Konstantin Viktorovich Zvezdotschotow
Konstantin Wiktorowitsch Swesdotschotow , ( Russian Константин Викторович Звездочётов ; English: Constantin Zvezdochotov ; * 1958 in Moscow ) is a Russian artist. He works in the fields of painting , installation , sculpture and photography and is one of the nonconformists in Russia .
life and work
Zvezdochotov studied stage design at the Moscow Art Theater School from 1976 to 1981 . He was one of the founders of the APTART group , was a member of the Mukhomor group and initiator of the avant-garde club CLAVA .
“In zijn figuur hij zowel iets van een filosoof combines as van een clown. [...] This work, noted for a carnavalesque humor, bestaat steeds uit een mengelmoes of geographic and historical styles and cultural locations. "
“In his person he combines elements of a philosopher and a clown. [...] This work, characterized by carnivalesque humor, always consists of a mixture of geographical and historical styles and cultural levels. "
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1989: Snapshot: Young art from Moscow, Münster, Cologne, Bielefeld
- 1990: 44th Biennale di Venezia , Venice
- 1992: documenta IX , Kassel
- 1991: In the USSR en Erbuiten Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
- 1991–1992: Soviet art around 1990 (Binazionale) Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
- 1995: Art in secret. Nonconformists Russia 1957-1995 Tsaritsino Museum, Moscow; Wilhelm Hack Museum , Ludwigshafen am Rhein; documenta hall , Kassel; Lindenau Museum , Altenburg
- 2003: 50th Biennale di Venezia, Russian Pavilion, Venice
literature
- Snapshot - Young Art from Moscow , Publisher: Stadt Münster, Münster, 1989
- Art in Secret - Nonconformists Russia 1957 - 1995 , Munich; New York: Prestel, 1995 (German / Russian), ISBN 978-3-79131-4-389
Individual evidence
- ↑ documenta IX: Kassel, June 13th-20th September 1992 - catalog in three volumes, volume 1, page 239; Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-89322-380-0
- ↑ XL Gallery Constantin Zvezdochotov , accessed on April 20, 2016 (English).
- ^ Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen Konstantin Zvezdochotov accessed on April 20, 2016 (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zvezdotschotow, Konstantin Viktorovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zvezdočjotovs, Konstantīns; Zvezdotschotow, Konstantin; Zvezdocetov, Konstantin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |