Mykola Shmatko

Mykola Havrylovych Shmatko
Mykola Shmatko & "Ukrainian Aurora"
Born	August 17, 1943 USSR, Ukraine
Nationality	Ukrainian
Occupation	Sculptor, painter
Website
Marble sculpture of King of marble of Nicolai Shmatko

Mykola Havrylovych Shmatko (Ukrainian: Микола Гаврилович Шматько) (born 17 August 1943 in Krasnohorivka) is a contemporary Ukrainian sculptor, professor and painter. He was born in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.^[1]

He became a sculptor at the age of 33. He works in marble, inspired by European culture and art. His studio and gallery contains 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). In total, there are approximately 750 pieces ranging from simple decoration to bas-relief, high relief, busts and sculptures.^[2]

In 2000 he was appointed a professor of Arts department by Moscow Institute of World Civilization.^[3]

Sviatohorska Blessed Virgin, Sviato-Uspenska Sviatohirsk Lavra, Sviatohirsk, Ukraine

In 2004 for his work "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 Kiev 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: Kiev
• 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
• 2004-2010: Gallery Shmatko & Sons, Luhansk
• 2007: Biennale di Firenze 2007, Italy, 4th place award in sculpture and installation ^[5]
• 2009: Biennale di Firenze 2009, Italy

His works are kept in museums

Ivan Soshenko (sculptor Mykola Shmatko)

• The bust of Ivan Maksymovych Soshenko (sculptor Mykola Shmatko), stored in museum of Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko Academies of Arts, (Saint Petersburg).^[6][7]

References

1. ^ Biennale Iinternazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea 2007, citta di Firenze, Via R. Francardi 28 56128 Marina di Pisa (PI: Spaini & Partners, 2007, p. 678 
2. ^ Antipova, Alla (September 11, 1999), "The sculptor from under the grounds", The Day (Ukraine, Kiev) 167, http://www.day.kiev.ua/4401/ 
3. ^ Smirnova, Helen (September 10, 2003), "I lived 13 years in a vault", Facts and comments (Ukraine, Donetsk), http://www.facts.kiev.ua/archive/2003-09-10/40946/index.html 
4. ^ Aseeva, Anna (July 18, 2008), "The person from a marble", Zerkalo Nedeli (Ukraine, Kiev) 26, http://www.zn.ua/3000/3680/63562/ 
5. ^ Biennale di Firenze
6. ^ The Ukrainian artist Soshenko I.M. 1807-1876 (Carrara marble 0,35x0,35x0,60)
7. ^ Bust of Soshenko (Video)

Taras Shevchenko. Stored in Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University (sculptor Mykola Shmatko)

External links

• [1] - Sculpture Gives Yulia Nude Treatment
• [2] - the sculptor official site
• [3] - Radio Liberty

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Name	Shmatko, Mykola
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Date of birth	August 17, 1943
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