Artwork information
- Author
- Oleksandr Lyapin
- Project
- Kyiv 3017 project
- Name
- Untitled
- Year
- 2004-2018
- Medium
- hand-coloured
- Dimensions
- 26,5х39,5 cm
- Credit
- The gift of Oleksandr Lyapin
- Provenance
- Personal archive of the phootgrapher (July 2021)
- Catalog number
- LYAO-08(2004-2018)
- Inscription
-
On the verso side: inscription “Ляпін Олександр 2004-2018”
- Key words
- teenager
About the artist
Untitled
Oleksandr Lyapin (b. 1956, Boyarka, Kyiv region) — Ukrainian artist, curator, art critic. Studied at the Theater Department of I. Karpenko-Kary State Institute in Kyiv, but soon quitted it. Earned a living working at a factory, then served in the military. After the army studied at the History Faculty of the Kyiv Pedagogical Institute. Wrote his PhD thesis at the Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Pedagogics. At the same time, started working at the Kyiv History Museum and publishing articles in different periodicals, like Sovetskaya Kultura [Soviet Culture]. Being engaged in photography since his childoohd, Lyapin also took photographs for those periodicals. Inspired by popularity of documentary genre at that time, he became one of the members of the Poglyad Kyiv photographic group, which existed in 1986-1994. There he mainly participated as an art critic. In 1993–1996 he curated the UkrPressPhoto contest. For 10 years worked as the chief editor of Vechirny Visty [Evening News]. Headed “PHL Photolenta” agency. Worked for Studia [Studio], Photo Video Noviny [Photo Video News]. He was the chief editor for Symvol [Symbol] magazine and Foto.ua online platform. Founded the All-Ukrainian photo award “Photographer of the Year” (2012–2015). Taught photography. Currently works as the chief editor of “Ukrinform” news agency. Member of the National Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine.
Since 2009 Lyapin has been trying himself not only in the medium of photography, but in painting, sculpture and collage as well. Curates and participates in the numerous Ukrainian and international exhibitions, like Naïve Art Festival. The latter is a logical continuation of the author’s interest in this type of artistic thinking, which can be already traced in his early series from the 1970s.
Solo exhibitions:
1996 — “Український лікувальник / Ukrainian Healer,” IUP AIC, Arles, France
2000 — “Welcome to Kyiv,” Art centre on Kostelna street, Kyiv, Ukraine
2004 — “Війна на вулицях Києва / War On the Streets of Kyiv” (together with Anna Voitenko), “Грифон” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2004 — “Темна сутність / Dark Essence,” “Грифон” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 — “Дірки / Holes,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 — “Український лікувальник / Ukrainian Healer,” “5х5” gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
2016 — “Ксерокс Душі / Xerox of Sould” (together with Anton Logov), “КофеОк” cafe, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Комнаты, которых нет / Rooms That Don’t Exist” (together with Yulia Syrova and Igor Belskiy), “Pavlovka ArtGallery” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Кот на природу упал / The Cat Has Fallen on the Nature,” “Pavlovka ArtGallery” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Ж в стиле ‘NUDITE’ / F in ‘NUDITE’ Style” (together with Yulia Syrova and Igor Belskiy), “Pavlovka ArtGallery” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Ієрархічна структура актуальних фобій / Hierarchical Structure of Actual Phobia” (together with Yulia Syrova and Igor Belskiy), “Pavlovka ArtGallery” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 — “Київ 3017 / Kyiv 3017,” Municipal gallery, Sumy, Ukraine
2017 — “Київ 3017 / Kyiv 3017,” Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), Madrid, Spain
2018 — “Кімната, якої немає / The Room That Doesn’t Exist,” “Майстерня” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 — “Київ 3018 / Kyiv 3018,” Khmelnytskyi Museum-Studio of Photo Art, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
2018 — “Нестійкі об’єкти / Ephemeral Objects,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 — “Дуже кольорові картини / Very Colourful Paintings,” “MASLO” gallery, Хмельницький, Україна
2019 — “Дуже кольорові картини / Very Colourful Paintings,” Centre for Contemporary Art “Білий Світ,” Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 — “Київ 3019 / Kyiv 3019,” gallery of the Kyiv School of Photography, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 — “Можете помацати їх, вони дозволяють / You Can Touch Them, They Allow,” “Букиторія” art cafe, Kyiv, Ukraine
Гурпові виставки
1995 — “Не обертайся / Don’t Look Back,” VDNKh, Kyiv, Ukraine
1996 — “Vizion,” National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2008 — “4х4. Ukrainian Contemporary Photography,” House of Photography, Vilnius, Lithuanian
