Юрий
Николаевич Сафонов (Yury Safonov)

He was born in 1952 in Moscow. Education - secondary special, in 1976 he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Arts in memory of 1905. Graphic artist, I am a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the International Federation of Artists at UNESCO.

He worked in the graphic arts as an artist, decorator, art editor and designer in various publishing houses: Mir, Znanie, Nauka, Profizdat, VO Agropromizdat, Juridical Literature, Avanta + Kladez "... and the editorial offices:" Knowledge-Force "," Technology - Youth "," Quantum "," Inventor and rationalizer "," Game Library "and other popular science topics of Moscow.
And now as a free artist in the field of computer graphics. I call my works, in the most finished form, "Digital pictures" not because they are made in computer technology, but most importantly in terms of mathematical and physical concepts (ideas and intentions) that pushed me to create abstract-digital graphic works in the style that I am conditional I call Symmetry Design.

In 1980, the first and only solo exhibition at the MAHU in memory of 1905. Then he took part in a youth exhibition from the Union of Journalists. Participated in the first exhibitions of artists in Zelenograd. In 1985 he participated and worked on the design of the anniversary exhibition for the 40th anniversary of the victory, developed the emblem-sign of the exhibition, a poster and an invitation card. In 2003, he took part in the exhibition for the 45th anniversary of Zelenograd, worked on the catalog of the exhibition and created his electronic version on CD.

I was born, studied and worked in Moscow, but I live in Zelenograd since 1966, there are interesting people, business, architecture, nature ... For me, "Moscow is an office, Zelenograd is a house".
Sphere of interests and hobbies are computer graphics, animation, origami and new information technologies.