Vasily Klyukin Explained

Vasily Klyukin (born March 3, 1976) is a Russian-born, Monaco-based visual artist,[1] sculptor and architect.[2]

Biography

Early life

Vasily was born into a family of teachers, as his father Vasily Klyukin Senior was a writer, historian, and doctor of historical sciences, while his mother Elena Klyukin is an editor and schoolteacher.[3] He grew up with art at home and with his parents taking him to museums. Growing up, he greatly admired artist Auguste Rodin, whose works he saw in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.[4] Klyukin never had time for his own art, as he searched for meaningful employment in his early 20s, alongside his younger brother. He received a degree in economics and became an Israeli citizen in 2004.[5] From 2009 to 2011, he was involved in real estate development, especially reconstructing buildings and changing the purpose of properties.[6] In 2011, he completely abandoned entrepreneurial activity, got rid of his assets and decided to devote his life to art.[7]

Architecture

In 2011, Klyukin moved to Monaco and devoted his life to art and architecture.[8] Influenced by architects with global firms like Thornton Tomasetti, Klyukin began to focus on highly imaginative[9] digital architectural design.[10] In 2014, he created a digital design project called “Designing Legends,” a book of imaginary architecture[11] that was published by Skira Editore in Milan.[12] The designs from the book,[13] where he riffed on using world-renowned artists like Piet Mondrian for the basis of skyscrapers,[14] went viral on art publications like ArchDaily and Designboom.[15]

Sculpture

In 2019, Klyukin's work was introduced to the global art world with his sculptures.[16] He has a trademark technique where he makes multi-faceted sculptures that are connected in a way without the use of fasteners.[12] He connects industrial materials like laser-cut steel, polycarbonate, plywood, or cardboard into 3D sculptures, which the artist finishes by hand painting. He does this for his sculpture series “In Dante Veritas” which was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy.[17] The solo exhibition with over 20 sculptures started its world tour in the courtyard of the Mikhailovsky Castle of the State Russian Museum in 2018,[18] then traveled to the Venice Biennale in 2019, in the Arsenale Nord.[19] In 2020, it showed in Lucerne, Switzerland near Château Gütsch. In 2021, to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, his artwork “Mask of Dante" was on view in two Swiss cities, Zug and Lucerne. Four others from the series have been permanently installed at the Central Park of Bad Breisig in Germany.[20]

In 2017 Klyukin designed the Golden Madonnina statuette for the Milan Design Week,[21] and in 2020, he showed his wall sculptures from his “Crypto” series in a solo exhibition at the Simon Lee Gallery in London.[22]

In 2021, Klyukin held a major exhibition called "Civilization: The Island of the Day Before" at the Kunstforum Wien in Vienna, where his 4.5-meter-high brass sculpture entitled "413" was don display outside the museum's entrance. It was later installed in Malaga, Spain, with the support of the city authorities and local foundations.[23]

From September 2022 to January 2023 Klyukin's solo exhibition "Mind Space" was on view at the first-ever museum of contemporary art, the Osthaus Museum Hagen, Germany.[24] The artist created sculptures primarily for the museum spaces and presented to the viewers about 300 sculptures up to 7.5 meters high (“K-Objects”), including 144 60 cm wall pieces from the series “Embryo composition”.[25] Also on display were sculptures created in collaboration with the well-known German artist Bernd Schwarzer and Pierre Bonnefille from France.[26]

German art critic Dieter Ronte wrote about the artist, calling him a “cautionary futurist.” Ronte wrote: “He is an optimist through art, who offers the artistic outcry for our broken world, so that new reflective action can arise. He understands the power of art to bring environmental awareness. The artist becomes a prophet.”[27] [28]

Charity

Klyukin has long been involved in philanthropy,[29] supporting a large number of organizations, and his sculptures are sold at charity auctions,[30] such as UNICEF, WWF, Naked Heart, amfAR, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Prince Albert II Foundation, Andrea Bocelli Foundation.[31]

Collections

Klyukin's works can be found in the collections of museums such as The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Osthaus Museum Hagen in Hagen, Germany,[32] Das Seewerk Museum in Moers, Germany, and the Museum Tower of David in Jerusalem, Israel.

