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
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.
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[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 .
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Lives and works in Odesa.
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Work
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 .
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Exhibitions
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
The Blessing Hand by Stepan Ryabchenko in
Saatchi Gallery
Public collections
[40]
Art Collection Telekom,
Bonn ,
Germany
[41]
Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum,
Bratislava ,
Slovakia
M17 Contemporary Art Center,
Kyiv ,
Ukraine
[42]
National Academy of Arts of Ukraine ,
Kyiv ,
Ukraine
Odesa Fine Arts Museum ,
Odesa ,
Ukraine
[43]
Museum of Odesa Modern Art,
Odesa ,
Ukraine
[44]
Cherkasy Art Museum,
Cherkasy ,
Ukraine
Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art Korsakiv,
Lutsk ,
Ukraine
[45]
Contemporary Sculpture Park PARK3020, Strilky village (
Lviv region ),
Ukraine
[46]
References
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"The Appearance – Sculpture by Stepan Ryabchenko at Kyiv Sculpture Project" . dymchuk.com . Dymchuk Gallery. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
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"Новым символом Одесского аэропорта выбрали скульптуру Степана Рябченко" . officiel-online.com (in Russian). Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
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