Stas Volyazlovsky
Stas Volyazlovsky was born in Kherson, Ukraine in 1971. Volyazlovsky’s authentic style corresponds to the style of his hometown Kherson, where he lived all his life, and to the style of his entourage (artists and friends). It is all about sincerity, self-mockery, black humour, ludicrous funny cases and rumours. A lot of things from everyday life, layered on top of horrors from the ‘big world’, transcended to his works in a grotesque manner.
Stas became the creator of a new trend in art called 'chanson-art'. It was his way of communicating with people and their tough destinies, with their fears, superstitions, thoughts and stories. Volyazlovsky’s artwork is a ‘stream of consciousness’, without filters and squeamishness, a reflection of the world’s craziness, the cruelty and pettiness of human nature, the concentration of everything which gets poured on top of us via media channels - dismembered bodies, pornography, crime, politics, the yellow press. The horrors do not go away, even if we close our eyes. The artist chose a visual language where freedom, simplicity and frankness are possible: naive art, Russian ‘lubkis’ and art of the mentally disturbed. By touching upon forbidden subjects with the help of black humour, Volyazlovsky invented whole stories: ‘lubok comics’ on bed sheets, pillow cases, mattresses, tablecloths, created ‘wall newspapers’, graphics, collages, installations, video works, wrote stories and poems.
In the 2000's, he was a member of the ‘R.E.P’ group, of the ‘Totem’ club and in the 2010’s, a part of ‘Rapany’. In 2007 he started collaborating with REGINA Gallery, which hosted two of his personal exhibitions: ‘Chanson Art’ (a catalogue was published, 2008) and ‘Kiosk Between Two Towers’ (2011). His works were exhibited in Belgium, UK, Germany, Israel, Lithuania, Russia, USA, Ukraine, France, Croatia and Sweden. Participated at the Moscow Biennale (2009). Participated at art fairs like ‘Art Moscow’ (Moscow, 2007), Armory Show (New-York, 2008, 2011), ARTISSIMA (Turin, 2008), Art Basel (Basel, 2011), VIENNAFAIR (Vienna, 2013), Viennacontemporary (Vienna, 2017). Works are in Cindy Sherman’s collection, as well as in other private collections in Russia and abroad.
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#11 from the series "Identity Diffusion", 2006
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Putin and the Dragon, 2006
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#3 from the series "Folk Medicine", 2006
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Intimate mirror of Adolf Hitler, 2007
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"Research on International Relations", right-hand piece of the triptych, 2007
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"Research on International Relations", left-hand piece of the triptych, 2007
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"Cossack Mamai 2008", 2008
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Literary and political leaflet "Young Antisemite" #2, 2008
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"Gipsy Handy" (a story by S. Volyazlovsky), 2008
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Action manual for children's pathologist "OrbitFreezingInjury", 2008
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"Gipsy Handy 2" (a story by S. Volyazlovsky), 2008
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The Spermdonor Gazette, 2008
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Visual aid manual for studying S. Volyazlovsky's finances, 2008
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Forest Experience, 2009
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Intimate mirror of Eva Braun, 2009
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Damien Hirst, 2009
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St. Volyazlo 2010: Stalin's Moustache, 2010
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What is Going to Happen in 2012, 2010
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Miami Beach, 2010
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D. Hirst's Birthday Party in 2666, 2010
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Illustrated summary №1 how Volyazlovsky rubbed his hands sore, 2010
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In the Studio of Volyazlo, 2010
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When I Grow Old, 2010
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Poem, 2010
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Story by the Volyazlo: Stalin's Moustache, 2010
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Kill My Love, 2011
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Iron Maiden, 2011
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The Death Has a New Couturier, 2012
