Konstantin Viktorovich Altunin (Russian: Константин Викторович Алтунин, born December 21, 1967) is a Russian painter from Arkhangelsk, Russia.[1] He left Russia following a controversy after a painting of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in women's underwear had been seized by St. Petersburg authorities.[2][3][4] He has been exhibiting paintings since 2000.
Other controversial paintings by Altunin
editOn another painting Altunin depicted the politician Vitaly Milonov against a rainbow background. The rainbow is the symbol of the LGBT community.[5] He also produced a painting with Putin wearing women's underwear and painted a sculpted head of Lenin with dripping rainbow colors.
References
edit- ^ "Museum of Authority". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Artist flees Russia after painting Putin and Medvedev in pants". The Guardian. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Putin says pants to painting: Artist flees Russia as portrait of President in women's underwear confiscated from art gallery". The Independent. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Константин Алтунин". Russian. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Poetin niet gediend van intieme schildering van hem en Medvedev
External links
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- Website (in Russian)
- "Poutine en sous-vêtements féminins: le peintre quitte la Russie." Libération. 28 August 2013.
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