Since 2023, the artist is exclusively presented in the United States by the Serge Sorokko Gallery, San Francisco.[33]

The year 2023 marks the sculptor's collaboration with fashion brand Mônot by the designer Eli Mizrahi[34] for Paris Fashion Week.[35]

Publications

Art history books about Klyukin's work are published by such global publishers as Skira Editore (Milan);[36] Palace Editions (The State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg);[37] and the Verlag für moderne Kunst (Vienna).[38]

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sayej . Nadja . Vasily Klyukin On Design, Futurism And His Spaced Out Show In Germany . 2023-07-06 . Forbes . en.
  2. Web site: 2014-09-30 . Russian billionaire designs boat-shaped hospital for new Dubai-style . 2023-07-06 . The Independent . en.
  3. Web site: 2014-03-23 . Vasily Klyukin and the art of redesigning our world . 2023-07-10 . Monaco Reporter . en.
  4. Web site: Vasily Klyukin, exceptional artist from Russia, about his live performance at the Osthaus Museum Hagen on 13 January 2023. . 2023-07-10 . www.alethea-magazine.com . de.
  5. Web site: 2023-06-16 . Inside the Art Studio with Artist Vasily Klyukin . 2023-07-10 . Miami Living . en.
  6. Web site: vasily klyukin designboom.com. 2021-10-01. designboom architecture & design magazine. en.
  7. Web site: 2023-06-16 . Inside the Art Studio with Artist Vasily Klyukin . 2023-07-06 . Miami Living . en.
  8. Web site: designboom . nina azzarello I. . 2014-11-24 . vasily klyukin envisions extravagant villas for dream domain village . 2023-07-10 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  9. Web site: 2016-08-05 . Vasily Klyukin pavilion looks like a bouquet of blooming roses . 2023-07-10 . Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Green design & innovation for a better world . en-US.
  10. Web site: designboom . nina azzarello I. . 2014-03-26 . vasily klyukin envisions winged victory of samothrace tower . 2023-07-10 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  11. Web site: designboom . nina azzarello I. . 2014-09-23 . vasily klyukin's white sails hospital to be realized in tunisia economic city . 2023-07-10 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  12. Web site: 2016-08-01 . Vasily Klyukin Professes His Love for Architecture with Roses Pavilion . 2023-07-10 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  13. Web site: designboom . nina azzarello I. . 2014-06-06 . vasily klyukin conceives super yachts for bold luxury travel . 2023-07-10 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  14. Web site: 2018-08-01 . Photos of Luxury Cars Wrapped in Piet Mondrian's Iconic Abstract Art . 2023-07-10 . Hypebeast.
  15. Web site: designboom . nina azzarello I. . 2017-05-25 . vasily klyukin's 'dancing fairy' at amfAR cannes expands upon his live sculpture series . 2023-07-10 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  16. Web site: 2019-05-17 . See This Russian Artist's Dark Vision of How Pollution Is Destroying Our Planet, Now on View in Venice . 2023-07-10 . Artnet News . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2019-05-03 . Vasily Klyukin's Apocalyptic Artworks Take Over The 2019 Venice Biennale . 2023-07-10 . Hypebeast.
  18. Web site: Vasily Klyukin. In Dante Veritas. 2021-10-01. The State Russian Museum.
  19. Web site: Could virtual reality be the future of art exhibitions? . 2023-07-10 . The Irish Times . en.
  20. Web site: Interview Vasily Klyukin, exceptional artist from Russia . 2023-07-10 . www.aletheatalks.com . de.
  21. Web site: 2017-04-17. THE DESIGN PRIZE: report from the award ceremony in milan. 2021-10-04. Designboom. en.
