Oleg Buryan: Russian artist | Biography, Facts, Information, Career, Wiki, Life

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Russian artist

A.K.A.

Buryan Oleg, Burian Oleg, Burjan Oleg, Oleg Burian, Oleg Burjan

From

Russia Russia

is

Painter

Work field

Arts

Gender

Male

Birth

Bila Tserkva

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Biography

Oleg Yuriyevich Buryan (Russian: Оле́г Ю́рьевич Бурья́н) (born 1959, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine) is a Russian artist, who lives in Moscow. Since 2003 O. Buryan is a member of the Moscow Union of artists.

Biography

Oleg Buryan is a well-known artist. He belongs to the first generation of post-Soviet creators, integrated to international context. Before deciding to become an artist he studied medicine at the Leningrad Medical Institute, worked as a lawyer's secretary, a street cleaner and as a censor for rock lyrics at the Moscow Chief of the Department of Culture.

He received his art education (as tapestry artist) at the Moscow Textile College in the 1980s, and studied video art and independent documentary at Moscow State University from 1994 to 1995 (at Associate Professor Deirdre Boyle)). In 1989, O. Buryan was awarded a VDNKh Silver medal for his contribution to Russian culture and became the last person to receive such an award in the Soviet period (1985–1991). In his works various elements of archaic and "ethnic" art are evident.

"Recycled art" is another name for Buryan's art. Some of his sculptures are done as "ready-made" objects and related to the tradition of "Dada" in their absurd humor and strange beauty of animals with human eyes. Buryan's works are characterized by a great amount of versatility in both choice of media and general style, ranging from an oil paintings to an art toys, from a book illustration to a monumental sculpture, from a media art to an installation art, TV and an industrial design. After communicating with him is truly Renaissance sense of abundance, a rare luxury in which all enjoy—art, interesting people, breathtaking experience. Buryan does not seek for scandalize, or shock by some impressive movement. It is simply about to rebuild the lives in his understanding.

Buryan's works are in the collections of the Bank WestLB (Germany) and the Amer Sports (Finland), the University of Dundee (Scotland), the Kiev National Museum of Russian Art, (Ukraine), the Saint Petersburg Toy Museum and the Venice Sculpture park.

Main shows and projects

1986–1988: Autumn exhibitions at the Exhibition Hall at the Malaya Gruzinskaya Street, 28, Moscow (Russia)
1988–1989: All–Union of Young Artists exhibition at the Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow Manege, Moscow (Russia)
1990: WestLB Bank—the International Trade center (Hammer-Center), Moscow (Russia)
1991: Performance “Citizens of the Night” at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 369 Gallery, Edinburgh (Scotland)
1992: “International Incident” — solo show at the French Institute, Edinburgh (Scotland)
1993: “Bald Buryans” — solo show at the Gallery "Dar" Contemporary Art Center, Moscow (Russia)
1994: Collaboration with Cadogan Guides Publishers. Illustrations for the guide to Moscow and St. Petersburg, written by Rose Baring, London (UK), ISBN 978-1-56440-274-5
1994: Foundation “Sirin prints” (postcards) together with W. Shon, Oxford (UK)
1995: “Anabasis” at the National Museum of Russian Art, Kiev (Ukraine)
1996: “Serious Games” at the Toy Museum, St. Petersburg (Russia)
1998: Solo Show at the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Kiev (Ukraine) — Munich (Germany)
2000: Solo show at the Italy–Russia Lombardy Association, Milano (Italy)
2001: Collaboration with “Last Hero” (“Survival”) TV ORT (artdirector), Panama City (Panama) — Moscow (Russia)
2004: “Making Moves” at the Gallery “Six Chapel Row Contemporary Art", Bath (UK)
2005: The International Art toys Show at “Haim+Handwerk”, Munich (Germany)
2005: “Not-naiv-toys done by Buryan” — solo show at the Toy museum, St. Petersburg (Russia)
2005: “Recycled Art” — solo show at the Central House of Artist, Moscow (Russia)
2005: Six sculptures for the Venice Sculpture park, Venice (Italy)
2005: "Art toys in Burg Wildegg" (Austria)
2006: Szpilman Award (short list), Berlin (Germany)
2007: Concours Européen de Sculpture monumentale (French) "Art is Steel" at the Arcelor Mittal (short list, catalogue: O. Buryan "The Steel Drop", p.7), Rheims (France)

O. Buryan for Concours Européen de Sculptures monumentales at Arcelor Mittal, 2007 (France)

2007: "Something’s Brewing Bier" for International project by Utrecht University (catalogue) Stedelijk Museum, Leiden (the Netherlands)
2008: Mural “Grunewald” (300 sq meters), Noginsk (Russia)
2008: ArtZept–2008 International Design Award (shortlist), Milano (Italy)
2008: Project “Ecoart for Google maps” — the First Kronstadt International Ecological Festival of Arts "KronFest–2008", Kronstadt — St. Petersburg (Russia)
2009: International Award of sculpture at the MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, Rome (Italy)
2009: Buryans — Family Project "Genogram" for the European Cultural Foundation
2009: Show “Dialogue” at the All–Russia Museum of Decorative–Applied and Folk Arts, Moscow (Russia)