Nikolay Shmatko

Nikolay Havrylovych Shmatko (Ukrainian: Микола Гаврилович Шматько; 17 August 1943 – 15 September 2020) was a Ukrainian sculptor and painter. He was born in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.[1]

Nikolay Havrylovych Shmatko
Mykola Shmatko & "Ukrainian Aurora"
Born(1943-08-17)17 August 1943
Krasnohorivka, Ukrainian SSR
Died15 September 2020(2020-09-15) (aged 77)
Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
OccupationSculptor, painter
WebsiteMarble sculpture of King of marble of Nicolai Shmatko

Biography

Shmatko became a sculptor at the age of 33, having previously been a firefighter.[2] The life of Nikolai Shmatko was full of strange, sometimes mystical coincidences. In 1996 he met the famous model and gallerist Dina Vierny in France, who predicted his great future and advised him "not to scatter his works worldwide". During all his creative development Nikolai Shmatko created more than 750 various monuments and about 500 pictures without any support from the government or sponsors.[3]

He worked in marble, inspired by European culture and art. His studio and gallery contain 100 sculptures (more than 70 of which are made of Ural and Italian marble); 30 plaster casts; and about 300 pictures (including paintings, graphics, and architectural designs). In total, there are approximately 750 pieces, ranging from simple decorations to bas-relief and high relief busts and sculptures.[4] Some of these pieces are sexually explicit.[5][6] Shmatko also worked in architecture, and had a design for a penis-shaped high-rise building.[7]

In 2004, for his work "Sviatohorska Blessed Virgin" - a statue of the Virgin Mary (Theotokos "Hegumenia") for Sviato-Uspenskyi Sviatohorskyi Monastery - Shmatko was awarded the order of Nestor Letopisets by Volodymyr Sabodan, the Kiev Metropolitan, and all of Ukraine.[8]

In the autumn of 2005 the Transfiguration church was opened in the village of Keleberda, Poltava region. Exclusively for this church, the sculptor created a marble sculpture "The Crucifixion".[3]

In the fall of 2012, at the invitation of oligarch Viktor Baloha,[9] Shmatko moved with his family to the city of Mukachevo.[10][11]

Exhibitions

Works in public collections

References
  1. Biennale Iinternazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea 2007, citta di Firenze, Via R. Francardi 28 56128 Marina di Pisa (PI: Spaini & Partners, 2007, p. 678CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. Smirnova, Helen (September 10, 2003), "I lived 13 years in a vault", Facts and comments (Ukraine, Donetsk)
  3. "Nikolai Shmatko :: Biography :: Personal exhibitions". www.kingofmarble-shmatko.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. Antipova, Alla (September 11, 1999), "The sculptor from under the grounds", The Day, Ukraine, Kiev, 167, archived from the original on May 22, 2011, retrieved January 19, 2009
  5. "Автор скультруры голой Тимошенко показал, что такое секс (фото)". Pda.segodnya.ua. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  6. "Новые скульптуры Шматько: виртуозы секса и луганский судья с индюком". Citynews.net.au. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. "Автор 140-метрового фаллоса изобразил, как Тимошенко всем на голову села (Фото)". ОстроВ. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  8. Aseeva, Anna (July 18, 2008), "The person from a marble", Zerkalo Nedeli, Ukraine, Kiev, 26, archived from the original on August 2, 2008
  9. "Покинувшего Луганск скульптора Шматько взял под опеку Балога". Eastkorr.net. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. "Культурный герой Шматько покинул Луганск". Давление света - новости культуры, авторские статьи, рецензии, стихи, фото, живопись. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  11. "Николаю Шматько предложил переехать в Мукачево министр МЧС Украины Виктор Балога". Top.lg.ua. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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  13. "Participating Artists 2009". Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  14. "Art Monaco". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  15. "The Ukrainian artist Soshenko I.M. 1807-1876 (Carrara marble 0,35x0,35x0,60)". Kingofmarble-shmatko.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  16. Bust of Soshenko (Video) on YouTube
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