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1963 Graduated from the art college named after Serov with a degree in art pedagogics.
1969-1973 Studied at the Polygraphs Institute at the studio of Epifanov, a well-known master of graphics and professor.
1979 joined the USSR Artists Union. The first sport subject etchings were praised by critics on the Leningrad exhibitions in the 1970th.It drew attention by its complete composition manner, good knowledge of technique and graphic methods.
Kovalev in his works also raises city motives and pictures of our beautiful SPb suburbs.
In his art works we may see the artist active life attitude, his conceptions of the modern dynamic city life.
Using the unusual foreshortening author does not forget the manners of the realistic art.
Great knowledge of the etching techniques, its wide art diapason (from thin silver strokes up to thick lines) with a combination
of mild style aquatints and other artistic means help an artist to develop the subject into a great masterpiece.
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