NICHOLÁS EFIMTSEV

Efimtsev Nicholas, 1996

Nicholas Efimtsev was born in Kaluga, 150 kilometers south of Moscow. After receiving a bachelor degree in economics he decided to become a visual artist. The romantic landscapes of his motherland, lively impressions from the childhood, the musical traditions of his family and foreign travels, his passion for the cinematography and natural capacity to learn from the great masters of photography - those are the components of the original and ingenious scope of the gallery of this young artist.

Among those who influenced Nicholas Efimtsev one can find Annibale Carracci, Agnolo Bronzino, Jean-Baptiste Chardin, Valentin Serov and Camille Claudel. The subtle touch of eroticism and sensual plasticity marks his artistic approach.

Those qualities, according to Nicholas himself, he likes the most in oeuvre of Man Ray, George Hoyningen-Huene, Alexey Mazurin, Wilhelm von Gloeden.

Nowadays, Nicholas is working as a freelance photographer in Paris.

He did some cover stories for magazines as such Vogue Italia, Vogue Russia, Esquire Russia, Numero Russia. 

He is working for some companies as such Givenchy Paris, Fendi  Rome, Guerlain Paris, Ralph Laurent POLO,  Tsvetnoy Central Market, Davide Marello,  and etc.