Alexander Ney was born in 1939 in Leningrad, Russia. He is an American sculptor and painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1974 and has lived and worked in New York ever since. Alexander developed many individualistic styles of modern art but he is most famous for his unique work in Terra cotta sculpture that are heavily perforated surfaces and intriguing forms.
Ney's childhood was not an easy one. He was born into the time of World War II when the Siege of Leningrad was launched, this is marked by historians as the second most lethal battle in the wars tragic history. The cities rail connections were severed cutting off all access to and food and power supplies. That following winter between two and three million civilians were killed during the Leningrad Blockade, including 400,000 children. Alexander was given private art lessons from Russian sculptor V.V. Lishev. After receiving these private lessons Ney decided to study at the Art School of the Leningrad Academy of Arts from 1954-1957. Next he attended the Art School at the Surikov Moscow Art Institute from 1957-1959. Ney befriended many progressive-minded art students who are now stars of the contemporary Russian art scene such as Leonid Sokov and Lev Nussberg. Ney was relentless at trying to create striking and new interpretations of art, this is what quickly made him legendary amongst his peers.
From 1965 to 1967 Ney taught sculpture to children at the house of Young Pioneers in Leningrad. In 1967 to 1969 he went back to school to study art history and theory courses.
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