Mikhail Tishakov

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union
of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor
at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art
and Design, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists,
diploma recipient of the Russian Academy of Arts

Ruslan Anatolyevich Bakhtiyarov

"The works of Mikhail Tishakov represent a unique genre of the "contemplative painting," where the past and the present, the momentary and the immutable, the eternal,
so deeply permeate one another that conventional genre boundaries become fluid.
The images created by the artist reveal a deep and insightful comprehension of history.

It is no accident that these works evoke associations with the art of Werner Tübke,
the remarkable master who worked in East Germany in the last third of the twentieth century. One can see both a keen interest in the traditions of the Northern Renaissance and a desire to view history and modernity through the lens of timeless biblical narratives.

In his paintings "25 October 1917" and "8 November 1918," Mikhail Tishakov does not offer final conclusions but rather poses complex questions. His essential goal is
to understand the origins of that pivotal moment in the fates of individuals which led
to tectonic shifts in the history of all humankind.

Furthermore, his multi-layered narratives, where the subjects of Old Master paintings
are confronted by our contemporaries, remain distinct from postmodern discourse.
Such works should be perceived less as a commentary and more as both a guiding precept and a solemn warning."

"The works of Mikhail Tishakov represent a unique genre of the "contemplative painting," where
the past and the present, the momentary
and the immutable, the eternal, so deeply permeate one another that conventional genre boundaries become fluid. The images created by the artist reveal a deep and insightful comprehension of history.

It is no accident that these works evoke associations with the art of Werner Tübke,
the remarkable master who worked in East Germany in the last third of the twentieth century. One can see both a keen interest in the traditions of the Northern Renaissance and a desire to view history and modernity through the lens of timeless biblical narratives.

In his paintings "25 October 1917" and "8 November 1918," Mikhail Tishakov does not offer final conclusions but rather poses complex questions. His essential goal is to understand
the origins of that pivotal moment in the fates
of individuals which led to tectonic shifts
in the history of all humankind.

Furthermore, his multi-layered narratives, where the subjects of Old Master paintings are confronted by our contemporaries, remain distinct from postmodern discourse. Such works should be perceived less as a commentary and more as both a guiding precept and a solemn warning."

"The works of Mikhail Tishakov represent a unique genre of
the "contemplative painting," where the past and the present, the momentary and the immutable, the eternal, so deeply permeate one another that conventional genre boundaries become fluid. The images created by the artist reveal a deep and insightful comprehension of history.

It is no accident that these works evoke associations with the art of Werner Tübke, the remarkable master who worked in East Germany in the last third
of the twentieth century. One can see both a keen interest in the traditions
of the Northern Renaissance and a desire to view history and modernity through the lens of timeless biblical narratives.

In his paintings "25 October 1917" and "8 November 1918," Mikhail Tishakov does not offer final conclusions but rather poses complex questions. His essential goal is to understand the origins of that pivotal moment in the fates of individuals which led to tectonic shifts in the history of all humankind.

Furthermore, his multi-layered narratives, where the subjects of Old Master paintings are confronted by our contemporaries, remain distinct from postmodern discourse. Such works should be perceived less
as a commentary and more as both a guiding precept and a solemn warning."

Mikhail Tishakov was born in 1997 in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny.
He studied at the St. Petersburg State Academic Art Lyceum named after B.V. Johanson
at the Russian Academy of Arts.
In 2017, he entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after I. Repin.
In 2023, he defended his graduation painting with honors under the supervision of Professor H. V. Savkuev.
At present, Mikhail is an assistant trainee in the studio under the guidance of Professor
H. V. Savkuev. He repeatedly participated in international and city exhibitions.

List of awards:
- Awarded two Gold Medals of the Academy of Arts
- Winner of the D.S. Likhachev Prize
- Russian Museum Award
- Winner of the competition for the I. Minakov Prize (nomination "Public Recognition"), 2015
- Diploma holder of the first degree of the international competition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Civil War "Peace and War in Art" (for the work "unfinished sketch")
- Winner of the international competition for awarding outstanding figures of science
and culture "Constellation of Talents", 2014

Mikhail Tishakov was born in 1997 in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny.
He studied at the St. Petersburg State Academic Art Lyceum named after
B.V. Johanson at the Russian Academy of Arts.
In 2017, he entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after I. Repin.
In 2023, he defended his graduation painting with honors under the supervision of Professor H. V. Savkuev.
At present, Mikhail is an assistant trainee in the studio under the guidance
of Professor H. V. Savkuev. He repeatedly participated in international and city exhibitions.

List of awards:
- Awarded two Gold Medals of the Academy of Arts 
- Winner of the D.S. Likhachev Prize
- Russian Museum Award
- Winner of the competition for the I. Minakov Prize (nomination "Public Recognition"), 2015
- Diploma holder of the first degree of the international competition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Civil War "Peace and War
in Art" (for the work "unfinished sketch")
- Winner of the international competition for awarding outstanding figures
of science and culture "Constellation of Talents", 2014

Mikhail Tishakov was born in 1997 in the city
of Naberezhnye Chelny.
He studied at the St. Petersburg State Academic Art Lyceum named after B.V. Johanson at the Russian Academy of Arts.
In 2017, he entered the St. Petersburg Academy
of Arts named after I. Repin.
In 2023, he defended his graduation painting with honors under the supervision of Professor H. V. Savkuev.
At present, Mikhail is an assistant trainee in the studio under the guidance of Professor H. V. Savkuev. He repeatedly participated in international and city exhibitions.

List of awards:
- Awarded two Gold Medals of the Academy of Arts 
- Winner of the D.S. Likhachev Prize
- Russian Museum Award
- Winner of the competition for the I. Minakov Prize (nomination "Public Recognition"), 2015
- Diploma holder of the first degree of the international competition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Civil War "Peace and War in Art" (for the work "unfinished sketch")
- Winner of the international competition
for awarding outstanding figures of science
and culture "Constellation of Talents", 2014