Boris Zaborov

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Boris Abramovich Zaborov (

and increasing recognition in European, American, and Russian art circles.

Early life

Zaborov was born in 1935 in

. Although he failed the exam, he was accepted the following year as a first year student.

He described his time at the Academy as a wonderfully self-contained existence, relatively isolated from the

.

Paris

Zaborov resolved his dilemma by moving to Paris in May 1981. While free to paint what he wanted, he also found himself alone. He used this loneliness, combined with a folder of family photos brought from the Soviet Union, to create a unified artistic vision that continued to inform his work. In Paris he had his first solo art show. He participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries and museums, in Paris and around the world.

Selected works

• Monument à l’Écrit, bronze four meters high sculpture, installed at the entrance of the campus of the
  Technion at Haïfa, Israel (Collaboration with the 2 architects : Shaul Kaner and Michael Seltser) Technion Sculpture map
• Florence, Italy

References

Further reading

• Bidaine, Philippe &
  Bonafoux, Pascal
  (2007) Boris Zaborov. Milano: Skira Editore

External links

• Boris Zaborov on Artnet