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Пингвиненок Петя / Penguin Petya, 2013
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Jesus Christ, Save Us / Иисус, спасите, 2014
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Jongleur, 2014
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First-hand Art. The Collector's View: Looking back and Forward
13 Nov 2020 - 27 Jan 2021This year, the OVCHARENKO Gallery celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. It is a grand and joyful celebration, not only because it, in fact, aligns with the anniversary of our new state,...Read more -
Stas Volyazlovsky
Give a Blowjob in Heaven 24 Jan - 1 Mar 2018REGINA Gallery is presenting an exhibition dedicated to Stas Volyazlovsky, an artist who worked in the style of ‘chanson-art’, a poet of national marginalia, a hero of our time… REGINA...Read more -
TUTTI FRUTTI
13 Sep - 27 Nov 2016Mikhail Ovcharenko is the new director of Regina. Now, it's his responsibility to take care of and grow the gallery's many fruits, as he encourages everyone to get out of...Read more -
The Team I Can't Live Without
Group Show 8 Nov - 6 Dec 2013'The team from our youth, the team we can't live without!' Regina Gallery presents an exhibition featuring some of today's most progressive Russian artists, curated by Mikhail Ovcharenko. The show...Read more -
Stas Volyazlovsky
Kiosk Between Two Towers 24 Nov 2011 - 25 Jan 2012Regina Moscow is pleased to announce 'Kiosk Between Two Towers', a new solo exhibition by Stas Volyazlovsky. In the past years, the artist has been successfully developing a new style...Read more -
Diary of a Madman
Group Show 18 Apr - 21 May 2010The REGINA Gallery is happy to present DIARY OF A MADMAN, a new group show featuring Sergey Bratkov (Russia), Valery Chtak (Russia), Tracey Emin (UK), Aleksei Kalima (R.ssia), Steven Parrino...Read more -
Stas Volyazlovsky
CHANSON ART 9 Sep - 4 Oct 2008Regina gallery presents the solo exhibition CHanSOn aRT by Stas Volyazlovsky – more than 20 graphic works of the artist performed on textile (bed-sheets, pillow-cases, towels) and “wall newspapers”. art...Read more
- Give a Blowjob in Heaven. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- Libertinage. Karas Gallery. Kiev, Ukraine
2011
- Kiosk Between Two Towers. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- Chanson Art. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- Wall Newspapers. Atelier Karas Gallery. Kiev, Ukraine
- Swords into Ploughs. NaSpasskoy 45 Gallery. Nikolayev, Ukraine
- Textile. Tsekh (Workshop) Gallery (curator: Victoria Burlaka). Kiev, Ukraine
- Waiting for Yeti. CC/02 Gallery. Kherson, Ukraine
2013
- The Team I Can't Live Without. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- Lymphatic drainage. Small Gallery of the Art Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine
2009
- 3rdMoscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Center for Contemporary Culture «Garage». Moscow, Russia
- Fuck Young. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- PastFuturePerfect. Calvert22. London, UK
- ApartmentShow. BereznitskyGallery. Berlin, Germany
- Knizhkovy obid. Contemporary Art Center under the auspices of NAUKMA.Kiev, Ukraine.
- Transit. Ya (I) Gallery Art Center of Pavel Gudimov. Kiev, Ukraine
- WSPOLNOTY. Mloda sztuka Ukrainy. Arsenal Gallery (curator: RAP group). Bialystok, Poland
- Stanislav Volyazlovsky and the Totem Studio. SOSKA Gallery Lab of Contemporary Art. Kharkov, Ukraine
- Commonwealth Project. Contemporary Art Center under the auspices of NAUKMA. Kiev, Ukraine
- GENERATIONS. USA. PinchukArtCentrе. Kiev, Ukraine
- Artists Drawing. A4 Paper Format. An annual portfolio project. Atelier Karas Gallery. Kiev, Ukraine
- Self-Defense. Within the framework of the Eidos – 2006/07International Competition of Visual Art. Culture, Art and Museum Complex of the Mistetsky Arsenal. Kiev, Ukraine
- TESTING STATION. Skulpturens Hus (curator: A. Solovyov).Stockholm, Sweden
- Withoutbirchbark. ContemporaryArtMuseum. Kherson, Ukraine
- Collection. Contemporary Art Museum. Kherson, Ukraine
- 5thInternationalTriennialofSmallGraphicForms. Vilnius, Lithuania
- 14thInternationalEx-LibrisCompetition, biennial. St. Niklaas,Belgium
- 5th International Competition in Graphics and Ex-Libris. Gliwice, Poland
- CompetitioninComputerGraphics. Opava, Czekh Republic
- International Competition of Ex-Libris and Small Graphics. Map Museum. Moulinex, France
- Seven. Kherson Oblast Art Museum named after A. Shovkunenko. Kherson, Ukraine
2011
- Armory Show. New York, USA
2010
- Frieze Art Fair. London, UK
- Art Basel Miami Beach. Miami, USA
- 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
- ArmoryShow. New York, USA
- Artissima. Torino, Italy
- ArtBaselMiamiBeach. Miami, USA
- Art-Moscow. Moscow, Russia