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ALEXEY KOTOLEVSKIY

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / CONCEPT ARTIST / VIDEO EDITOR / ILLUSTRATOR 

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WHO AM I?

ART IS IN MY BLOOD. FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS, NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HAS BEEN AN ARTIST. MY GRANDFATHER PASSED THIS TRADITION ONTO ME AT 2 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE PLACED THE FIRST PAINT BRUSH IN MY HAND.

 

ALL MY LIFE I HAVE CREATED STORIES, FAIRY TALES, CHARACTERS AND IMAGES IN MY HEAD AND TRIED TO CONVEY THIS TO OTHER PEOPLE THROUGH ART.

 

I HAVE TWO GRADUATE DEGREES (AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN) IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN AND ART HISTORY. 

 

MY LAST ROLE WAS AS AN ART DIRECTOR AT A TOP 10 RANKED MUSEUM IN MANHATTAN.  I ALSO HELD ROLES AS AN ART DIRECTOR FOR SEVERAL COMPANIES AND HAVE WORKED ACROSS NUMEROUS GRAPHIC DESIGN AREAS.

 

DEEP EXPERTISE IN ADOBE SUITE, CONCEPTS, VIDEO EDITING, ANIMATION, TITLES/LOGOS, HAND & TABLET DRAWING AND MUCH MORE. 

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ILLUSTRATIONS AND POSTERS

FRESH ART WORK ON MY INSTAGRAM

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VIDEO PROJECTS

BRIBE

 

MY OWN SHORT FILM IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN 1881. IN MY OPINION THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL COMBINATIONS FOR A HORROR MOVIE.

 

I DID DIRECTING, SCREENWRITING, EDITING AND PLAYED MAIN CHARACTER. EVERY DETAIL AND MOVEMENT MAKES SENSE, YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK ATTENTIVELY.

 

THE FILM IS NOT DEVOID OF IRONY AND A SOCIAL SUBTEXT IS EMBEDDED IN IT. THE MAIN TASK WAS TO SHOW ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF MODERN RUSSIA - NAMELY, CORRUPTION.

​THE FILM WON THE MOST CREATIVE SHORT FILM CATEGORY AT INDYFEST 2022.

DANCING WITH THE STARS/TV PROJECT

 

THE FAMOUS SHOW I TOOK PART IN WHEN IT WAS FILMED IN EUROPE. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE SCREENS IN THE HALL DURING THE PERFORMANCE. 

 

I CREATED MOTION GRAPHICS TO SUPPORT THE DANCE OF THE CONTESTANTS. PROJECTIONS, LIGHTING, COLORS - ALL THIS I DREW AND ANIMATED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE SHOW. 

 

EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE IS MADE BY ME FROM SCRATCH.

 

QUASI-DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT H.P.LOVECRAFT

 

MY OWN FILM, IN WHICH I TALK ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE WRITER, HIS WORK AND INFLUENCE ON MODERN CULTURE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT I SHOW THROUGH AN ARTISTIC PRISM THE REAL PLACES OF EVENTS DESCRIBED IN THE AUTHOR'S BOOKS.

 

DIRECTING, FILMING, SCRIPT, EDITING - I PERSONALLY DID EVERYTHING, THIS IS ENTIRELY MY PROJECT, WHICH IS EXPECTED BY SEVERAL FESTIVALS.

DON'T LISTEN, DON'T LOOK, DON'T SPEAK, PLEASE STAND BY

 

IRONIC COMMERCIALS. EACH OF THEM REVEALS A SOCIAL PROBLEM. LIKE THE THREE MONKEYS WHO IGNORE EVIL. IF YOU DO NOT LISTEN, SPEAK OR WATCH, THIS WILL NOT SAVE YOU FROM EVIL, BUT WILL MAKE YOU AN ACCOMPLICE. THIS IS BAD ADVICE THAT TEACHES GOOD.

 

EVERYTHING IS SERVED THROUGH ADS IN THE STYLE OF THE 90S. ALL VIDEOS ARE DIRECTED BY ME, AMAZING MAKE-UP AND BLACK HUMOR. I THINK YOU WILL APPRECIATE IT.

