Vladimir Borisovich Soskiev

Vladimir Soskyev, 2012

Wladimir Borissowitsch Soskijew (also Vladimir Soskiev , Russian Владимир Борисович Соскиев ; born January 14, 1941 in Surch-Digora ( Сурх-Дигора ), North Ossetia-Alania ) is a Russian artist and sculptor.

Life

After attending school, Vladimir Soskijew studied from 1959 at the Art Institute in Ordzhonikidze , the capital of the North Ossetian ASSR . Between 1967 and 1973 further training followed at the Moscow Surikov Institute of Fine Arts . From the 1970s, Vladimir Soskijew took part in various national and international sculpture exhibitions in Moscow, Riga, Germany, Japan, Hungary, France and Italy and won various prizes for his sculptures, including the 1981 “Best Works of the Year” award Artists Union of the USSR . In 1989 he exhibited for the first time alone in the Central House of the Artist (ZDCh) in Moscow. Eight years later, in 1997, his works were shown in the spring exhibition of Moscow artists in the Tretyakov Gallery .

Art and collections

Soskyev regards the ancient Ossetian traditions and his destiny as the main sources of inspiration for his works. The Caucasus dominates in each of his works . At the end of the 20th century, Vladimir Soskijew created memorials to the victims of World War II and the Chechen Wars as well as funerary monuments in Russia and in the Russian cemetery of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois near Paris .

His works can be found in various national and international galleries, including:

in the national art gallery Sofia , Bulgaria
in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
in the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg
in the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow ( Государственный музей искусства народов Востока )

From 1973 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union Soskijew was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. He has been a member of the Russian Academy of Arts since 2007 and was awarded the title “People's Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia” in 2009.

Exhibitions

1985 - Soviet painting and sculpture , Altes Museum, Berlin
1991 - Triennial of Small Sculptures ( Триеннале скульптуры малых форм ) in Budapest, 1st prize at the international exhibition
1991 - International Center for the Arts , Paris, France
1992 - International Show in Nancy, France (received the Grand Prix)
1997 - Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
2004 - solo exhibition at the Russian Academy of Arts
2006 - unveiling of the monument to Marina Tsvetaeva in Tarusa

Publications

Nadja Brykina (Ed.): Vladimir Soskiev. Catalog . Nadja Brykina Gallery, Zurich 2007, ISBN 3-9523155-8-3 (German / English; also Russian / French, ISBN 3-9523155-9-1 ).

Web links

Commons : Vladimir Soskiev - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Vladimir Soskiev. About. Nadja Brykina Gallery, accessed November 12, 2017 .
↑ sculpture of Vladimir Soskiew. Exhibition, concerts. In: Russian Museum. 2004, Retrieved November 12, 2017 (Russian).
↑ Vera Volodina: Monument to Marina Tsvetaeva is installed in Tarusa. In: https://www.svoboda.org/ . Радио Свобода, October 30, 2006, accessed November 12, 2017 (Russian).

personal data
SURNAME	Soskiev, Vladimir Borisovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Soskiev, Vladimir; Соскиев, Владимир Борисович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian artist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Surch-Digora

[1] Vladimir Soskiev. About. Nadja Brykina Gallery, accessed November 12, 2017 .

[2] sculpture of Vladimir Soskiew. Exhibition, concerts. In: Russian Museum. 2004, Retrieved November 12, 2017 (Russian).

[3] Vera Volodina: Monument to Marina Tsvetaeva is installed in Tarusa. In: https://www.svoboda.org/ . Радио Свобода, October 30, 2006, accessed November 12, 2017 (Russian).