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Stepan Ryabchenko

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Stepan Ryabchenko
Born (1987-10-17) October 17, 1987 (age 37)
Odesa, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
EducationOdesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Styledigital art, light art, conceptual architecture
MovementNew media art
Awards
  • 2010 winner of the Art-Act, the 1st All-Ukrainian Triennial of Abstract Art[1]
  • 2012 winner of "Special Prize" at the Kyiv Sculpture Project[2]
  • 2019 winner of sculpture competition for the Odesa International Airport[3][4]
  • 2022 winner of the Mikhail Bozhyi Art Prize in the Monumental Art nomination[5]

Stepan Ryabchenko (born October 17, 1987) is a Ukrainian new media artist.[6] His work includes digital art, conceptual architecture, sculpture, graphics, photographic art and light installations.[7] In his artwork, the artist creates his own digital universe with its heroes and mythology. Known for his monumental prints, sculptures and video-art installations of non-existent characters, including Virtual Flowers, Electronic Winds, Computer Viruses, etc.[8]

Biography

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Stepan Ryabchenko, "The Temptation of St. Anthony" (2010)

Stepan Ryabchenko was born on October 17, 1987, in Odesa, in a family of artists. His father, Vasiliy Ryabchenko, is one of the key figures in contemporary Ukrainian art, and the New Ukrainian Wave;[9] Stepan's grandfather, Sergey Ryabchenko, was a Soviet and Ukrainian graphic artist.[10][11]

Ryabchenko graduated from the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2011 with a master's degree in Architecture.[12]

From 2020, Stepan Ryabchenko is the chief curator of the Art Laboratory creative organization.[13]

In 2020, the artist represented Ukraine at the International Changwon Sculpture Biennale in South Korea.[14]

In 2021, he was included in the list of the best digital artists in the world.[15] In the same year represented Ukraine at the Expo 2020 in Dubai.[16]

Lives and works in Odesa.[17]

Work

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Stepan Ryabchenko, "Chernobyl". From the "Computer Viruses" series (2011)

Stepan Ryabchenko uses a broad range of computer software and digital technologies[18] to create large-scale digital prints, animations, sculptures, light installations, and videos representing his own digital universe, populated with fictional characters, surrealistic plant and animal forms, and visualizations of computer viruses.[19] His futuristic visual language, which moves between abstract and figurative forms, explores our relationship to virtual spaces and the natural environment.[20]

Exhibitions

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Stepan Ryabchenko's works have been exhibited at the Ludwig Museum in Budapest,[21][22] Albertina Modern in Vienna,[23] Moderna galerija in Ljubljana,[24] Art & History Museum in Brussels,[25] MAXXI in Rome,[26] Saatchi Gallery in London,[27] Krolikarnia in Warsaw,[28] Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb,[29] Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum in Bratislava,[30] Art Centre Silkeborg Bad in Silkeborg,[31] Manege and Gostiny Dvor in Moscow,[32] Ars Electronica, etc. His works have also been exhibited in many places in Ukraine, including PinchukArtCentre, Mystetskyi Arsenal,[33][34] National Art Museum, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art,[35][36] National Cultural Center "Ukrainian House",[37] M17 Contemporary Art Center,[38] National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, etc.[39]

Collections

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The Blessing Hand by Stepan Ryabchenko in Saatchi Gallery

Public collections[40]

