Oleksandr Zhyvotkov


Oleksandr Olehovych Zhyvotkov is a Ukrainian artist who lives and works in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. He studied at the Taras Shevchenko Republican Art School from 1975 to 1982. Zhyvotkov graduated from National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture. Since 1992 Oleksandr Zhyvotkov is a member of the art group Picturesque sanctuary; participant of the Ukrainian New Wave.

Biography

Oleksandr Zhyvotkov was born on 31 March 1964 in Kyiv in a creative family that lived on the then Heroes of the Revolution Street, near St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. He lives and works in his hometown - the Ukrainian capital. He began to receive the basics of art education before entering the Taras Shevchenko Republican Art School in 1975 - in the family, where his father and older brother are artists, as well as in the environment. According to Oleksandr Zhyvotkov, his creative mentor and teacher was his uncle - artist Mikhail Rudakov during perestroika. His teacher was Oleksii Bobrovnikov.

Collections

Oleksandr Zhyvotkov’s works are kept at museums and in numerous private collections in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. His paintings are sold at world auctions such as Sotheby's, Phillips.

Publications

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