, Palm Beach
- 2000 – The Bruton Street Gallery, London
- 2002 – The Bruton Street Gallery, London
- 2000–2005 – Opera Gallery, Paris, Singapore, Miami, London, New York
- 2007 – Opera Gallery, London and New York
- 2008 – Opera Gallery, Singapore
- 2009 – Opera Gallery, Seoul
- 2011 – Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2015 – Leningrad Center, Saint Petersburg[12]
- 2016–2019 – Mazarin Gallery, Toulon[2]
- 2018 – Domaine du Rayol – Jardin des Méditerranées[5]
- 2024 – Artclub Gallery, Paris
References
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