Sulyagin Vladimir (Russian Federation)

Vladimir Sulyagin was born in 1942 in Nijni Taguil, an industrial city in Russia. He studied at Fine Arts School of Moscow. Then, he worked  in the regional section of The Union Artist for ten years. In 1985, he became an independant artist. He was a teenager when Stalin died. He grew up in an universe of shadows where censorship prevailed. His work results from his country’s history. Through his numerous collages, we notice his admiration for writers, poets or philosophers. We ask him : « Why did you make the portrait of Marina Tsvetayeva first ? », he answered « Because I loved her, I loved her as the poet, the philosopher and the passioning human being she was. »

After being censored in the beginning of his career, he gained in reputation. Collages, ceramics and paintings of Vladimir Sulyagin are now covering famous museums’ walls, starting with the Royal Festival Hall in London. We can also find his pieces all around the world : Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Pouchkine Fine Arts Museum in Moscow or the Tate Modern in London. In Russia, communism and historical events created a forgotten generation that needs to be rediscovered.

Born in Nizny-Tagil Russia in 1942

EDUCATION

1972

Stroganov University (Moscow,Russia)

Now works with: painting, architectural art, murals, sculptures, collage portraits, books in a style that he characterizes as Art Epica, Figurative and Abstract

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2017

Cube Art Fair Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium)

Cosmoscow (Moscow, Russia)

Seattle Art Fair (Seattle, USA)

Scope Basel (Basel, Switzerland)

YIA Art Fair Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium)

Art Miami (Miami, USA)

2016

Art Fair Cologne (Cologne, Germany)

"Dialogues de maîtres" Vladimir Sulyagin & Janos Kalmar, 55Bellechasse Gallery (Paris, France)

Art Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Faces 2 - Solo Show, 55Bellechasse Gallery (Paris, France)

Cube Art Fair Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium)

COLLECTIONS

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow, Russia)

The State Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, USA)

East – West Gallery (London, England)

Lyrik Kabinett Foundation (Munchen, Germany)

In private collections in UK, Australia, Germany, Izrael, Italy, Canada, USA, Finland, France, Sweden.

AWARDS AND COMPETIONS

1996

Laureate of the United Nations Painting Competition (European jury) (Moscow, Russia)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

"PAPER SPIRITS collage portraits by Vladimir Sulyagin Introduction by Hilary Spurling", 1992, Hardcover – 96 pages, Publisher – Chatto & Windus

The book contains portraits of Pasternak, Tsvetaeva, Mandelstam, Mayakovsky, Eisenstein, Dostoevsky, Akhmatova, Sakharov, Joyce, Baudelaire, F. Bacon and many more.

See the famous b55 hat all around the world!