Alexandra Vertinskaya is a worthy bearer of the legendary family name. She is an incredibly beautiful and talented woman who managed to achieve recognition as an artist, designer of interior and clothes, and even try herself as a TV presenter. Besides all this, Alexander is a happy wife and mother. Is there really so much that a single person can really do? We will get acquainted with the history of the success of the star and try to reveal this secret!
Dynasty of Vertinsky
There are a lot of creative personalities in the Vertinsky family. This is not about a dynasty of actors or artists, but about a family, each member of which has his talents and successfully develops them. Alexandra's grandfather is the famous singer, poet, composer and actor Alexander Vertinsky. His wife - Lydia Vertinskaya (maiden name Tsirgvava) - a talented artist and actress. Marianna Vertinskaya - Honored Artist of the RSFSR, actress of theater and cinema. All these titles have her own sister - Anastasia, the former wife of the famous director Nikita Mikhalkov. A born in such a family, Alexandra simply did not have a chance to be less gifted and talented than her closest relatives. There is one interesting tradition in the family - all women carefully store their famous name and do not change it when registering a marriage, but pass it on to their children. An exception is only Anastasia Vertinskaya, whose son, Stepan, wears no less stellar name of his father - Mikhalkov.
Alexandra Vertinskaya: biography of young years
Alexandra was born with Moscow in 1969 in the family of famous actress Marianna Vertinskaya and architect Ilya Bylinkin. Love for painting was manifested in the girl from an early age. She tried to use different materials, she depicted everything she saw around herself and dreamed about, tried to copy the pictures hanging on the walls. After graduation, the question of choosing a university was not even raised. Alexandra Vertinskaya entered the Moscow Art Institute named after Surikov. After graduation from this educational institution, the heroine of our history decides to continue her studies and goes to the National Academy of Arts (Paris) for an internship. Marianna Vertinskaya always approved the creative aspirations of her daughter. The last thing she wanted was for Alexandra to follow in her footsteps because of the instability of the acting profession. During the internship, Sasha works as an interior designer, but after a while still comes home to Moscow.
"Take it off immediately!"
In 2004, Alexander Vertinskaya tries herself as a TV presenter. Together with Tasha Strict, she runs a program dedicated to fashion and style "Take it off immediately!". This show-transformation, which invited the most ordinary women from across the country. Each participant waits for a complete renovation of the wardrobe, and sometimes a cardinal change of the image. The main idea of the project is to show Russian women what each of them can be beautiful and fashionable. The program enjoyed incredible popularity among the audience and was aired for about three years. But then Alexandra wanted to devote herself completely to family and creativity, and she left a TV career.
About the most personal: family and close people
Alexandra Vertinskaya is happy to be married to Emelian Zakharov. Her husband is a co-owner of the Moscow major Triumph gallery. In the family, two daughters were born - Vasilisa (1999) and Lydia (2010). Both girls carry the name of their mother. Alexander admits that it was with this condition that she married. In the genus Vertinsky, boys are rarely born, but it is simply impossible to let such a famous name disappear. The oldest daughter goes to school and simultaneously receives an art education. She passed a course of lectures on art and attended a studio by a famous architect. Parents do not seek to impose a love of painting or other forms of creativity, but they want to help the child develop comprehensively and reveal their talents. Although at the same time, Alexandra and Emelyan do not hide the fact that they will be happy if the children start drawing. It is important for parents that this desire and aspiration come from within. This is how Alexandra Vertinskaya herself came to the canvas. The personal life of this talented woman is unusually calm for a famous person. There is no room for violent scandals and bright novels. After many years in the marriage, the spouses still take an active part in each other's lives, have common creative and commercial projects.
Creativity and business
Today Alexandra Vertinskaya lives and works in Moscow. She is engaged in raising children and painting, sometimes acting as an interior designer in private projects. Her husband is not only a co-owner of a large picture gallery. In addition, the couple have several other projects, including quite successful restaurants. And yet, the art business for this family is the most beloved and most significant. Alexandra and Emelyan believe that very soon in Russia the love of art will become more popular, and people will visit galleries and exhibitions more often than entertaining and shopping centers. Today, the art business is difficult to call stable and profitable.
Love for Italy, and not only
Alexandra often talks about her love for Italy. Several years ago, she even began to stably spend the summer season in this country. At first it was a rented house, but when the summer travel became a tradition not only for the artist with children and her husband, but for all close relatives and friends, it was decided to buy property in the property. Summer accommodation of the Vertinskaya family is located in Tuscany, near the resort zone of Forte dei Marmi. And now every year it moves here for the whole warm season of Alexander with his closest associates. She argues that the local climate has a positive effect on health and well-being, and the incredible beauty of local landscapes makes it almost impossible to draw. An interesting fact: Vertinskaya Alexandra Ilyinichna already arranged exhibitions of her works dedicated to Italy. At one time, she so often painted Venice, that I had to deliberately abandon this topic. Today the artist tries to create a variety of works, does not get tired to try new subjects and techniques for their implementation.