 Renowned portrait and figurative artist, scholar and leading spokesperson for the traditional school of classical art, Igor Babailov is a recipient of national and international competitions, awards and honors, and is a master of fine art graduate of the world acclaimed Surikov Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow . His fine art education (1974-1990) belongs to the Russian/European academic school of art. He is a third generation student of famous painters as I. Repin, V. Serov and V. Favorskiy. Over the past 20 years, he has painted numerous portraits of social, business and political elite. His notable paintings and murals are in important official international collections including those of President George W. Bush, Jr., Collection of the White House; Former Mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, Collection of Giuliani Partners, N.Y.C., President V.V. Putin of Russia, Collection of The Kremlin; Nelson Mandela, Collection of the Mandela's, South Africa; Senator Hillary R. Clinton, Collection of the Clinton Presidential Library; Frank Military, Warner Chappel Music, N.Y.C.; Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Collection of the House of Commons; Regis Philbin, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Regis and Joy Philbin, and other distinguished public and private collections. And he shares with his audiences the secrets of the old masters, analyzing the differences and similarities in the characters of the historical leaders of the past, such as Napoleon Bonaparte, tyrants, rulers, royalty, nobility with leaders of our times from the public and private sectors and the ordinary person, as seen though "the portrait", the immortalization of the individual. Hear him speak through experience and love, and watch him in a live portrait painting demonstration, and witness "the truth of the soul" coming alive in front of your eyes. You will learn about art, the world, and most importantly, about yourself. Mr. Babailov's most popular speeches are The Power of Art and the Art of Power, and My Treasured People.
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