Artificial Venus (Carved Wooden Sculpture) Sculpture

Alexey Bykov`s technique to create colorful and realistic sculptures in hard wood makes the material look soft and plastic, making an illusion of being sculpted, not carved. Influenced by the classic school and folk art, he manages to develop his style where classic shapes melt into exaggerated forms smoothly flowing one into another achieving a natural harmoniously accomplished look. Works held in private collections in Kazakhstan, Russia, Great Britain and the United States. _________________________________________ Upstream People Gallery.12th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition. 2010. Special Recognition Award. "ALEXEY BYKOV aka ALEX BIGBULL of Almaty, Kazakhstan uses various media to present realistic and expressive portraiture. One of the most effective is his wood piece Ascetic in which the exaggerated eyes, nose, concave cheeks and convex chin all create a very iconic look." Laurence Bradshaw, Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, U. S. A. Upstream People Gallery 2010. ___________________________________________ Professional Activity and Selected Commissions 2017 Centaur, wooden sculpture. 2017 Big Bull, wooden sculpture with bronze elements. 2017 Goddess, wooden sculpture. 2016 Relaxation, wooden sculpture, private collection, the United Kingdom. 2016 Fighting Bull, wooden sculpture. 2016 Horse, wooden sculpture. 2016 Argali and ArgaliII, wooden festive dishes with sculptural elements, private collection, Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2016 Astau, wooden festive dish with sculptural elements, private collection, Moscow, Russia. 2016 Hands, wooden sculpture, commission for a private collection, Moscow, Russia. 2016 Thirst, wooden sculpture. 2016 Rhino, wooden sculpture. 2016 Bull, wooden sculpture with bronze elements, private collection, Moscow, Russia. 2015 Morning, wooden floor sculpture. 2014 Artificial Venus, wooden sculpture, torso. 2013 Torso, wooden sculpture, torso. 2012 Heart, wooden sculpture, private collection, California, USA. A Series of Plaster Busts: 2012 Geoffrey Rush, plaster bust. 2011 Robert De Niro, plaster bust. 2010 Jackie Chan, plaster bust. 2009 Jesus, plaster bust. 2008 Jack Nicholson, plaster bust. 2007 Liv Tyler, plaster bust. 2006 Bruce Willis, plaster bust. 2005 Jean Reno, plaster bust.