Sergei Sviatchenko

SERGEI SVIATCHENKO
Born 1952 in Kharkov, Ukraine. Lives and works in Viborg, Denmark.

EDUCATION
1983 – 1986: Studied PhD at Kiev School of Architecture
1969 – 1975: Graduated from Kharkov Academy of Art and Architecture

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013: FORGOTTEN STORIES, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
2012: MIRROR BY MIRROR, Homage to Andrei Tarkovsky, photocollage installation, Ivanovo Art Museum, RA

           BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark

           For Certain and Because, Galleri Naboløs, Copenhagen, Denmark

           MIRROR BY MIRROR, Homage to Andrei Tarkovsky, photocollage,installation, Riga Film Museum, LV
2011: INSIDEOUTSIDE, Galleri NB, paintings and collages, Viborg, Denmark

           Sergey Nielsen paintings for Close Up And Private, Kaufmannshaus, Hamburg, Germany

           SISTER MOON, Homage to Andrei Tarkovsky, www.thirdear.dk

           MIRROR BY MIRROR, West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland

           HØJTID, Galleri Ægidius, Randers, Denmark

           YEAR OF THE RABBIT, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Denmark
2009: ILLUMINATION OF THE WHITE, galleri NB, paintings, Roskilde, Denmark

           THE SHAPE OF WHITE, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester NY, USA

            MIRROR BY MIRROR, Homage to Andrei Tarkovsky, photocollage, installation, Gallery Photo Edition Berlin, DE

            LESS, photocollage, installation, Peter Lav Photo Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

            NEW PAINTINGS, Galleri Ægidius, Randers, Denmark                    

            BROKEN IMAGES, Liaison Controverse, Dusseldorf, Germany
2008: For Brave Trees Only, galleri NB, paintings, Viborg, Denmark         

           THE TRIP, Homage to the Psychedelic era, collage installation, ROJO artspace, Barcelona, Spain

           ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE, Galerie Gardy Wiechern, paintings, Hamburg, Germany               

           TERRITORY OF WATER, Art space Spanien 19, video installation, Aarhus, Denmark

           MIRROR BY MIRROR, Homage to Andrei Tarkovsky, photocollage, Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark
2007: Mind nature, galleri NB, paintings, Roskilde, Denmark

            PRINTS TOKYO, International Print Exhibition, Sakima Art Museum, Okinawa, Japan

            OUTSIDEINSIDE, Drake Public spaces, Toronto, Canada

            RATHER GENTLE STEREOTYPE, Spark, Copenhagen, Denmark

            HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, Galleri Signe Vad, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006: You are not the only one, installation, video, photography, Filosofgangen, Odense, Denmark

           galleri NB, paintings, Viborg, Denmark
           Galerie Gardy Wiechern, paintings, Hamburg, Germany
2005: Galerie Gardy Wiechern, paintings, Hamburg, Germany

           Darwin my friend, collage installation, Galleria Arturarte, Rome, Italy
2004: Twins installation, Stockholm Art Fair, Galerie Wolfsen

            Less, digital collages, Iride Associazione, Perugia, Italia

            The White Side of Dreams, Galleri Ægidius, Randers
2003: EXPRESS, installation, photography, Galleri Ægidius, Randers, Denmark

           Galerie Gardy Wiechern, paintings, Hamburg, Germany
2002: Galerie Gardy Wiechern, paintings, Hamburg, Germany

2000: Katarsis installation, video, photography, Arkitektskolen i Aarhus, Denmark

           Mixedlandscape, installation, video, photography Nielsen & Holm-Møller Museet, Holstebro, DK

           Kunsthal Brænderigården, installation, video, photography, paintings, objects, Viborg, Denmark
           NEW WORKS, Galerie Gardy Wiechern, paintings, Hamburg, Germany
1998: Galerie Egelund, Copenhagen
1996: The Light, Viborg Stiftsmuseum, Denmark
1995: Works, Galerie Egelund, Copenhagen
1994: The Wind, Gallery Nord, Denmark
            FIAC (International Art Fair), Gallery Nord, Paris
1992: Galerie Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
1991: Galleri Ho, Viborg, Denmark

           Gallery Thea Fisher-Reinhardt, W. Berlin

           Galleri Nord, Randers, Denmark
1990: Gallery of Magazine Art of USSR, Moscow
1986: Institute of Design, Kiev, Ukraine

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013: Art Vilnius, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
2012: ALTERNATIVE, Galerie Seine 51, Paris, France

