Nikolay Shmatko
| Nikolay Havrylovych Shmatko | |
|---|---|
|
Mykola Shmatko & "Ukrainian Aurora" | |
| Born |
17 August 1943 USSR, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Sculptor, painter |
| Website | Marble sculpture of King of marble of Nicolai Shmatko |
Nikolay Havrylovych Shmatko (Ukrainian: Николай Гаврилович Шматько) (born 17 August 1943 in Krasnohorivka) is a contemporary Ukrainian sculptor and painter. He was born in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.[1]
Shmatko became a sculptor at the age of 33, having previously been a firefighter.[2] He works in marble, inspired by European culture and art. His studio and gallery contain 100 sculptures (more than 70 of which are made of Ural and Italian marble); 30 plaster casts; and about 300 pictures (including paintings, graphics, and architectural designs). In total, there are approximately 750 pieces, ranging from simple decorations to bas-relief and high relief busts and sculptures.[3] Some of these pieces are sexually explicit.[4][5] Shmatko also works in architecture, and has a design for a penis-shaped high-rise building.[6]
In 2004, for his work "Sviatohorska Blessed Virgin" - a statue of the Virgin Mary (Theotokos "Hegumenia") for Sviato-Uspenskyi Sviatohorskyi Monastery - Shmatko was awarded the order of Nestor Letopisets by Volodymyr Sabodan, the Kiev Metropolitan, and all of Ukraine.[7]
In the fall of 2012, at the invitation of oligarch Viktor Baloha,[8] Shmatko moved with his family to the city of Mukachevo.[9][10]
Exhibitions
- 2007: Biennale di Firenze 2007, Italy; received 4th place award in sculpture and installation[11]
- 2009: Biennale di Firenze 2009, Italy; Participating Artists 2009[12]
- 2012: ArtMonaco 2012, Monaco; Exposants - Exhibitors, Art Monaco 2012 (page 160)[13]
Works in public collections
- Shmatko's bust of Ivan Maksymovych Soshenko is stored in the museum of Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg.[14][15]
References
- ↑ Biennale Iinternazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea 2007, citta di Firenze, Via R. Francardi 28 56128 Marina di Pisa (PI: Spaini & Partners, 2007, p. 678
- ↑ Smirnova, Helen (September 10, 2003), "I lived 13 years in a vault", Facts and comments (Ukraine, Donetsk)
- ↑ Antipova, Alla (September 11, 1999), "The sculptor from under the grounds", The Day, Ukraine, Kiev, 167
- ↑ "Автор скультруры голой Тимошенко показал, что такое секс (фото)". Pda.segodnya.ua. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Новые скульптуры Шматько: виртуозы секса и луганский судья с индюком". Citynews.net.au. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Автор 140-метрового фаллоса изобразил, как Тимошенко всем на голову села (Фото)". ОстроВ. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Aseeva, Anna (July 18, 2008), "The person from a marble", Zerkalo Nedeli, Ukraine, Kiev, 26, archived from the original on August 2, 2008
- ↑ "Покинувшего Луганск скульптора Шматько взял под опеку Балога". Eastkorr.net. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Культурный герой Шматько покинул Луганск". Давление света - новости культуры, авторские статьи, рецензии, стихи, фото, живопись. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Николаю Шматько предложил переехать в Мукачево министр МЧС Украины Виктор Балога". Top.lg.ua. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Archived September 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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- ↑ "The Ukrainian artist Soshenko I.M. 1807-1876 (Carrara marble 0,35x0,35x0,60)". Kingofmarble-shmatko.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Bust of Soshenko (Video) on YouTube
External links
- Official webite
- Official website of HRH Princess Basmah Bint Saud
- Sculpture Gives Yulia Nude Treatment
- Radio Liberty interview