Victor Popov
There is always a touch of painted art in Victor Popov’s sculptures. His concept of a work is rooted in the tradition of Suprematism and Constructivism, but at the same time we can note the influence of Cubism and Futurism. Popov’s sculptures provide dynamism and movement, but they are at the same time playful and balanced in a formal language that the sculptor uses in order to break away from tradition.
Born 1952 in eastern Kazakhstan.
1974-79 studying art in Lvov, Ukraine.
1980-84 Novosibirsk, 1985-91 St Petersburg. In Dusseldorf since 1991.
Exhibitions:
- Gallery Tersaeus, Stockholm, Sweden, 1990
- Municipal Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 1991
- Group exhibition (museum), Seoul, South Korea, 1991
- Gallery Kontraste, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1992
- Art Expo, New York; Art Gallery, Miami, USA, 1998
- East-West Bridge, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1998
- Galerie Forum, Weimar, Germany, 1998
- Taking Leave of the 20th Century, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1999
- Christ in Russian Art, San Marino, Italy (catalogue), 2000
- Gerard Marti, Celebrities Gallery, Maui, Hawaii, 2001
- Gare Art Festival, Luxemburg, 2002
- Sculptures, Kunstverein Gutersloh, Gutersloh, Germany, 2003
- Tivat Montenegro, opening of the museum and presentation of collection, Dusseldorf (catalogue), 2004
- Cologne Fine Arts, Cologne, Germany, 2005
- Works of the Sea, Moers Kapellen, Germany, 2006
- NEW ARTISTS, NEW WORKS, NEW GALLERY, Victor Grey Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2008
- City sculptures of Meerbusch, painting, 2008
- Armonia International Foundation of Arts, Gaeta, Italy (catalogue), 2008
- Fantastic Reality. Paintings and Objects. Gallery Seestrasse, Berlingen, Switzerland, 2009
- Huntenkunst, Doetinchem, Netherlands, 2009
- Playground Art, Municipal Gallery in the Park, Viersen, Germany (catalogue), 2011
- Russland Heute, Gallery Nadja Brykina, Zurich (catalogue), 2011
- Oldenzaal Niederlande Museum Het Palthe-Huis, Markstsraat, 2011
- Eco-Art, Frankfurt, Germany, 2012
- Small Format, Kunsthaus-Oggersheim, Germany, 2012-13
- Galerie Freyer, Bocholt, Germany, 2013
- Eurasia Gallery von Massow, Cologne, Germany, 2014
- Objects and Painting, Zurich-Zimikon, Switzerland, 2014
- Art as a Bridge between East and West, Galerie Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2015
- Rock Reuschenberg Neues (group exhibition), 2016
