oleg KHVOSTOV (RU) 1972

Let me take this opportunity to say, that I still consider him one of the most interesting artists of Saint Petersburg and it's sad that we couldn't work it out back in the day

—Marat Guelman

No, it's not difficult to find a model, but it's easier to draw yourself. You yourself are the most disciplined and untiring sitter. Narrow bounds allow to focus on a single object, investigate his psychology

— Oleg Khvostov, interview for “Bohemian Petersburg” magazine