Sergey Piskunov

Sergey Piskunov
Сергій Вадимович Піскунов
Born	(1989-04-09) April 9, 1989 (age 35) Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Academy of the Customs Service of Ukraine
Style	hyperrealism

Sergey Piskunov (Ukrainian: Сергій Вадимович Піскунов; born on April 9, 1989, Lysychansk) is a Ukrainian hyperrealism painter.

Biography

Sergey Piskunov was born on April 9, 1989, in the city of Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast. Graduated from the Academy of the Customs Service of Ukraine (2012) with a degree in Computer Science.^[1] In the third year of the academy, he began to self study fine arts, after he received brushes and paints as a gift from his future wife. Until the fifth year, Sergey held his first personal exhibition, and before graduation, he had already held three of his own exhibitions.^[2]

Upon completion of the study, he received a referral for employment at the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the chief inspector of the department of information systems and customs statistics in Kyiv. From 2013 to 2016 he worked as a software tester for Sybase, Amadeus, GlobalLogic, and Ciklum. After that, he devoted himself entirely to art.^[3] His work from the "Golden Masks" series, for which model Dasha Astafieva posed, became the winner of the Artboxproject in Miami 2018. Piskunov was also the winner of the Artist of the Future nomination for the Artist of the Future Contemporary Art Curator Magazine and the finalist of the Artist of the Year in the CIRCLE foundation among 668 other artists.^[2]

In 2018, Canadian model Coco Rocha starred in a photoshoot for his paintings.^[4] Sergey Piskunov has published in specialized publications on hyperrealism. His work is featured in London's Plus One Gallery, which specializes in hyperrealism.^[5]

Exhibitions

• 2012 — Art Hall Gallery, Kyiv^[6]
• 2013 — Museum of Hetmanate, Kyiv^[7]
• 2013 — New Gallery, Kyiv
• 2013 — group exhibition, Kyiv
• 2013 — international Art Project, Kyiv
• 2013 — New Natura Morta, Kyiv
• 2013 — «Neo-Still Life», Expo Centre, Kyiv
• 2013 — Palace of Art, Lviv
• 2013 — Labyrinth, International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv
• 2013 — Heritage, International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv
• 2013 — exhibition of paintings Personal View, Art Development Foundation, Kyiv
• 2013 — Museum of Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine
• 2013 — Independent Dependence, Expo Centre, Kyiv
• 2013 — gallery «Lavra», Kyiv
• 2014 — Kraft Foods, Kyiv
• 2014 — group exhibition, Berlin
• 2015 — Zoom Gallery, Tel Aviv
• 2015 — Week of ART, London^[8]
• 2015 — Art Affordable, Singapore
• 2015 — art project, M17 Gallery, Kyiv
• 2016 — Museum Kavaleridze, Kyiv
• 2016 — Artbox Gallery, Switzerland
• 2017 — 101 Gallerie, Mexico
• 2017 — Zoom Gallery, Tel Aviv
• 2018 — Bartoux Gallery, Paris
• 2018 — Platinum Gallery, United States
• 2019 — Miami Art Week, Artbox project - finalist
• 2019 — Center of Modern Art, Yantai
• 2020 — Finalist of Circle foundation of the Arts, Artist of the year award

References

1. "INTERVIEW | Sergey Piskunov". Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
2. Череватенко, Татьяна (2021-01-22). "Сергей Пискунов: путь от айтишника к художнику-гиперреалисту". Антиквар (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
3. "Гіперреалістичні портрети українського художника Сергія Піскунова, які важко відрізнити від фотографій". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
4. Рыжкова, Мария. "Творчество Сергея Пискунова, в точности отражающее реальность". art-news.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
5. "TOP 10 ASF – Pinturas – Julho/Agosto – 2018". Arte Sem Fronteiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
6. "Sergey Piskunov". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
7. "У Ковелі відкрито виставку картин Сергія Піскунова". Ковельська міська рада. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
8. "Sergey Piskunov". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.

External links

• Коваленко, София. "Гиперреалистичные работы украинского художника Сергея Пискунова завоевывают мир". YummyMOVIE Magazine (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• Taggart, Emma (2018-04-10). "The Evolution of Hyperrealism: From Religious Paintings to Simulated Reality". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• Mehla, Deepak (2018-01-10). "Hyper Realistic Paintings By Sergey Piskunov". Awesomebyte. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• Ин, Павел (2020-10-19). "Подводные картины - как создаются работы Сергея Пискунова". artcontext.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "10 советов: художник Сергей Пискунов о том, как научиться рисовать". Fire In Spire (in Russian). 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "Sergey Piskunov". Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "The fair beauty in Sergey Piskunov's art". Hyperrealism Magazine. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "Незвичайні картини: дівчата в масках від Сергія Піскунова". УкрЛіб (in Ukrainian). 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "Сергей Пискунов — создатель реалистичных подводных картин". Gallerix.ru (in Russian). 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

Interview

• Gomez, Laura (2020-10-19). "Sergey Piskunov hyperrealist artist from Kiev, Ukraine. Forever a Generation. – Klassik Magazine". Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• Тюменцева, Наталья. "Сергей Пискунов: "Закрашиваю готовые картины, если они мне не понравились!"". miraclub.life (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "Художник-гиперреалист Сергей Пискунов: "Одно неправильное движение - и работу никто не увидит"". Artchive (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
• "10 Questions with SERGEY PISKUNOV". Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-01-28.