INSANITY AND COOKING

MY COOKING SHOW

 

ON MY CHANNEL I CREATE SHORT VIDEO RECIPES. EACH RECIPE IS DEDICATED TO A MOVIE, CHARACTER, OR SPECIAL STYLE OF CINEMATOGRAPHY. IN THE VIDEO EDITING, I USE THE STYLE AND TRICKS OF THE TIME OF THE FILM, OR I USE THE FEATURES OF THE DIRECTOR. ALL THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY GOOD MUSIC, EFFECTS AND, OF COURSE, THE DISHES ARE DELICIOUS.​

DARK KNIGHT:RETURNS

 

A FAN-MADE SHORT FILM ABOUT OUR FAVORITE BATMAN COMIC. WE ARE BIG FANS OF THESE GRAPHIC NOVELS, WE OFTEN DID COSPLAYS, DANCE SHOWS, PHOTO SHOOTS AND IT'S TIME FOR A FULL VIDEO. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. WE DID MAKE-UP, STAGING, EDITING BY OURSELVES. IT WAS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO SHOOT IN A STUDIO FILLED WITH WATER. PERSONALLY, I DID DIRECTING, STORYBOARDING, EDITING AND PLAYING BATMAN.

VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF MOTION GRAPHICS AND ANIMATED TITLES

 

I OFTEN CREATE VARIED AND CONTRASTING TITLES. I DRAWING THE DETAILS ON MY TABLET BY MY HANDS, WHICH MAKES THEM UNIQUE. AND ALSO I RARELY USE READY-MADE EFFECTS, I CREATE AND CONTROL THEM MYSELF.

WAITING FOR HER

 

A SHORT FILM, THE THEME OF WHICH I THINK WILL BE FAMILIAR TO MANY. THIS IS MY FIRST CREATIVE WORK IN SUCH AN UNUSUAL STYLE FOR ME - ROMANTIC AND COLORFUL, BUT I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF MORE OFTEN. HOPE YOU LIKE IT AND IT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE.

YOG-SOTHOTH

 

A SMALL CLIP ON THE SUBJECT OF

IMMERSION IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS. FICTIONAL STORIES ARE SO EXCITING THAT THE WORLD AROUND BEGINS TO FADE NEXT TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE AUTHOR'S FANTASY. IF YOU WILL SAY THE NAMES OF ANCIENT GODS FOR A LONG TIME, THEY CAN HEAR YOU.

 

OPERATOR AUSTIN LYSAKER

KING IN YELLOW

 

I MADE A QUASI-DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT LOVECRAFT AND THIS IS A SMALL TEASER OF MY IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE. SUCH A TEST TO CONTINUE. THIS IS AN AMAZING LOCATION, AN ABANDONED CHILDREN'S SOVIET CAMP NEAR MOSCOW. IT IS MADE IN THE STYLE OF THE "SEA WORLD" AND IT HAS A LOT OF SCULPTURES OF OCTOPUSES, JELLYFISH AND SHELLS. 40 YEARS AGO IT LOOKED WONDERFUL, BUT NOW THE CAMP IS VERY CREEPY AND SINISTER. IT SEEMS TO ME IN SUCH A PLACE THAT THE KING IN THE YELLOW MAY BE HIDING. MY FRIENDS HELPED ME A LOT IN THE FILMING, I HOPE IN THE FUTURE WE CAN TOGETHER MAKE A FULL-LENGTH MOVIE.

JOKER

 

SHORT COSPLAY FAN FILM. CLIP WAS FILMED AT THE SAME LOCATION, STAIRCASE AT THE CHARACTER'S HOUSE.

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STORYBOARDS

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BRIBE

 

PART OF THE STORYBOARD FOR A SHORT HORROR FILM

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SHE

 

PART OF THE STORYBOARD FOR A SHORT HORROR FILM

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CONCEPT ART

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NFT ART

SOWER

OF THE WAR

 

EVERYTHING IS EXTREMELY SIMPLE AND CLEAR. THE REALITY OF A BLOODTHIRSTY DICTATOR THROUGH THE PRISM OF MY VISION

MOTHER HYDRA

 

REFERENCE TO A GREAT RENAISSANCE PAINTING

MILLENNIALS HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE

 

COLLECTION OF 4 ANIMATIONS. THE OLD RIDERS ARE NO LONGER RELEVANT.

OUR MODERN WORLD WILL BE DESTROYED BY NEW GODS

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LOGO AND BRAND IDENTITY

GOTHIC WORLD

LOGO, MAIN STYLE AND INTERFACE OF AN INDIE VIDEO GAME

VIKILIFE

COLLECTION OF PRINTS FOR CLOTHES. COMBINING THE TRADITIONAL ETHNIC ELEMENTS OF SCANDINAVIAN FALKLER TOGETHER WITH MODERN COLORS AND QUALITY.

