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Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

Russian, b. 1962

Contrary to the typical perspective of portrait photography, Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev poses his nude subjects facing away from the viewer, creating a visual dissonance. In monochromatic images, the Russian photographer examines themes of fear, lust and uncertainty.

Clavijo-Telepnev’s grandfather, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a well-known Colombian photographer and artist. Clavijo-Telepnev pursued his studies in painting, graphics and polygraphic design at the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, now the Moscow Polytechnic University, graduating in 1986. 

Clavijo-Telepnev gained experience through working as a press photographer, as a fashion and advertising photographer and as a lecturer at various institutions including Moscow State University and the Design Academy. Over his career, Clavijo-Telepnev has held memberships in the International Association of Graphic Artists and the Russian Union of Photo Artists. His honors include the Best Cover for Youth Magazines award and Best Photo Project main award for the Benedetta Barzini Portrait.

Romantic, and tinged with melancholy, his work features iconography reminiscent of storybook tales. In 2001, Clavijo-Telepnev launched his own photo art school and published Imperfecto and Impressions. In 2005, he published Cherry Orchard. For a 2012 group show at the Story Museum in Oxford, England, he exhibited photographs with an enticing, yet frightening, quality inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 

His work has been exhibited widely in Moscow, including at the Lumiere Gallery, Cervantes Institute and the Russian Modern History State Central Museum. Internationally, his photography was in the 2003 “Remembrance: Russian Post-Modern Nostalgia” at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York, and in exhibitions at Hay Hill gallery in London and the gallery at Grand Hyatt Dubai. English musician Elton John and Welsh film director Peter Greenaway are among the collectors of Clavijo-Telepnev’s artwork.

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Artist: Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
"Hands with Grenades on..." D39" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hands with Grenades on..." D39" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Author's direct print on wood Artwork full name: Hands with Grenades on a Red Background Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Wood, Pigment

"Female Deer 1" Photography 59" x 29.5" in Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Female Deer 1" Photography 59" x 29.5" in Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Direct print on wood Signed and numbered on the back. Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Wood, Color

"Hands with Lavender" D39" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hands with Lavender" D39" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Author's direct print on wood Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Wood, Pigment

"A Hand With a Lily" 79" x 24" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"A Hand With a Lily" 79" x 24" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Author's direct print on wood Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Pigment, Wood

"Hands with Grenades - white 2" D39" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hands with Grenades - white 2" D39" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Author's direct print on wood Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Pigment, Wood

"Alice in Wonderland" Photography 32"x28"in Ed 2/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Alice in Wonderland" Photography 32"x28"in Ed 2/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Bromoil gelatin silver print, gold and silver leaf, and hand painted mirror Signed and numbered on the back of the print. Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT MARIE CHRISTINE PETER GREENAWAY DMITRY MEDVEDEV NURSULTAN NAZARBAEV Vladimir's work of arts were put up for auction at PHILLIPS de Pury in 2003 in New York, in 2008 in London and New York, in 2010 in New York; at GENE SHAPIRO in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 in New York and at HERITAGE AUCTIONS in 2011 in New York. EXHIBITIONS: 2013 Group exhibition at the Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; Solo exhibition at the AZOR ROZA Gallery, Moscow, Russia. ​ 2012 Group exhibition of the best iconography for Lewis Carroll's "Alice", "A Mad Tea-Party", The Story Museum, Oxford, UK; Group exhibition "Museum's Centenary: a Photographer's View" at the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum; Solo exhibition at the ZEPPELIN Gallery, Moscow, Russia. 2011 Group exhibition at the ART MOSCOW FAIR. 2010 Pushkin Fine Arts Museum opened a section of photography with the participation of Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev, the only Russian exhibitor. 2009 "Wayfaring Territory" group exhibition, St. Petersburg, Peter-and-Paul Fortress, Russia. 2008 "Joyance Territory" group exhibition in the Rumyantsev villa, St. Petersburg, Pskov, Belostok, Voronezh, Mikhailovskoye (all in Russia), and also in Berlin, Germany; Solo exhibition at the VINZAVOD Exhibition Center. 2007 Solo exhibition at the MILLIONAIRE FAIR, Moscow, Russia; Participation at the Moscow Fine Art Fair, MANEZH Exhibition Center. 2006 Art London, "Russian Asia", a joint project of Inna Khegai and the Artek Gallery, London, UK; Solo exhibition at the ESPECRTO Gallery in Krasnodar. 2005 Personal exhibition within the framework of the Russian Movie Week in Paris, Paris-Art-Moscow, Espace Cardin, Paris; personal exhibition at the MILLIONAIRE FAIR, Moscow; exhibition at the Grossman Gallery, Williams Visual Arts Buildings, Easton, Penn; personal exhibition at the Grand Hayat Hotel gallery, Dubai, Arab Emirates; exhibition at the STUDIO Gallery, Moscow Russia; exhibition of the Cherry Orchard project jointly with his student, Yulia Bochkova at the JAMES Gallery, Moscow; the Moscow Romanticism exhibition at the Wisconsin University Art Gallery, U.S; exhibition at the Tomsk House of Artists, Russia.2005: exhibition at the Benshaeb art gallery, Paris, France; 2004 Exhibition at the STUDIO Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Exhibition at the LEAGUE Art Gallery, Kolomna, Russia; Exhibition at the Krasnoyarsk Museum Center, Russia.2004: exhibition at Art-Service Gallery Center, Moscow, Russia; Exhibition at the Novosibirsk Art Museum, Russia; Exhibition at the Benshaeb art gallery, Paris, France; Exhibition at the HAY HILL gallery, London, U.K.2004: exhibition within the framework of the Russian Nights festival at the Art Hall of the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California. 2003 Russian Post Modernism Nostalgia exhibition, New York, U.S; Exhibition at the LUMIERE, Moscow, Russia; Exhibition at the Russian Modern History State Central Museum; A participant at the 40 Views as to the Image of Comme de Garcon art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Gold Leaf

