Oleg Chumakov

Hello.

My name is Oleg Chumakov. I’m a photographer from faraway Russia, where bears walk the streets all year round :)

Photography is my life! I’ve been doing photography for the last 10 years. A few years ago, I started creating my own projects and actively selling prints in a limited edition. I have extensive experience in online sales around the world

In 2017, I completed my studies at the "Free Workshops"- School of Contemporary Art of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, where I got deeply into the study of art history.

I work with the cultural and social heritage of my country - the legacy of the Soviet Union, the influence of Western culture on the post-Soviet space, the subsequent digitalization, mixing of cultures and the formation of Russia as a more Western country. Also, I work with Russian art – I’m impressed by such artists as Kandinsky, Malevich, Kabakov - my idols and inspiration sources. I love to mix inspiration with Russian and Western artists - Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton, Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Jeff Wall.

I am worried about the problems of ecology and hyperconsumption, the negative impact of social networks on humanity, this is reflected in my series of photos “Breakfast on the grass”...

2017 - 2018
Garage Center for Contemporary Art / Course "Philosophy of Art"

2016 - 2017
"Free Workshops"- School of Contemporary Art of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art

1993 - 1998
Southern Federal University (SFEDU) / Master of Philosophy

2016 AZ Museum, Moscow, Russia

2017 "Where no one dreams: from sacred geography to desolation”
Moscow, Russia, Moscow Museum of Modern Art

2017 "Black and white here”, Project "Life of memory", Gallery"ZDES na Taganke, Moscow, Russia

2019 "Dysmorphophobia”, Moscow, Russia, Moscow Museum of Modern Art