Nikolay Shmatko
Mykola Havrylovych Shmatko | |
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| File:Timoshenko yulia en 1.jpg Mykola Shmatko & "Ukrainian Aurora" | |
| Born | August 17, 1943 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation(s) | Sculptor, painter |
| Website | Marble sculpture of King of marble of Nicolai Shmatko |
Mykola Havrylovych Shmatko (Ukrainian: Микола Гаврилович Шматько) is a contemporary Ukrainian sculptor, professor and painter.
Mykola Shmatko was born on 17th of August 1943 in Donetsk region, Ukraine.[1]
He became a sculptor at the age of 33.
The European culture and art inspired the creative potential that he incarnates in the marble. He has created the author’s art gallery of sculpture and painting - "Shmatko & Sons" [2]. This gallery represents 100 sculptures, more than 70 of which are made of Ural and Italian marble, 30 plaster casts and about 300 pictures (paintings, graphics, and architectural projects). Around 750 monuments starting from simple decoration to bas-relief, high relief, busts and sculptures.
In 2000 he was appointed as a professor of Arts department by Moscow Institute of World Civilization to honor his contribution to art and culture. [3]
In 2000 for his work of "Sviatohorska Blessed Virgin" - statue of the Theotokos "Hegumenia" for Sviato-Uspenskyi Sviatohorskyi Monastery, he was awarded the order of Nestor Letopisets by Volodymyr Sabodan, the Kyiv Metropolitan and all Ukraine.[4]
Exhibitions
- 1985-1991: gallery "Shmatko & Sons", Bolhrad, Odessa region
- 1991-2003: gallery "Shmatko & Sons", Krasnyi Luch, Lugansk region
- 1992: Luhansk
- 1993: Kyiv
- 2000: Moscow Institute of "Universal Civilizations", Moscow
- 1985-1991: gallery "Shmatko & Sons", Bolhrad, Odessa region
- 2003: Donetsk
- 2003-2004: gallery "Shmatko & Sons", Sloviansk, Donetsk region
- 2004-2008: gallery "Shmatko & Sons", Luhansk
- 2007: Biennale 2007, Florence, Italy, 4th place award in sculpture and installation [1]
References
- ^ BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DELL'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA 2007, citta di Firenze, Via R. Francardi 28 56128 Marina di Pisa (PI: Spaini & Partners, 2007, p. 678
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Antipova, Alla (September 11, 1999), ""The sculptor from under the grounds"", The Day, vol. 167, Ukraine, Kyiv
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Smirnova, Helen (September 10, 2003), ""I lived 13 years in a vault"", Facts and comments, Ukraine, Donetsk
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Aseeva, Anna (July 18, 2008), "The person from a marble", Zerkalo Nedeli, vol. 26, Ukraine, Kyiv
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External links
- http://whatson-kyiv.ua/index.php?go=News&in=view&id=5065 - Sculpture Gives Yulia Nude Treatment
- http://www.kingofmarble-shmatko.com/engver/index_en.html - the sculptor official site