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“I don’t paint landscapes per ser – what I create isn’t considered a landscape from a traditional point of view. I am interested in what is coming from within – internal landscape of a person. Hence I do not use characters in my paintings – I am much more fascinated by some internal state: peace, excitement and various complicated feelings” says the artist when talking about his works. Alexander Grishkevich has the ability to see contours of another world, different from the one we are used perceiving. And those feelings are embodied in his paintings, in which he transforms reality into perfection. His images are a product of another state of consciousness, different impressions and perceptions. Thus a task for an audience is to see that “otherness”. The artist creates his own world based on the real impressions. This world is sterile and clean; its forms, colors and lighting effects are aligned. There is no place for a man in this ideal world – that man is just am onlooker and not a participant. This world is unreal, and the subjects in it find their geometrical structures while remaining nature objects at the same time. It seems like the main objective of the artist is his yearning for making this world a better place. 
Alexander Grishkevich was born in 1961 in Maladechna, Belarus
1977-1981 State Art College of A. Hlebau. Minsk (Belarus)
1981-1987 Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Department of Drawing. Minsk, Belarus
1996 became a member of Belarusian Artists’ Union
1997 awarded a Grand Prize at the Belarusian State Contest “The Art of a Book”.
2007 awarded a Grant Prize for the best Belarusian illustrated postcard (“Art postcard” nomination) at the First Belarusian National Contest. Minsk, Belarus Personal Exhibitions:
2006 The Art Gallery of G.Pryanishnikov. Svetlogorsk, Belarus
2006 The Museum of Modern Art. Minsk, Belarus Group Exhibitions:
1985 “ The War Knocks at Everyone’s Heart”. Berlin, Germany
1994, 1997 “ Going back to the Image”, the National Art Museum. Minks, Belarus
1997 “Art Show 1997”, the Central Artists’ House. Moscow, Russia
2000-2005 “Art Step”, the State Palace, the Museum of Modern Art. Minsk, Belarus
2003 “Dedicated to Picasso”, the State Palace. Minsk, Belarus
2003-2005 “Autumn”, the Palace of Arts. Minsk, Belarus
2004 “Dedicated to the Liberation Day of Belarus”, the Palace of Arts. Minsk, Belarus
2005 “50 Years of the Fine Arts Studio”, the Palace of Arts. Molodechno, Belarus
2005 “The Festival of Still-Life”, the Museum of Modern Art. Minsk, Belarus
2005 “The Land Under the White Wings”, The Center of Pierre Cardin. Paris, France
2006 “Minsk-Paris-Minsk”, the National Art Museum. Minks, Belarus
2006 “Dedication to Belarus”, the National Library of Belarus. Minsk, Belarus
2006 “The Eastern Neighbors”, Utrecht, Holland
2006 “Russia-Belarus”, the Central Museum of Russian Modern History. Moscow, Russia
2006-2007 “Art Step”, the Museum of Modern Art. Minsk, Belarus
2007 “Art Show 2007”, the Central Artists’ House. Moscow, Russia
2007 “PostTradition”, the Palace of Arts. Minsk, Belarus
2007 An exhibition dedicated to Maxim Bogdanovich’s death 90th anniversary; the Museum of Maxim Bagdanovich. Minsk, Belarus The author’s works can be found in the National Art Museum and the Fund of the Ministry of Culture (both Minsk, Belarus), galleries, museums and private collections in more than 10 countries.  [gallery of Alexander Grishkevich]
 
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