The influences on Alexey Lantsev, both in his figurative and abstract works, include modernists such as Henri Matisse, Willem de Kooning, Joan Miró, and Georg Baselitz.
Since 1996, the artist has participated in numerous exhibitions in Moscow and abroad, holding over 20 solo exhibitions in Russia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. He is also the author of 10 monumental mural projects in Moscow and Chukotka!
The artist's style is closely aligned with expressionism. The main motif in his works consists of landscapes painted by the artist in Italy, France, Portugal, Georgia, and Turkey.