           THE PARADE, Art Center Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark

           Affordable Art Fair, CCA&A GALLERY, Hamburg, Germany

           ART COPENHAGEN, Galleri Naboløs, Copenhagen, Denmark

           GENTLE ELEMENTS AND STRICT DECONSTRUCTIONS, Ringsted Galleriet, Ringsted, Denmark

2011: FOR LOVE NOT MONEY, The 15th Tallinn Print Triennial, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia   

           CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE, West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland

           CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE, Gestalten Space, Berlin, Germany

           THAT WAS NOW, curated by Mia Nielsen, Drake Art Space,Toronto, Canada

2010: 21 festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme de Chaumont, France

           LOVE YOUR WORK, Maverick Gallery, London, England
           CAPTURE THE FADE, The Paper Mill Gallery, Sydney
2009: CUT, Platform Gallery, Seattle WA, USA

           APPETITE FOR CONSTRUCTION, curated by Mia Nielsen, Drake Art Space, Toronto, Canada

           DREAMS, Danish graphic house, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008: TENSELESSNESS II, Netfilmmakers, artists talk, Copenhagen, Denmark

           WATCH THIS SPACE 2, The Illustration Gallery, Stroud, England     

           ROJO OUT, Reina Sofia Contemporary Art Museum, Madrid, Spain

           THE VISUAL WAY OF LIFE, Optica, International festival for video art, FNAC callao, Madrid, Spain

           COSMOLOGICAL EMBEDDEDNESS OR THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER, Gallery Higher Pictures, New York, USA
            IT’S NICE THAT//ORIGINAL FORMAT, The Viewpoint Gallery, Plymouth, England

            INK 01, INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION RALLY, Fundacion Bilbao Arte Fundazioa, Bilbao, Spain
2007: LOOKING THE OTHER WAY, Drake Public spaces, Toronto, Canada

            SMART FORTWO, Rojo magazine, Venice, CA USA
2006: TIME, videofilm, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark

            EMERGENCY ROOM, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark, Galerie Olaf Struber, Berlin

            Varoom Magazine, Coningsby Gallery, London

            VIDEOTEKA: MOBILE VIDEO ART ARCHIVE, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria
2005: PlAYFACE, collage installation, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Italy

           DISPLAY, collage installation, Kforumvienna, Vienna, Austria

           PLOTARTEUROPE, Museo laboratorio di arte contemporanea, Rome, Italy
2004: APPERTIZERS, collages, Iride Associazione, Perugia, Italy
2000: Art 2000, Berkeley Square Gallery, London
1999: Art Miami, Galerie Egelund, Miami, USA
1998: Artissima, Galerie Egelund, Turin, Italy
1996: Galerie Proteé, Paris, France

           Art Cologne, Galerie Egelund, Cologne, Germany
1995: Kunstrai Art Fair Kunsthandel Frans Jacob, Amsterdam, Holland
1989: 21 View, Ukrainian Artists, Odense Denmark           

           Three Generations of Ukrainian Paintings. 1960s-1980s, Denmark

           Flash - New Ukrainian Art, Kiev
           1st Soviet-American Exhibition, Kiev, Kharkov, Tbilisi

           21View, Ukrainian Artists, Munich, Germany,

COMMISSIONS – REPRESENTED – COLLECTIONS

Abildgaard Grafisk A/S
Arbejdsgiverforening
Carravell Group A/S
Cheminova A/S

Coopers & Lybrand
Gymnastikhøjskolen, Viborg
Danisco A/S
Danisco (China) Co., Ltd
Dansk Industri
Danske Bank
DFDS
DSB

EFR Eksportkredit

EUC MIDT

FF Skagen
Grundfos A/S, The Poul Due Jensen Academy

Holstebro Central Hospital

Hygæa A/S

Højgaard & Vista A/S

Jysk Display A/S

Jyske Bank

K.F.K. A/S

Kommunedata

Kommunekredit

Kraftvarmeværket, Viborg

Kommunernes Landsforening

Kulturhus Bjerringbro

Landbrugs- og Fiskeriministeriet

Moe & Brødsgaard A/S

Nokia A/S

Nordea

Nowaco A/S

Nykredit A/S

Nørhaven A/S

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Th. Ostenfeld Patentbureau A/S