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References

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  1. ^ "Повернемо калейдоскоп?." Чернівці, Чернівецька область - новини в газеті Версії (in Ukrainian). October 14, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Appearance – Sculpture by Stepan Ryabchenko at Kyiv Sculpture Project". dymchuk.com. Dymchuk Gallery. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Announcement of the winners of the sculpture competition". airport.od.ua. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Новым символом Одесского аэропорта выбрали скульптуру Степана Рябченко". officiel-online.com (in Russian). Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. ^ ""Віртуальний сад" Степана Рябченка здобув премію імені Михайла Божія". esthetegazeta.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko – Ukrainian, b. 1987". Artsy. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  7. ^ VR-All-Art. "Stepan Ryabchenko". VR-All-Art. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Interview with Stepan Ryabchenko". Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Virtuosity as an ideology | odessa-journal.com". odessa-journal.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko: "Before creating the piece, I had to fight for it"". ART Ukraine. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Художник Степан Рябченко: парадоксальные образы в цифровой реальности". Styleinsider (in Russian). August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Abramovych.Art - Stepan Ryabchenko - Biography". abramovych.art. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Strange Time: Степан Рябченко рассказывает о первом опыте кураторства и искусстве по ту сторону экрана". officiel-online.com (in Russian). Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Степан Рябченко представил украинское искусство на международной биеннале в Южной Корее". officiel-online.com (in Russian). Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Українець потрапив до списку найкращих цифрових митців світу: вражаючі фото робіт". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "The artworks of the Odessa digital artist Stepan Ryabchenko represent Ukraine at Expo Dubai 2020". odessa-journal.com. November 9, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  17. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko: "As an artist, I confirm the existence of the One who created the universe and the human"". ru-blur-fashion.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko". Art Collection Telekom. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "Смотрите: Серия работ "Компьютерные вирусы" Степана Рябченко". officiel-online.com (in Russian). Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Show Promise: "Wooden Story" by Stepan Riabchenko". Zenko Foundation. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  21. ^ "Permanent Revolution. Ukrainian Art Today". Ludwig Museum. January 11, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  22. ^ "KEEPING THE BALANCE Works from the Art Collection Telekom". Ludwig Museum. June 8, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  23. ^ Admin (April 16, 2023). "В одному з найвідоміших музеїв сучасного мистецтва Albertina Modern відкрилась виставка українських художників". Marbeks (in Ukrainian). Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  24. ^ "Moderna galerija". Don't dream dreams.
  25. ^ Admin (August 4, 2022). "У столиці Бельгії відкрили масштабну виставку українських художників". Marbeks (in Ukrainian). Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  26. ^ "Ukraine: Short Stories. Contemporary artists from Ukraine | MAXXI". www.maxxi.art. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "Contemporary Ukrainian Artists". www.saatchigallery.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  28. ^ "Temporary exhibitions / National Museum in Warsaw". www.krolikarnia.mnw.art.pl. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  29. ^ "'I Am The Mouth' at Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb". Blok Magazine. February 9, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  30. ^ "3RD DANUBE BIENNALE | Danubiana". www.danubiana.sk. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  31. ^ "Unfolding Landscapes". www.silkeborgbad.dk. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  32. ^ "ArtSvit at Cosmoscow 2015 | ArtSvit". artsy.net. Artsy. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  33. ^ "Instant time". Арсенал. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  34. ^ "The Museum Collection Ukrainian Contemporary Art 1985–2015 from Private Collections". Issuu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  35. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko, Ukraine | 4 Odesa Biennale of Contemporary Art". 2015.odesa-biennale.org.ua. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  36. ^ Ryabchenko, Stepan (July 5, 2017), Sounds of Silence by Stepan Ryabchenko at the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, retrieved June 10, 2020
  37. ^ "Медіазалежність. Українська версія". icc-kiev.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  38. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko – Neue Skultpur in Kiev | Art Collection Telekom". www.art-collection-telekom.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  39. ^ "Art Now: Stepan Ryabchenko. On art of the new era". Art Ukraine. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  40. ^ ""Strange Time": Art has no limits | odessa-journal.com". odessa-journal.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  41. ^ "Stepan Ryabchenko". Art Collection Telekom. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  42. ^ "Appearance | Adamovskiy Foundation". adamovskiy.foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  43. ^ "Zenko Foundation передал в дар Одесскому музею картину Степана Рябченко". Zenko Foundation (in Russian). November 28, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  44. ^ "Hall 8. Between the "COLD" and the "HOT"". msio.com.ua. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  45. ^ "В Музеї Корсаків з'явилась картина Степана Рябченка. ФОТО". kultura.rayon.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  46. ^ "Степан Рябченко – PARK3020". park3020.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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