Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, ukrainian artist:
I began my pottery journey in 2003 with a desire to create functional wares, drawing inspiration from Japanese ceramic art and the expression of natural processes in clay. Fascinated by the transience of life, imperfection, impermanence, and the beauty of materials, I soon realized that my philosophy had transformed. I began reflecting on human beings and the impact of societal processes on our nature. Personality became a focal point, as I explored the separate elements that compose it and how they can be permanently transformed. The idea that continuous change and imperfection are inherent to personality challenged the concept of order and stability. My work began to reflect these themes, incorporating motifs of entropy, transformation, and psychological isolation.
Despite my focus on sculptural work, I remain dedicated to the study of form, surface, color, science, and technology through my pottery. It continues to be a great experience to create functional pieces, which allow me to integrate my ideas and express them in a tangible way.
Education
2004-2010 Specialist degree in industrial design , Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts
Work Experience
2003-2010 - Laboratory of Ceramics in Kharkov State Academy of Design and Arts
2011- 2022 - working in own studio
Memebership
2019 Member of International Academy of Ceramics
2019 Member of Artaxis - independent network of artists
Group exhibitions
2020- Durer.Paraphrase. – Kharkiv Art Museum, Kharkiv , Ukraine
2020 Habitat – Lavra gallery with WWF Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020 – Corpore- exhibition with Nataliya Korf-Ivanyuk, Mironova-gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 Starting point – exhibition with Segii Shaulis, Mironova gallery, Kyiv ,Ukraine
2018 Ukrainian ceramic festival TSE GLYNA, Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 Litoralis - Gogolfest,Ivano-Frankivsk,Ukraine
Juried exhibitions
2021 MINO International Ceramic Competition, Japan. Special Judges Award (selected by Tatehata Akira)
2021 International Juried Ceramics Exhibition MARTINSONS AWARD, Rothko art centre , Daugavpils,Latvia
2018 International Juried Ceramics Exhibition MARTINSONS AWARD, Rothko art centre , Daugavpils,Latvia
2017 Gold prize on First Ukrainian ceramic biennale, National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery, Oposhnya ,Ukraine
2015 35 CICA International Ceramic Competition of L'Alcora (Spain), Museum of Ceramics of L'Alcora
2015 3th International Triennial of Ceramics Unicum 2015, National museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana
2013 Ukrainian Exhibition of Ceramics Artists, National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery, Oposhnya, Ukraine.
2010 International festival of arts and crafts. Gallery "Belyaevo", Moscow
2010 Ukrainian Exhibition of Ceramics Artists, National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery, Oposhnya, Ukraine
Solo exhibition
2017 On the fracture – solo exhibition, Art Jump gallery, Poltava, Ukraine
2016 Ceramic codes – solo exhibition, Nurnberg house, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Museums collections
2018 Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre , Latvia
2017 National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishne
2015 Museu de Ceràmica de l'Alcora , Spain
2015 National museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana