Maxim Wakultschik

Maxim Wakultschik (born February 23, 1973 in Minsk ) is a Belarusian painter and object artist.

Life

At the age of eleven, Wakultschik attended the Belarusian Lyceum of the Arts, where he learned the basics of classical art for the next six years. During these years, Wakultschik became enthusiastic about German Expressionism, which is reflected in his work at the time. After a one-year stay in Düsseldorf, which he used as a guest student at the art academy, Wakultschik decided to stay in Germany. In 1992 Wakultschik began studying fine art at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Schiff and later with Kounellis. During this time he mainly created chalk, ink and watercolor drawings. From 1994, the art student's work concentrated on reliefs, sculptures and objects. Wakultschik received his academy letter in 2000 and has lived and worked as a freelance painter and object artist in Düsseldorf ever since.

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Wakultschik's work deals with techniques that expand the rigid boundaries of the classical image. The artist extends his works beyond the pictorial boundaries into the object-like. The flat image in his realistic painting becomes a conceptual three-dimensional object through various techniques and materials. In addition to classic painting materials such as canvas and oil or acrylic, he also chooses wood, metal, paper and Plexiglas as materials for his work.

A major focus in Wakultschik's work are faces. These are represented as paintings, objects and reliefs. To this day, the face is a basis within whose limits the artist pursues his search for forms in various techniques.

Exhibitions (selection)

2003: Museum NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf (catalog)
2003: Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum, Hagen
2004: Galerie Anya Tish, Houston, Texas, USA (catalog) (solo)
2006: Art space "Glashaus", Düsseldorf (solo)
2006: Galerie Anya Tish, Houston, Texas, USA (catalog) (solo)
2005: New Society for Fine Arts eV, Berlin
2007: Galerie Burkhard Eikelmann, Düsseldorf (catalog) (solo)
2007: Art gallery "Neufer am Park", Pirmasens (solo)
2008: HAN JI YUN Contemporary Space Gallery, Beijing (catalog)
2008: "Belarusian Perspectives", Arsenal Gallery, Białystok, Poland (catalog)
2009: "Closely Watched Trains", Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA (catalog) (solo)
2009: "Public Inside", from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf (Solo)
2009: Art Association "Talstrasse", Halle (catalog)
2009: Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan
2010: Museum "Hof van Busleyden '", Mechelen, Belgium (catalog)
2010: "Night train to Moscow", artist's box, Ratingen (solo)
2010: "Ambivalences", Galerie Nolte, Münster (Solo)
2011: "East-West Night Train", Städt. Gallery in the cultural center "Altes Amtsgericht", Petershagen (Solo)
2012: "Nomaden", Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf
2012: "Summertime", from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2013: "New Objects", from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
2013: “Ensemble terrible”, Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf
2013: "Hall of Fame", Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf (Solo)
2013: "Gallery's Choice", from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf
2014: "Face Time", Galerie Nolte, Münster (Solo)
2014: "Face Time", Galeria Nolte, Porto Colom, Islas Baleares, Spain (solo)
2014: "Fine Art Summer", Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf
2014: "After the fair & new positions", from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf
2014: Art 14 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, with from Fraunberg Art Gallery
2015: “Behind the Scenes”, Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf
2015: "Grand Opening", Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf
2015: “Inline Unlimited”, from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf
2015: Art 15 Zurich, Switzerland, with von fraunberg art gallery
2016: "Gallery Artists", from Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2016: Art Karlsruhe 16, with the Fraunberg Art Gallery
2016: "Monuments", Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf (Solo)
2016: Kunst 16 Zurich, Switzerland, with the Fraunberg Art Gallery
2016: "Pure Pop - The Art of Popular Culture", Christian Marx Gallery, Düsseldorf
2017: Maxim's world of art , Art Galerie 7, Cologne
2019: "Perception". Janos Schaab | Maxim Wakultschik , Art Galerie 7, Cologne

Awards

1987: 3rd prize, “Union competition”, Moscow
2000: 3rd prize, Kö-Galerie, Düsseldorf
2000: 2nd place, Caspar von Zumbusch Prize, Herzebrock-Clarholz
2001: 2nd art prize from Sparkasse Bayreuth, Bayreuth
2001: 1st prize for young art from Stadtwerke Herne AG, Herne
2001: 3rd prize, "Emprise Art Award 2001", NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf
2005: Prize of the PSD Bank, Rhein-Ruhr
2006: Special prize for originality, "Wesseling Art Prize", Wesseling
2009: Recognition Prize, Art Prize Light 2009 “Switch On!”, Graefelfing

literature

2005: revision. Catalog for the exhibition at Galerie Christine Hölz, Düsseldorf. ISBN 3-00-016277-1 .
2007: Deception. Catalog for the exhibition in the Burkhard Eikelmann Gallery, Düsseldorf, with texts by Jutta Saum and Jürgen Raap. ISBN 978-3-9811516-0-2 .
2008: Maxim Wakultschik, collections, projects, exhibitions. Catalog of the Burkhard Eikelmann Gallery, Düsseldorf, on the occasion of the One Man Show at the Bridge Art Fair in New York. ISBN 978-3-9811516-3-3 .
2009: War of the Angels. Catalog for the exhibition in the art association “Talstrasse” eV, Halle / Saale. ISBN 978-3-932962-47-9 , pp. 12, 13.
2009: Belarusian Perspectives. Catalog for the exhibition in the Municipal Gallery “Arsenal”, Bialystok, Poland. ISBN 978-83-89778-36-9 , pp. 40/41.

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personal data
SURNAME	Wakultschik, Maxim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belarusian painter and object artist
DATE OF BIRTH	23rd February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Minsk