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Igor Valerievich Babailov (born February 9, 1965) is a Russian-born American portrait artist, known for his commissioned portraits of global leaders, celebrities and distinguished individuals. Some of his notable portraits include those of: Pope Benedict XVI〔http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzExZDRkNzg2ZjYwZjU4ODEzYzY2Nzg2NzZkNjFmNWY=〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pontiff's aura colors artist's image )〕 (Vatican), President of Russia Vladimir Putin〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Putin Portrait For Your Parlor - News )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portrait of President Vladimir Putin by Igor Babailov )〕 (Kremlin), New York State Appellate Division Justice Joseph P. Sullivan〔(Hon. Joseph P. Sullivan )〕 (Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State), Mayor Rudolph Giuliani〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HERO WORSHIP )〕 of New York (Giuliani Partners), Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The House of Commons Heritage Collection )〕 (House of Commons), pianist Byron Janis〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Social Diary 3/28/05 - Murders, Birthdays, Car Shows, Easter )〕 (Steinway Hall), Templeton Prize recipient Michael Novak〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michael Novak Portrait Unveiling - November 8, 2009 )〕 of the American Enterprise Institute, and numerous other prominent figures for public and private collections.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Art Renewal Center Museum™ Artist Information for Igor V. Babailov )〕 Besides portrait works, Babailov is also known for his large scale multi-figurative paintings, such as his “For Gold, God and Glory” painting〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AskART - Art Prices, Painting Value, Art Appraisal, Art Values, Auction Prices )〕 and “Believe” painted for the Vatican on the occasion of the World Youth Days.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Art Renewal Center :: Igor V. Babailov :: Portrait of Pope John Paul II )〕 ==Background and academia== Babailov began his formal art education at nine years of age.〔(Zenit.org ).〕 He received his Master of Fine Art's degree from the Surikov Academy of Fine Arts〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Igor Babailov, Biography )〕 of The Moscow School of Painting acclaimed for its famous teachers and alumni: Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, and Abram Arkhipov among others. Scholar and advocate of the traditional values in visual arts, Mr. Babailov's teachings highlight the importance of drawing from life as a foundation for strong painting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Art Renewal Center® Leading the Revival of Realism in the Fine Arts )〕 Babailov holds workshops and portrait demonstrations in art colleges, art societies, and private clubs across North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Art Renewal Center® Scholarships and Programs with Online Museum )〕 He is a public speaker, represented by Harry Walker Agency.〔(Harry Walker Agency )〕 According to the Agency, in his demonstrations “…you witness "the truth of the soul" coming alive in front of your eyes…”〔http://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/Igor-Babailov.cfm?Spea_ID=670〕 Babailov has been featured in professional art publications and news media, such as: ''The New York Daily News'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pontiff's aura colors artist's image )〕 ''National Review'',〔 ''The Moscow Times'',〔 ''CBC News'',〔(CBC News )〕 the Vatican's ''ZENIT'',〔 ''Live with Regis and Kelly Show'',〔(Live with Regis and Kelly Segment 1 - 06/11/03 )〕 ''The Artist's Magazine,〔''The Artist's Magazine''(May 1998, April 1999)〕 ''Art World News'',〔''Art World News'' July 2007, Volume XII Issue 7〕 ''International Artist'',〔''International Artist'' Volume 2 No. 11 Feb/March 2000〕 ''Classical Realism Journal'',〔''Classical Realism Journal'', Volume IV, Issue 1〕 ''AskMen'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portrait artists - AskMen )〕 ''MercatorNet'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Enough of 'art for art's sake'. Let's have some art for the sake of humanity, truth and goodness. )〕 The ''Encyclopedia Tematica del Peru'',〔''Encyclopedia Tematica del Peru'', p.16, Empresa Editora Il Comercio,S.A (2004)〕 and Italian American magazine ''Primo''.〔(Primo Magazine September/October 2001 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Igor Babailov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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