Rambøll A/S

Region Midtjylland
Ricken A/S

Sabroe A/S

Scanvest  Management System A/S

Schulstad A/S

Schur International A/S

Sonofon A/S

Statsministeriet

System B8 A/S

Søværnets Materielkommando

Skjern Kirke

Tytex A/S

Temco A/S

Tryg-Baltica A/S

Viborg AMT

Viborg Busterminal

Viborg Seminariet

New Danish Buisness Academy Minerva

The Drake Art Collection, Toronto, Canada

AWARDS

2012

Honorable Mention in Fine Art – Collage category for the winning entry “LINELESS.” Int. Photography Awards (IPA), LA, USA
2010

Overall Winner of Capture The Fade, Ampersand Magazine Photography exhibition, Sydney
2009
Honorable Mention in Fine Art – Collage category for the winning entry “LESS.” Int. Photography Awards (IPA), LA, USA
2007
PLAYFACE 5 workshops by Sergei Sviatchenko (collage, photography) Pallazzo Spinelli, Firenze, Italy
D&AD Yellow Pencil Award Winner, London, England
2006
PLAYFACE 3 workshops by Sergei Sviatchenko (collage, film) at Business School, Viborg, Denmark

TEACH ME 3, PLAYFACE 4 workshops by Sergei Sviatchenko (collage, photography, film) at University Luav of Venice, Faculty of arts and design, Venice, Italy
2004
The 13th Seoul Space International Print Biennial, Seoul, Korea
2001
Ljubljana/ 2nd World Festival of Art on Paper, Ljubljana, Slovenia

PUBLICATIONS
2007
Dazed&Confused, “Choose your own future” January issue

Playzebra magazine, Playzebra interviews by Anna Follo and Nello Russo, Torino, Italy       

LE magazine, Meeting Sviatchenko, Russia

Rojo magazine, NAMI, Spain

Rojo magazine, FORTWO, special edition, Spain
 WONDERLAND, To inspire, DK

LESS, ROJO®editions, limited edition monographic artist books

Who I think I am, the 5th compendium of thisisamagazine, Italy

DAMn12, Art for Art’s Sake, Belgium
2006
Hans Henrik Jacobsen, Paintings & Others 1991–2006,Published Forlaget Hovedland, DK

S.Sviathenko, Contemporary image-makers, Varoom Magazine #1-2006 London

Kilimanjaro Magazine “When I was seventeen…” London
2003
Viktor Antonov, Georgy Nikich, Martine Arnault-Tran m.fl.:Sergei  Sviatchenko. MULTIMEDIA LIGHT ART STORIES.  Published Borgens Forlag, DK

1999
The amalgam’s dialectics. Revue Cimaise no. 266/267, Paris, Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Giovanni Joppolo)
1998
Dansk Kunst, Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Lisbeth Tolstrup)

Front-Line. The Art of Ukraine in 20th Century. Kiev, 1998

Works on paper 1989-1998. Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Tom Jørgensen)

1996
Paintings 1993-1996. Published Galerie Egelund Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Jørgen Hansen)

1995
Byens Magi. Published Art Sted, Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Jesper Overgaard)

1994
Interior landscapes. Revue Cimaise nr.234, Paris, Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Philippe Piguet)

The Name of the Place. Published Galerie C, Sergei Sviatchenko (text: Lisbeth Tolstrup)
When the light breaks through. Published Galerie Egelund (text: Torben Weirup)

1993
3 års malerier i Danmark. Published Galerie Nord & Galerie Egelund (text: Jørgen Hansen)

Dansk Kunst 1993 (text: Jørgen Hansen)
1992
A Dynamic Colourist. Painting (text: Palle Schmidt)

Belonging. Edition Schur (text: Paul Nielsen)
1991
Painting 1991. Published Galerie Nord, Randers (text: Erik Johannesen)

1990
FireworksHonouringGeneral"S".DecorativeartintheUSSR#10/1990 (text: Enver)

MAJOR LARGE WORKS

2012
Wallcollage at Won Won Advertising Agency, Viborg, Denmark
2011
Wallcollages for Tradium, Danish Buisness Academy, Randers, Denmark
Wallcollage at Buchs, Randers, Denmark

2010
Wallcollages for Tradium, Danish Buisness Academy, Randers, Denmark

Wallcollages for Vestervang primary school, Viborg, Denmark

2009
Wallcollages for Envision Advertising Agency, Aarhus, Denmark
Wallcollages for FCM Football Academy, Ikast, Denmark

2008
Wallcollages for New Danish Buisness Academy Minerva, Randers, Denmark  
2006
Wallcollages for Tradium, Danish Business Academy, Randers, Denmark