FOREVER AND EVER

CORPORATE IDENTITY FOR A WEDDING AGENCY. THERE ARE A LOT OF SUCH AGENCIES IN EUROPE, THE TASK WAS TO STAND OUT WITH A HIGH-QUALITY LUXURY APPROACH.

UTOPIA SHOW

REBRANDING AND DESIGN OF THE FIRST MERCHANDISE. A POPULAR BLOGGER (3 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS), ON THE EXCLUSION OF SUPERNATURAL THEORIES.

DUBNATIV

DEVELOPMENT OF A TOURIST IMAGE FOR A SMALL TOWN. DUBNA IS A CITY OF SCIENTISTS NOT FAR FROM MOSCOW. TO ATTRACT TOURISTS, THEY NEEDED A MODERN REBRANDING.

HORUZHAYA

LOGO DESIGN AND CORPORATE SIGNATURE FOR A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER.

UNBRICKS

DEVELOPMENT OF ALL BRAND IDENTITY FOR THE CLUB-RESTAURANT. THE MAIN IDEA OF ​​THE RESTAURANT IS PROJECTION ON ALL WALLS, SO THE DESIGN HAD TO BE SUITABLE FOR ANY STYLE AND COLOR.

ABSOLUTELY NAKED

LOGO FOR BURLESQUE SHOW WITH EKATERINA VARNAVA, RUSSIAN SUPERSTAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GOAL WAS TO SHOW NUDITY WITHOUT ADULT CONTENT, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. GRACEFUL AND DECENT.

I LOVE 80S HORROR

COLLECTION OF PRINTS, STICKERS, POSTERS FOR ONLINE STORE DEDICATED TO 80S STYLE.

A.R.I.N.P.

LOGO AND CORPORATE IDENTITY OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY, WHICH CONNECTS THE ENTERTAINMENT OF RUSSIA AND IRAN. THE MAIN TASK WAS TO SHOW THIS UNION, WHICH WAS EXPRESSED IN THE MIXING OF TRADITIONAL ORNAMENTS AND COLORS OF THESE TWO CULTURES.

BLOODY PARTY

LOGO, MAIN STYLE AND INTERFACE OF AN INDIE VIDEO GAME

ANASTASIYA KRASAVINA

LOGO AND CORPORATE SIGNATURE FOR A TRAVEL BLOGGER. THE GIRL STUDIES MAINLY NORTHERN CULTURES AND SHE NEEDED SOMETHING DEEP, BUT AT THE SAME TIME MODERN.

KGB ESPIONAGE MUSEUM 

DESIGN SOUVENIRS, PRINTS, POSTERS AND MORE FOR ONE OF MANHATTAN'S FINEST MUSEUMS. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE LOGO.

PODUSHENKA

THE COMPANY SELLS CLOTHING WITH ITS OWN PRINTS. I DEVELOPED A LOGO DESIGN, A SET OF COLORS AND A COLLECTION OF PRINTS.

THE DETOX

LOGO, MAIN STYLE AND INTERFACE OF AN INDIE VIDEO GAME

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PHOTO PROJECTS

COLORLESS DREAM

 

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS TO CREATE A RUSSIAN HORROR WITH DOMESTIC ELEMENTS: FRETWORK, DETAILS OF DECOR AND COSTUMES OF THE XVIII CENTURY.

THESE ARE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE PURSUING THEIR PAST. ON THE ACTS AND DECISIONS FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. ABOUT HOW IT BREAKS OUT WHAT THEY WERE HIDING INSIDE.

 

LIVE PHOTOS OF CHARACTERS. STEPWISE METAMORPHOSIS. HERE YOU CAN LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT ALL THE DETAILS OF NECROMORPHS.

 

LIVE PHOTOS. HERE YOU CAN SEE A SHORT FILM ABOUT BATMAN AND CAT WOMAN.

DAWN

AFTER A LONG NIGHT

 

COSPLAY-PHOTO SESSION, THE TASK WAS TO SHOW A SHORT STORY IN A MINUTE CLIP WITHOUT DIALOGUES. A SMALL ROMANTIC CONFRONTATION, WHICH LEAVES THE AUDIENCE WITH THE THOUGHT "AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT."


THE MAIN FEATURE IS THE COLOR GAMUT THAT IS UNUSUAL FOR THESE CHARACTERS. THE COLOR OF "DAWN" AND BRIGHT SHADOWS WERE CREATED BY COLOR CORRECTION. ALL THE COSTUMES ARE HAND-ASSEMBLED AND ARE UNIQUE.

 

ON THE VIDEO YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE 6 CATEGORIES.

