Oleksandr Sukholit

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The monumental bronze figure conveys calmness and inner strength. The generalized features of the body, dark surface, and restrained plasticity create a sense of primal dignity, where form becomes a symbol of timeless human existence.

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"Art is an attempt to return a human to their original state, to the purity of perception. I do not invent the new; I try to remember what has always been within us. For me, sculpture is a prayer in material, where line and volume become tools for finding the Divine within the human."

Alexander Sukholit's bronze sculpture combines monumentality and inner tranquility. The artist works with the material, imbuing it with a living breath—in each plane, one senses a human presence, reduced to a state of contemplation. Generalized forms, simplified anatomy, and the absence of details shift the emphasis from external appearance to the meaning of existence. Bronze, with its deep, warm hue, lends the image a sense of eternity and a connection to the earth. Soft transitions of light on the surface create a sense of movement within a static form. The sculpture is perceived as a symbol of a person suspended between matter and spirit, between heaviness and elevation. This plastic calm reveals a philosophy of balance, which Sukholit achieves through the simplicity, weight, and silence of bronze.

Oleksandr Sukholit is a titan of contemporary Ukrainian plastics whose work bridges ancient archetypes and modern art. His style is defined by a deliberate simplification of form, relating his pieces to Paleolithic Venuses or archaic idols. For Sukholit, sculpture is not just volume but a spiritual body captured in bronze or stone. As a leader of the "Zhyvopysnyi Zapovidnyk" group, he reimagined sacred space through painting and graphics marked by expressive linearity. Avoiding decorativeness, the artist focuses on the primal power of motherhood, faith, and the union of humanity with the cosmos. He created a personal iconography where Greek myths intertwine with Christian dogmas. His influence on the Ukrainian art school is fundamental: he restored a sense of eternity and purity to art, free from fleeting trends. With works in the collections of the Ludwig Museum and NAMU, he is a living classic whose artistic language remains universal and timeless.

Represented by

Mironova Gallery

Credentials

Awards

2012 Gold Medal of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine — for significant creative achievements.
2007 Sculpture Award at the All-Ukrainian Triennial of Sculpture, Kyiv.
1996 Golden Section Award Laureate at the International Art Festival, Kyiv — recognized as one of the best artists of the year.
1994 Special Award of the International Sculpture Symposium, Germany.
1988 Membership: Honorary Member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine and member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 1988).

Solo exhibitions

2026 "My Eden", major retrospective project, updated Art Ukraine Gallery location, Kyiv.
2025 "Family", exhibition of lithographs and sculptures, Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv.
2020 2021 | "Hypostases", sculpture, graphics, painting, Golden Section Auction House, Kyiv.
2020 "Sculpture and Graphics", Chocolate House Art Center, Kyiv.
2019 "Contemporaries", Bereznitsky Art Foundation (within Kyiv Art Week), Kyiv.
2016 "Sukholit's Fields", Triptych ART Gallery, Kyiv.
2014 "Sukholit's Landscapes", Triptych ART Gallery, Kyiv.
2013 "Drawing", Shcherbenko Art Centre, Kyiv.
2011 "Sukholit's Seas", Triptych ART Gallery, Kyiv.
2011 "My Archaic", Small Gallery of Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2010 "Mother and Child", Bottega Gallery, Kyiv.
2007 "Painting, Graphics", National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU), Kyiv.
1993 Solo Exhibition, Blank-Art Gallery, Kyiv.

Group exhibitions

2025 "Victoire de la Dignité", international charity project, Kyiv — Paris.
2024 "Protagonists. Zhivopisny Zapovidnyk / Paris Commune", Ukrainian House, Kyiv.
2023 "SUMMER ART SALES", Goldens Auction House, Kyiv.
2022 International Sculpture Biennale "Nature & Art", Hungary.
2021 "30 Years of Independence. Contemporary Ukrainian Art", Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2021 "Thin Red Line", Ukrainian Art Week, Bruges, Belgium.
2021 "Conversion", Slovakia.
2020 All-Ukrainian Sculpture Triennial, NUAU, Kyiv.
2019 Spatial Sculpture Exhibition, Nové Město nad Metují Castle, Czech Republic.
2019 "From Red to Yellow-Blue", Bereznitsky Art Foundation, Kyiv.
2018 "More Than Sculpture", Art Ukraine Gallery, Kyiv.
2016 "Odyssey", Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2015 "ART EXPO", ART STUDIO gallery, Italy.
2014 "Premonition: Ukrainian Art Now", Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2013 "Great and Grand", Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2012 "ARSENALE 2012", 1st Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Kyiv.
2011 "Independent", Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.
2010 "Olympic Museum", Barcelona, Spain.
2003 International Art Fair, Ghent, Belgium.
1998 "Art of Ukraine in the 20th Century", NAMU, Kyiv.
1991 "Renaissance-91" Biennale, Lviv.
1991 "Art of Free Ukraine", traveling exhibition: Chicago, Washington, New York, USA.
1990 "Babylon", Youth Palace, Moscow.
1989 "21 Views. Young Ukrainian Art", Odense, Denmark.
1987 "Golden Line", Kyiv.

Media coverage

International fairs

2025 2026 | "Victoire de la Dignité", international charity and art project, Kyiv — Paris.
2024 "Protagonists. Zhivopisny Zapovidnyk / Paris Commune", international curatorial project, Ukrainian House, Kyiv.
2023 "SUMMER ART SALES", international auction, Goldens Auction House, Kyiv.
2022 International Sculpture Biennale "Nature & Art", Budapest, Hungary.
2021 "Thin Red Line", Ukrainian Art Week, Bruges, Belgium.
2015 "ART EXPO", ART STUDIO gallery, Italy.
2014 "Premonition: Ukrainian Art Now", Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2012 "ARSENALE 2012", 1st Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Kyiv.
2010 "Olympic Museum", international project, Barcelona, Spain.
2003 "Lineart" International Art Fair, Ghent, Belgium.
1999 "Views of Ukraine", Passage de Retz, Paris, France.
1994 Special Project, International Sculpture Symposium, Germany.
1991 "Art of Free Ukraine", traveling exhibition: Chicago, Washington, New York, USA.
1990 "Babylon", international youth art review, Moscow.
1989 "21 Views. Young Ukrainian Art", Odense, Denmark.
1988 "Kyiv — Kaunas", inter-republican exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Personal

Founder of "Modern Archaics": Created a unique artistic language synthesizing the plastics of Paleolithic Venuses, Byzantine iconography, and European modernism (Matisse, Picasso), becoming a pivotal figure of the "New Ukrainian Wave."
Global Museum Recognition: The artist's works are included in the permanent collections of leading global institutions, notably the Ludwig Museum (Cologne, Germany), which holds one of the most important collections of 20th and 21st-century art.
Institutional Significance: Honorary member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine and multiple laureate of prestigious awards, including the Gold Medal of the NAA of Ukraine and the "Golden Section" award.
Auction Success: The artist's works regularly represent Ukraine at international auctions such as Phillips and Sotheby’s, maintaining consistent demand among European and American collectors.
Creator of the Artistic Canon: One of the founders of the influential "Paintographic Reserve" (Zhyvopysnyi Zapovidnyk) group, which shaped the aesthetic landscape of late 20th-century Ukrainian art.