  22. Web site: Vasily Klyukin Special Project . 2023-07-10 . Simon Lee . en.
  23. Web site: Baranyi . Florian . ORF.at . 2021-08-06 . Vasily Klyukin: Das Universum als Ansichtssache . 2023-07-14 . news.ORF.at . de.
  24. Web site: Redaktion (U.T.) . 2023-01-10 . Klyukin Malperformance: Hommage aus der Tube • Westfalen erleben . 2023-07-11 . Westfalen erleben . de-DE.
  25. Web site: Hinz . Yvonne . 2023-01-13 . Hagen: Osthaus-Museum erhält Beuys-Skulptur als Schenkung . 2023-07-11 . www.wp.de . de-DE.
  26. Web site: Vasily Klyukin: Mind Space Monopol . 2023-07-10 . www.monopol-magazin.de . de.
  27. Web site: Vasily Klyukin: Hommage an Joseph Beuys findART.cc . 2023-07-14 . www.altertuemliches.at.
  28. Web site: Heidemann . Robert . 2023-01-08 . Vasily Klyukin Kunstperformance im Osthaus Museum Hagen . 2023-07-14 . Arttrado.de . de-DE.
  29. Web site: Dobson . Jim . Space Voyage with Leonardo DiCaprio, Climbing Everest with Cousteau: Tycoon Vasily Klyukin is a Real-Life Walter Mitty . 2022-02-27 . Forbes . en.
  30. Web site: Vasily Klyukin . 2022-02-27 . amfAR Gala Cannes 2022 . en-US.
  31. Web site: 2020-09-01 . The fashion and red carpet of tomorrow: how did the UNICEF Ball go under the current circumstances? . 2022-02-27 . Vogue France . fr-FR.
  32. Web site: Osthaus Museum Hagen . 2023-07-11 . www.osthausmuseum.de.
  33. Web site: Vasily Klyukin . 2023-07-10 . sorokko-gallery . en.
  34. Web site: 2019-10-07 . Meet the Lebanese Designer Bringing Sexy Back With His New Label Mônot . 2023-07-10 . Vogue . en-US.
  35. Web site: 2020-03-24 . Meet Eli Mizrahi – An Arab GEM |expecting=whose}} passion is to bridge cultures ]. 2023-07-10 . en-US.
  36. Web site: vasily klyukin . 2021-09-20 . Skira . it-IT.
  37. Book: Klyukin, Vasily . "In Dante Veritas. 700 anniversary" . Palace Editions . 2019 . 978-3-906917-08-5 . English.
  38. Web site: VASILY KLYUKIN . 2021-09-20 . VFMK Verlag für moderne Kunst . en.
  39. Web site: 2017-08-24. Pulsating heart and giant jellyfish among art on show at Burning Man. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220811/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/burning-man-festival-nevada-desert-ken-feldman-vasily-klyukin-peter-hazel-a7910321.html . 2022-08-11 . subscription . live. 2021-09-20. The Independent. en.
  40. Web site: Sculpture Park LA Collection'Air. 2021-12-15. Brandoo.
  41. Web site: Vasily Klyukin. In Dante Veritas. 2021-09-20. ARTE.it. it.
  42. Web site: Why People Can't Fly? will complement the new amphitheater of the famous Moscow Polytechnical Museum. 2021-09-29. Earth2050. en.
  43. Web site: Dobson. Jim. Burning Man 2019: Sneak Peek At This Years Outrageous Art Installations. 2021-09-29. Forbes. en.
  44. Web site: Art Panorama INFERNO Lucerne. 2021-09-29. In Your Pocket. en.
  45. Web site: 2021-04-06. Voll die Hölle. 2021-12-15. Kultz.
  46. Web site: Vasily Klyukin Special Project. 2021-09-29. Simon Lee. en.
  47. Web site: Vasily Klyukin: Civilization External Bank Austria Kunstforum. 2021-12-16. Bank Austria Kunstforum.
  48. Web site: Breisiger Kurpark mit Reservat für Sünder.
  49. Web site: Osthaus Museum Hagen. 2021-09-20. THE OSTHAUS MUSEUM.
  50. Web site: Cultura. Málaga de. 2021-10-30. La Colección del Museo Ruso estrena sus nuevas exposiciones temporales. 2021-12-14. Málaga de Cultura. es.
  51. Web site: Bischof. Hugo. Kunst - "Maske des Dante": In Luzern erinnert eine Skulptur an den Schöpfer der "Göttlichen Komödie". 2021-09-20. Luzerner Zeitung. de.
  52. Web site: Osthaus Museum Hagen . 2023-07-11 . www.osthausmuseum.de.
  53. Web site: Serge Sorokko Gallery - Exhibitions . 2023-07-11 . sorokko-gallery . en.

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