6 TYPES OF COMPOSITION.

 

PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN LACROSSE WISCONSIN. IT IS A VERY FRIENDLY AND GREEN CITY. I DECIDED TO SHOW THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CITY. I DEMONSTRATED 6 KINDS OF COMPOSITION USING THE STYLISTICS OF THE "TEXAS NOIR".

Not a Real Fairy Tale

Not a Real Fairy Tale

Смотреть

NOT A REAL FAIRY TALE

 

THE PROJECT WAS CREATED FOR LECTURES ON THE THEME OF ART AND DESIGN IN RUSSIA AND IS AIMED AT AMERICAN STUDENTS. THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE ANCIENT RUSSIAN CHARACTERS OF FAIRY TALES THAT LIVE IN MODERN ST. PETERSBURG. HEROES ARE HIDING AMONG PEOPLE AND TRYING TO ADAPT. THE ALLUSION TO THE FACT THAT IN MODERN RUSSIA ALL HAVE FORGOTTEN THESE CHARACTERS - NO ONE READS FAIRY TALES. A LOT OF TERRIBLE ATTEMPTS TO ADAPTATIONS ONLY AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION..

 

A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT FOUR RUSSIAN CHARACTERS FROM FAIRY TALES. BABA YAGA, SILVAN, KOSCHEY THE IMMORTAL, THE WATER NYMPH.

FOREVER AND EVER

 

LIVELY HORROR PHOTO SESSION. THE BASIS FOR THE IDEA WAS TAKEN BY SEVERAL URBAN LEGENDS, AS WELL

AS THE SCANDINAVIAN MYTH

OF THE AFTERLIFE OF ODIN. ALL THIS

IN COMBINATION WITH RETRO STYLISTICS AND PHOTO EFFECT

OF FERROTYPES.

 

STYLISTICS OF THE OLD FILM ALONG WITH THE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT WAS CHOSEN TO EMPHASIZE THE "LOOP" TO CONFUSE THE VIEWER AND CREATE THE ILLUSION THAT TIME IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, NOTHING WILL CHANGE.

LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE, WITHOUT MEANING AND OUTCOME IS HELL.

YOU LIKE MY POISON

 

YOU LIKE MY POISON

A SHORT SHORT FILM ABOUT A MEETING OF OLD OPPONENTS. BRIGHT COLORS AND SMALL EXESPERIMENTS WITH THE APPEARANCE OF POISON IVY. TASK JUST AS IN OTHER COSPLAY PHOTO SHOOTS WAS - DO NOT LIKE TO DO COSPLAY PHOTO SHOOTS. THE DESIRE OF COSPLAYERS TO ADVERTISE THEIR FACE AND COSTUME - THEY OBSCURE THE DESIRE TO MAKE A GOOD COMPOSITION OR AN INTERESTING LIGHT. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THE OPPOSITE.

 

LIVE PHOTOS. HERE YOU CAN SEE A SHORT FILM ABOUT BATMAN AND POISON IVY .

PUBLICATIONS

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE. YOU CAN’T JUST BE ANYONE ELSE. YOU ARE THE MAIN CHARACTER IN YOUR OWN STORY AND THIS STORY IS LIMITED ONLY BY YOUR IMAGINATION. ONLY YOU SEE THE ESSENCE OF THINGS, AND WHAT IS AN ILLUSION IS UP TO YOU. ONLY YOU CAN CLEANSE THIS WORLD. EVEN IF YOU ARE A CLEANER IN A SWAMP NEAR A DIRTY FACTORY... YOU ARE THE ONE WHO NEED

THE ONE WHO WE NEED

 

MY FIRST PUBLISHED GRAPHIC NOVEL.

I PAINTED HER IN COLLEGE. BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO FIND TIME FOR PROCESSING AND PUBLISHING. THE NOVELLA IS DRAWN UNDER THE INSPIRATION OF LOVECRAFT'S STORIES BUT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ONE OF THEM AND IS NOT SIMILAR TO HIS STYLE OF NARRATION. I ALWAYS TRY TO DEMONSTRATE ORIGINAL ART. I HOPE YOU WILL LIKE IT

YOU CAN FIND A NOVEL ON THE AMAZON

 

https://www.amazon.com/One-Who-Need-Alexey-Kotolevskiy-ebook/dp/B07SXJXSMN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+one+who+we+need+kotolevskiy&qid=1609887217&sr=8-1

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CONTACTS

EMAIL: KOTOLEVSKIYALEXEY@GMAIL.COM
PHONE: 646 961 6222

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