2005
Large paintings at the reception at Buchs Forlag, Randers, Denmark

Larges paintings for Holstebro Central Hospital, Holstebro, Denmark

2004
Large wall painting installation at the New Danish Business Academy Tradium, Randers, Denmark

Five large photocollages for the new football stadium, Viborg, Denmark

2003
Creation of 150 m2 painting installation “Illumination of horizontal and vertical connection” covering two walls at Jyske Bank’s new head office, Silkeborg, Denmark

2002
Opening of own exhibition space Senko in Viborg, Denmark
Large photocollage decorations for Mercantec, Viborg, Denmark

 “Comfort, Trust, Hope” large painting in three sections, Skjern Church, Skjern, Denmark

Colour consultant and interior decoration for the new football stadium, Viborg, Denmark
2001
Six lithographs and two paintings for The Poul Due Jensen Academy, Grundfos in Bjerringbro, Denmark

Ornamentation of Schulstad’s new factory in Holstebro with one painting and a series of watercolours

2000
“Culture Column” painting at Gudenåhus, Bjerringbro, Denmark

13 watercolours of Viborg Cathedral for the millennium calendar 2000, Viborg, Denmark

1999
Created series of paintings for Nykredit, Viborg, Denmark

Colour consultant for the new Teacher Training College in Viborg, decoration of one wall with a large painting, 800 x 350 cm
1998
A large painting for the reception area in Danisco’s new factory in China
Water sculpture, 14 glass paintings and colour consultant for new bus Terminal, Viborg, Denmark

Created 603 x 220 cm painting for the entrance to System B8’s new factory in Bjerringbro, also created painting sections for the production hall

Decoration of reception area at PricewaterhouseCoopers central building in Copenhagen, 6 paintings, 200 x 200 cm
1997
Created large collage for the new Grundfos Auditorium in Bjerringbro, Denmark 

Two large paintings for the Danish Parliament
1996
145 m² painting covering two walls at Nokia’s central building in Copenhagen, Denmark

Art and colour consultant, large paintings and an external fountain for Viborg Central Power Station, Viborg

Selected Bibliography
2012
Everything goes right & left if you want it. The Art of Sergei Sviatchenko, Gestalten, Berlin, Germany
2011
Cutting edges, Contemporary Collage, published by Gestalten, Berlin, Germany

Supergraphics, published by Unit editions, London, England

Illustration, Andrew Hall, published by Laurence King, London, England

The book of skulls, published by Laurence King, London, England

Cut & Paste, 21st century collage, Richard Brereton, published by Laurence King, London, England
2010
Sticks in the mind, Richard Brereton, Elephant, London, England

The future is junk, Varoom, London, England

Generation Change, Viewpoint, London, England

Close Up And Private, Code Magazine, Amsterdam, Nederlands

Close Up And Private, Euroman Magazine, Denmark
2009
SENKO Book 1, Published by Realise Editions, text by Faye Dowling, London, England
2007
Choose your own future, Dazed & Confused, January issue

Sergei Sviatchenko interviews by Anna Follo and Nello Russo, Playzebra magazine, Torino, Italy

Who I think I am, the 5th compendium of thisisamagazine, Milan, Italy

Art for Art’s Sake, DAMn12, Belgium

Meeting Sviatchenko, LE magazine, Russia

NAMI, Rojo magazine, Spain

FORTWO, Rojo magazine, special edition, Spain

To inspire, Wonderland Magazine, Denmark

LESS, limited edition monographic artist books, published, ROJO, Barcelona, Spain
2006

Paintings & others 1991–2006, text by Hans Henrik Jacobsen, Published Hovedland, Denmark

Sergei Sviathenko, Varoom Magazine #1, 2006 London

When I was seventeen… Kilimanjaro Magazine, London
2003
MULTIMEDIA LIGHT, ART STORIES, text by Viktor Antonov, Georgy Nikich, Martine Arnault-Tran, Published Borgen, Denmark
1999
The amalgam’s dialectics. Revue Cimaise nr. 266/267, Paris, text by Giovanni Joppolo

1998
Dansk Kunst, Sergei Sviatchenko, text by Lisbeth Tolstrup

Front-Line. The Art of Ukraine in 20th Century, Kiev, Works on paper 1989-1998, text by Tom Jørgensen

1996
Paintings 1993-1996. Published Galerie Egelund, text by Jørgen Hansen

1995
Byens Magi. Published Art Sted, text by Jesper Overgaard
1994
When the light breaks through. Published Galerie Egelund, text by Torben Weirup

Interior Landscapes. Revue Cimaise nr. 234, Paris, text by Philippe Piguet

The Name of the Place. Published Galerie C, text by Lisbeth Tolstrup

1993
3 års malerier I Danmark. Published Galerie Nord & Galerie Egelund, text by Jørgen Hansen

Dansk Kunst 1993, text by Jørgen Hansen

1992
A Dynamic Colourist. Painting, text by Palle Schmidt         

Belonging. Edition Schur, text by Poul Nielsen

1991
Painting 1991. Published Galerie Nord, Randers, text by Erik Johannesen

1990
Fireworks Honouring General “S”. Decorative art of USSR #10 / 1990, text by Enver

MEMBER OF

Danish Association of Visual Artists

International Association of Art

RESIDENCES

1991: Artist in residence program, Herning Folk High School, Denmark.

