Mikhail Reva

Born	13 March 1960
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg Art & Industry Academy
Known for	urban design, monuments, sculpture, art works, books illustration
Awards	The Honoured Artist of Ukraine
Website	http://revastudio.org

Mikhail Reva is a Ukrainian artist, sculptor, architect,^[1] a founder of a non-profit organisation REVA Foundation.

Biography

Drawing inspiration from ancient folklores and philosophies, Mikhail Reva processes unfathomable symbolism by reconstructing it into physical sculptural form.^[2] The tension between viewer and these imposing, anthropomorphized artworks sparks the imagination towards transcendent realms. The works of Michael Reva have a diverse nature and are presented in many places.

Activities

2024 Exhibition SCRUTINY of EVIL at the U.S. Embassy's storied Hotel de Talleyrand, city halls of Paris’ 3rd and 15th districts, Paris (France)^[3]
2023 Exhibition SCRUTINY OF EVIL at Odesa Fine Arts Museum, Ukraine
2019 Exhibition REVELATION at Odesa Fine Arts Museum, Ukraine
2015 Established Charity Foundation Reva (Ukraine)
2014 Participation in the exhibition "Ukrainian Breakthrough" at the Center for Contemporary Art, Odesa.
2010 First prize in the international competition for the creation of the memorial and museum complex "Babi Yar" Kyiv, Ukraine
2005 Personal exhibition "7305". Museum of Western & Oriental Arts, Odesa (Ukraine)
2003 Exhibition "Decorative and Applied Art of Ukraine of the ХХ century, 200 names". Ukrainian House, Kyiv
2001 Participation in the exhibition "Ten Years of Independence of Ukraine" at Ukrainian Institute of America in New York, USA
2000 Participation in the exhibition "20 Artists of Ukraine at the end of the 20th century". National Museum of Art, Kyiv
2000 Personal exhibition ATAR OF CHILDREN'S DREAMS . Children's Rehabilitation Center, Odesa, Ukraine
1998 The 3-rd Prize of the 110th International Biennial LIBR' ART" Libramont, Belgium
1997 Grand Prix of the International Festival of Arts GOLDEN PERETIN, Kyiv, Ukraine
1996 DREAMS OF MONTEZUMA - personal exhibition within a framework of international project "Communication" in Caracas, Venezuela
1995 "Gateway to ..." - personal exhibition within the framework of the International Conference dedicated to V.V. Kandinsky at Museum of Western and Eastern Arts, Odesa
1994 International exhibition of miniature sculptures, dedicated to Divine Comedy Dante in Ravenna, Italy
1992 Personal exhibition in the House of the Artist, Moscow
1991-1992 Internship at the Roman Academy of Arts, Italy

Art works

2024 Scupture EPIPHANY NOW, Odesa^[4]
2022-2024 Sculpures and paitings for movable exhibition SCRUTINY OF EVIL^[5]
2021 Sculpures EDEM and BIRTH OF THE SOUL, the Greek Park, Odesa^[6]
2019 Sculpture MORE BOOKS, LESS FEAR, next to Odesa National Scientific Library^[7]
2018 VIOLIN SOUL for The International Pedagogy Award of Honor, Foundation Sion Violin Music, Switzerland
2018 Fountain ORIGIN OF INCEPTION Greek Park, Odesa^[8]
2018 Sculptural composition PARTICLES OF LIFE in Odrex Medical House, Odesa
2017 Sculpture DOMUS SOLIS, beachside Odesa ^[9]
2016 The tomb of Bogdan Stupka, Kiev (Ukraine)
2015 Park sculpture ODESSA'S TIME, Odesa Central Park^[10]
2012 Sculptural composition CITY CENTER Odesa
2012 The project TRILOGY OF GRAPE VINE at Shabo Wine Culture Center, Odesa Region
2011 Architectural project of the monument of Issac Babel with sculptor G. Frangulyan, Odesa
2009 Fountain (bronze, golden leaf) in the atrium of Intercontinental Hotel, Kyiv
2009 Concept of architectural project for the memorial and museum complex "Babi Yar", Kyiv
2007-2008 Sculpture THE GRAIN OF LIFE with Angelo Farion, Moscow
2007 Interior design of Intercontinental Hotel, Kyiv
2006 Sculptural composition HEART OF THE WORLD Children's Rehabilitation Center, Odesa
2006 Sculptural composition TREE OF LOVE Odesa
2005 Monument MEMORY OF WORLDWIDE TERRORISM VICTIMS Kyiv
2003 Sculptures in business center LEONARDO, Kyiv
2001 Competition project of the monumental sculpture CRYSTAL DREAM for the public project "3 Acres on the Lake", Chicago (US)
1999 Sculpture THE 12th CHAIR, Odesa Central Park^[11]
1999 Competition project of monumental sculpture ADAM'S APPLE commissioned by Amsterdam, Netherlands
1998 Peter Berg Prize OVERCOMING THE IMPOSSIBLE, ordered by the National Geographic Society of Great Britain
1997 The project THE SLAVIC SHRINES for the National Treasury of Ukraine.
1997 A complex of fountains on a biblical theme for the residence of the US ambassador in Kyiv, Ukraine
1996 Monumental sculpture ANGEL OF GRACE installed over the entrance to the rehabilitation center for disabled children, Odesa
1994-1995 Bas-reliefs FOUR SIDES OF THE WORLD to the monumental sculpture of Ernst Neizvestny THE GOLDEN CHILD, Odesa
1993 The fountain SOURCE OF LIFE dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Odesa
1988,1990,1994 Design of "Grand Award" for the International Film Festival "Golden Duke". Odesa

Gallery

EPIPHANY NOW
Exhibition at the U.S. Embassy's storied Hotel de Talleyrand in Paris, 2024
Moloch - the Beast of War
Exhibition at Odesa Fine Art Museum, 2023
Red Dragon
Fountain "Origin of Inception", the Greek Park, Odesa
Sculpture "DOMUS SOLIS", Odesa
"12th Chair" Deribasovskaya St., Odesa
Business center "Leonardo", Kyiv, Ukraine
Monument "In memory of the victims of terrorism around the world" Kyiv, Ukraine
"Masks" for the wine culture center "Shabo" Odesa Oblast
Park Sculpture "Odessa Time" City Garden, Odesa
Architectural project of the memorial and museum complex "Babi Yar" Kyiv, Ukraine

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