Vladimir Bukiya

Vladimir Bukiya is a fascinating artistic talent, who constantly explors new techniques, new subject matter and new modes of plastic representation ranging from detailed Renaissance-type frescos to completely abstract sculptural forms attached to panels. He is originally from Georgia in the Soviet Union. He spent close to five decades in Moscow, before moving to the United States a few years ago.
The diversity within Mr. Bukiya's artistic production and his intellectual restlessness and explorations make it difficult to decide where to begin a discussion of his art. However, the genius of his frescos with their masterful stylistic elements such as the draftsmanship, the modeling of forms with light and shade to create their volume, the placement of the forms within the well-established picture space, the vitality and naturalistic movements and expressions of the figures, and the ordered balanced compositions, serve as an introduction to Vladimir Bukiya and his extraordinary talent.
His series of naturalistically rendered portraits of Renaissance artists reference the Old Masters in stylistic characteristics. These classical portraits are imbued with beauty, wonderful observations, naturalistic presentations, adept line...

1966 Graduated from the Academy of Arts of Tbilisi, Georgia. Painting.

1965-1971
Autumn exhibition. Tbilisi, Georgia 1965.
An exhibition dedicated to 300 years of Shota Rustaveli.Tbilisi, Georgia.1966.
All-Union exhibition of 50 years VLKCM. Moscow. 1967.
Republican exhibition of 50 years of Soviet Georgian. Tbilisi Georgia. 1971.
Art Museum in Tallin, Estonia 1971.
Exhibition of Caucasian artists in Moscow 1971.



1971-1991
V.B worked with the Art Fund of the USSR.
He participated in the design of many public buildings and institutions in Moscow: Palace of pioneers in the Linin Hils, Space Research Institute, the institute of automatics and telemechanics, interiors of the restaurant Aragvi.
In 1991 in the city of Gagra Georgia in balneo sanatorium, he made a panels 54x18 feet. (bronze, copper, enamel).
He has created a large number of Russian crest , which have been placed on many buildings: the Embassy of Yugoslavia, the Russian consulate in Svalbard, Barselona, Korea.

1979-1983
V.B lived and worked in Paris, France.


2006-2114
Solo exhibition, Exhibition Centre MOCX. Moscow 2006

Exhibition center, MOCX Moscow 2011

Art Museum, Ryasan, Russia 20...