Gate for multiple dimensions
Gate for multiple dimensions
Rubies
Rubies
The Conquest of Siberia
The Conquest of Siberia
The Conquest of Siberia
The Conquest of Siberia
The Conquest of Siberia
The Conquest of Siberia
Lens
Lens
Lens
Lens
The Head
The Head
Unus Safardiar , né en 1968 à Samarkand (Ouzbékistan) , diplômé de peinture de l'Ordre des Arts , Saint Petersbourg [ 1979 -85 ] . Après ses études, il entra à l'Académie russe d'art à Saint Petersbourg faire sa maîtrise en beaux-arts. Il est venu en Grande-Bretagne en 1994 et depuis, il s'est impliqué dans la sculpture à plein temps.
« Ma sculpture est ma vie. Il y avait une période où je voulais juste surprendre, puis à 32ans, j'ai réalisé que je voulais transformer l'espace, explorer une réalité alternative et relier le passé, le présent et le futur. Mes sculptures reflètent cet état d'esprit".
1968 Born in the USSR
1979 Attended special school of Music and Art for gifted children
1984 Russian Academy of Art (Leningrad – then St. Petersburg)
1985 Gold medal from Russian Academy of Art (Best Young Sculptor)
1986 Exhibition of Unofficial Artists in Leningrad 1987 National Service
1987 Participated - first unofficial exhibition of young ‘underground’ artists
Manege Exhibition Hall – St. Petersburg
1987-92 Resumed studies at Russian Academy of Art – St. Petersburg
1993 Completion of graduate project – granted honourable “Gold Medal of the Academy” – becoming Master of Fine Art. Awarded Ilia Repin Prize by Russian Academy of Art. First solo exhibition in London (Thomas Gallery, Cork Street, now “John Martin Gallery”)
1994 Won competition among young artists for the project “Old Street Roundabout Statue” in London. Anglo-American company, IMMARSAT - commissioned the work.
1995 Joint Exhibition of young international contemporary artists, Poland and Germany
1995 Joint exhibition “White Chapel Open”
1996 Exhibition in Barkley Square Gallery, London
1997 Event - “Three tons of food in one go” – sponsored by British Arts Council,
London (Best Show of the Year- Evening Standard)
1997-99 Worked for Moscow City Project with leading Russian Architects
1999 Performance “Diamond Edge” at Union Chapel, London – sponsored by British
Arts Council
2000 Event “Consume Art” at Business Design Centre, London – sponsored by
British Arts Council
2000-02 Established a London studio for marble projects. Commissions from private collectors in the USA, UK and Europe
2003 Unveiled bronze “Awakening” in Regents Park, London. Commissioned by Mark Evans (prominent London Jeweller, Art Collector – donated to Regents Park – the first permanent installation in the Park for over 70 years) 2004 Exhibition in Air Gallery, Dover Street, London. “Stone Sculptures” for St.
Mary Somerset tower, London City – commissioned by Wilinggale Associates and English Heritage
2005 Solo exhibition ("Walking beyond the time") Lorie F.A. Gallery (Boca – Raton Miami) Florida USA,
Exhibited (Art Basel) – Miami, Florida, USA 2007 "Gate of Multiplicity" (joint exhibition with Sean Henry), London, Regent's Park
2010 Unveiled monumental sculpture - "Conquest of Siberia" in Novosibirsk, Capital of Siberia
2011 Hay Hill Gallery, London
Collections
Boca Raton Sculpture Park, Florida, USA
J. Lazar Kagan collection, New York, USA
ABN AMRO collection, London, USA
St. Mary Somerset, London, UK
Regent’s Park, London UK
Russian Academy of Art Collection, St. Petersburg, Russia