"Kremlin" Photography 43" x 35" inch Ed. 2/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kremlin" Photography 43" x 35" inch Ed. 2/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Eglomise (bromoil gelatin silver print, gold and silver leaf, and hand painted mirror) Vladimir Clavijo-T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Gold Leaf

"Deer Woman" Photography 28" x 20" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Deer Woman" Photography 28" x 20" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Direct print on wood Signed and numbered on the back. Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev was born in 1962 in Moscow, in the family of creative people. His father, Pedro Clavijo, was a Columbian journalist and a radio reporter. His grandfather by his father's side, Edmundo Clavijo Cubilios, was a famous Columbia's photograph and artist. His grandfather and grandmother by his mother's side, Vladimir and Margarita Telepnevs, were painters. In 1986 Vladimir graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Academy, faculty of graphic art, specializing in painting, graphics, and polygraphic design. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: ELTON JOHN PRINCESS MICHAEL of KENT MARIE CHRISTINE PETER GREENAWAY DMITRY MEDVEDEV NURSULTAN NAZARBAEV Vladimir's work of arts were put up for auction at PHILLIPS de Pury in 2003 in New York, in 2008 in London and New York, in 2010 in New York; at GENE SHAPIRO in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 in New York and at HERITAGE AUCTIONS in 2011 in New York. EXHIBITIONS: 2013 Group exhibition at the Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; Solo exhibition at the AZOR ROZA Gallery, Moscow, Russia. ​ 2012 Group exhibition of the best iconography for Lewis Carroll's "Alice", "A Mad Tea-Party", The Story Museum, Oxford, UK; Group exhibition "Museum's Centenary: a Photographer's View" at the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum; Solo exhibition at the ZEPPELIN Gallery, Moscow, Russia. 2011 Group exhibition at the ART MOSCOW FAIR. 2010 Pushkin Fine Arts Museum opened a section of photography with the participation of Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev, the only Russian exhibitor. 2009 "Wayfaring Territory" group exhibition, St. Petersburg, Peter-and-Paul Fortress, Russia. 2008 "Joyance Territory" group exhibition in the Rumyantsev villa, St. Petersburg, Pskov, Belostok, Voronezh, Mikhailovskoye (all in Russia), and also in Berlin, Germany; Solo exhibition at the VINZAVOD Exhibition Center. 2007 Solo exhibition at the MILLIONAIRE FAIR, Moscow, Russia; Participation at the Moscow Fine Art Fair, MANEZH Exhibition Center. 2006 Art London, "Russian Asia", a joint project of Inna Khegai and the Artek Gallery, London, UK; Solo exhibition at the ESPECRTO Gallery in Krasnodar. 2005 Personal exhibition within the framework of the Russian Movie Week in Paris, Paris-Art-Moscow, Espace Cardin, Paris; personal exhibition at the MILLIONAIRE FAIR, Moscow; exhibition at the Grossman Gallery, Williams Visual Arts Buildings, Easton, Penn; personal exhibition at the Grand Hayat Hotel gallery, Dubai, Arab Emirates; exhibition at the STUDIO Gallery, Moscow Russia; exhibition of the Cherry Orchard project jointly with his student, Yulia Bochkova at the JAMES Gallery, Moscow; the Moscow Romanticism exhibition at the Wisconsin University Art Gallery, U.S; exhibition at the Tomsk House of Artists, Russia.2005: exhibition at the Benshaeb art gallery, Paris, France; 2004 Exhibition at the STUDIO Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Exhibition at the LEAGUE Art Gallery, Kolomna, Russia; Exhibition at the Krasnoyarsk Museum Center, Russia.2004: exhibition at Art-Service Gallery Center, Moscow, Russia; Exhibition at the Novosibirsk Art Museum, Russia; Exhibition at the Benshaeb art gallery, Paris, France; Exhibition at the HAY HILL gallery, London, U.K.2004: exhibition within the framework of the Russian Nights festival at the Art Hall of the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California. 2003 Russian Post Modernism Nostalgia exhibition, New York, U.S; Exhibition at the LUMIERE, Moscow, Russia; Exhibition at the Russian Modern History State Central Museum; A participant at the 40 Views as to the Image of Comme de Garcon art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev Figurative Photography

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Wood, Color

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