Background
Ethnicity:
His father was Russian. His mother was Korean born in Uzbekistan.
Dikunov Alexey Ivanovich was born on January 10, 1976 in Voronezh. He is the son of sculptors Ivan Pavlovich Dikunov and Elza Nikolaevna Pak. His brother Maxim Ivanovich Dikunov is a sculptor as well. Also he has a sister Natalia, who is a portraitist.
Education
In 1995 Alexey graduated from the Voronezh Art College, in 2001 he ended the Surikov Moscow Art Institute.
Career
Since 1998 Alexey is a member of regional, all-Russian exhibitions. He works in easel and monumental sculpture. The main works: "Self-portrait" (1996), "A.L. Durov" (2001, the gold medal of the All-Russian Exhibition of Young Artists, is located in the Durov House Museum in Voronezh), "Future Genius" (2002), "The Child on the Wheel" (2002), "Kitten from Lizyukova Street" ( 2003, Voronezh, together with his brother). Monument to Saint Mitrofan of Voronezh (2003, Voronezh), to Widows-Mothers (2005, Anna village, Voronezh Region), to St. Tikhon Zadonsky (2005, Zadonsk, Lipetsk Region) were created together with his parents and brother.