2004: Artist in residence program, Jyllands Posten, Berlin, Germany.

2007: OUTSIDEINSIDE, The Drake Hotel Artist in residence program, Toronto, Canada.

WORKSHOPS
2011
PLAYFACE 6, collage, photography workshops, Tradium New Danish Business Academy, Randers Art Museum, Randers, Denmark
2009
PLAYFACE 5, collage workshops The Animation Workshop, Viborg, Denmark
2006
PLAYFACE 3, collage & film workshops at Business School, Viborg, Denmark
TEACH ME 3, PLAYFACE 4, collage, film workshops at University Luav of Venice, Faculty of arts and design, Venice, Italy
2005
PLAYFACE 1 & 2, collage workshops & exhibition at Trevi Flash Art Museum, curated by Maurizio Coccia, Trevi, Italy.
1999
Colour & Form, photography & collage, Lunderupgaaard, Denmark  

STATEMENT
My works explore everyday objects with the use of photogpaphy and collage elements, which are turned into scarp contoured, sculptural expressions.

The precise and clean cut composition of colour and shape suggests, in a poetic, consistent language, that the fragmentation of contemporary, nomadic, globalised life does not drain it of meaning. The works show the process of navigating through the rapid flow of visual impressions that the contemporary consumer is constantly confronted with.

ABOUT

SERGEI SVIATCHENKO is a Ukrainian born, Danish citizen, architect and artist. Born in Kharkov, Ukraine. Graduated from Kharkov Academy of Art and Architecture, followed by a PhD at the Kiev School of Architecture /Means of Visual Information in Architecture/

In1990 he moved to Denmark. 

He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions across Europe, Canada and the USA. In 2002-2009 he founded Senko Studio, it's the place where Sviatchenko, as curator, presents various pieces of art produced by emerging and promising artists and photographers - www.senko.dk

He has been commissioned on numerous occasions to create art for architectural and environmental use for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Jyske Bank, Nokia, Grundfos, Sonofon, The Danish Business Academy, Danish Parliament.

Sergei Sviatchenko was chosen as one of five emerging new art image-makers from around the world, to feature in the launch of the new Varoom magazine, London.

Contributes to  Varoom/London/, NeonViewpoint./Germany/, This is a magazine/Italy/, Playzebra/Italy/, Kilimanjaro/London/, Dazed & Confused/London/, Rojo /Spain/, LE /Russia/,Colophound /Luxembourg, Blueprint/London/, Warlus/Toronto/, Viewpoint/London/, Arena/London/ 100% /China/, Elephant/London

In April 2009 he founded CLOSE UP AND PRIVATE, an on-going art project dedicated to the visual language of style, celebrating classic details and contemporary looks through unique photographic documentary.

Adrian Shaughnessy:

Sviatchenko, brings an iconic simplicity and aggressive directness to his work, and he does this by never striving for realism. His work has the deranged feeling of dreams. It is work that is psychologically unsettling. It is work that has bite, but it is also superbly stylish. Just don’t call it illustration. The only thing it is illustrating is Sviatchenko’s vision of the world."

Adrian Shaughnessy, curator, designer and writer, London

Faye Dowling:
Sergei Sviatchenko stands out as an artist with a unique vision; encompassing our ever-shifting creative vocabulary whilst maintaining a precise, individual voice which underpins his work to stand both conceptually and creatively above the tide of visual messaging in todays visual culture, revealing the unique creative vision of this truly contemporary artist.
Faye Dowling, art buyer and curator, London

Richard Brereton:

Every now and then we recognize someone who has an authentic voice. Danish collage artist Sergei Sviatchenko is such a person and one of the leading figures in contemporary collage. Rightfully he recognizes the importance of connecting the visual arts to all aspects of contemporary culture.

Richard Brereton, author of CUT & PASTE, 21st Century Collage, Laurence King Publishing, London