2010 — “Вбити Фотографію / Kill Photography,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, “Квартира” art centre, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
2010 — “Мари ІКАРА,” Vinnytsia, Ukraine
2010 — “Мінімистецтво / Miniart,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 — “Новий наїв. Серпень / New Naïve. August,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
2011 — “Постріли / Firing,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 — “Слово / Word,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine (curator — Pavlo Gudimov)
2011 — International Festival “Amber Breeze,” Rokari, Latvia
2012 — “Відкриті майстерні / Open Studios,” studios at the address Petropavlivska, 34а, Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 — “Сон Разума / The Sleep of Reason,” Museum of Odesa Modern Art, Odesa, Ukraine
2012 — “Neofolk project,” as a part of “GogolFest,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2013 — “Art Camp,” Ventspils, Latvia
2014 — “Part1,” “Ленін” gallery, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
2015 — “Поділля 2015,” Vinnytsia Regional Museum of Local History, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
2015 — “WWW (World Win Wome),” “Мистецтво Слобожанщини” gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Вусатий космос / Moustached Universe,” as a part of “GogolFest,” Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 — “Рецепт для утопії / Recipe for Utopia,” as a part of ІX platform “Новітні спрямування,” Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (curator — Andrii Sydorenko, Oleksandra Khalepa)
2016 — “Art Naif Festival,” “Szyb Wilson” gallery, Katowice, Poland
2017 — “220 ABSTRACT Art Fest,” “Pavlovka ArtGallery” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 — “Механізм еволюції / Evolution Mechanism ,” as a part of X platform “Новітні спрямування,” Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (curator — Andrii Sydorenko, Oleksandra Khalepa)
2017 — “Наївний архів / Naïve Archive,” “Toronto-Kyiv” centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 — “Анатомія симулякра / Anatomy of Simulacrum,” as a part of XI platform “Новітні спрямування,” Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (curator — Andrii Sydorenko, Oleksandra Khalepa)
2018 — “Великий скульптурний салон / Grand Sculpture Salon,” “ART UKRAINE GALLERY” centre for contemporary art, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 — “Арт-батл / Art Battle,” “Білий Світ” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 — “Діти Доктора Франкенштейна / Doctor Frankenstein’s Kids,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 — International Festival “Amber Breeze,” Rokari, Latvia
2019 — “Парадний портрет,” Borys Voznytsky Lviv National Art Gallery, Congress-centre SumDU, Sumy, Khmelnytskyi Regional Art Centre, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
2019 — “UPHA IN DA OFFICE,” StarLighMedia, Kyiv, Ukraine (curators — Victoria Bavykina, Misha Buksha, Maksim Horbatskiy, Yarolsav Solop)
2019 — “UPHA Made in Ukraine,” AKT art space, Kyiv, Ukraine (curators — Victoria Bavykina, Maksim Horbatskiy, Yarolsav Solop, art director — Misha Buksha)
2019 — International Festival “Amber Breeze,” Riga, Latvia
2021 — “Український колаж / Ukrainian Collage,” “Mystetskyi Arsenal” National Cultural and Art and Museum Complex, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine (co-curators — Oleh Vasylenko, Yevhen Karas, Oleksandr Lyapin)
2021 — “Мертві пси / Dead Dog” (project of Anna Voitenko), Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
Curatorial projects:
1996 — “Vizion,” National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 — “Велком Ту Халеп’я / Welcome to Troubleshire,” as a part of “GogolFest,” Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 — “Вбити Фотографію / Kill Photography,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, “Квартира” art centre, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
2011 — “Постріли / Firing,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 — “Моя прєлєсть / My Precious,” Museum “Kyiv Fortress,” Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 — “Anticyclone,” “Квартира 3” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2012-2016 — National photographic contest “Photographer of the Year”
2015 — Festival of visual arts “Южноукраїнськ / Yuzhnoukrainsk,” Yuzhnoukrainsk, Ukraine
2016 — “Язык линии / Language of Line,” “Pavlovka ArtGallery” art centre, Kyiv, Ukraine (разом з Юлією Сировою та Ігорем Бєльським)
2017 — “Спосіб життя. Масляний фотодрук Олександра Примака / Way of Life. Oleksandr Prymak,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 — “Діти Доктора Франкенштейна / Doctor Frankenstein’s Kids,” Ya Gallery Art Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 — “Naïve Art Festival”
4х4: ukrainian and lithuanian contemporary photography. Kyiv: Артбук, 2008.
UPHA Made in Ukraine. Kyiv: BOOKSHA Publishing, 2021.
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