Mikhail Inkov

Joined Artfinder: July 2019

Artworks for sale: 42

Belarus

About Mikhail Inkov

 
 
  • Biography

    1954              born in Zelva, Grodno Region

    1972 - 1977   studied at Belarusian Polytechnic Institute

    1984 - 1988   attended the drawing studio of O. Lutzevich

    1988 - 1994   studied at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts under А. Artimovich

    1995              member of the Belarusian Union of Artists

     

    Mikhail Inkov is a contemporary Belarusian artist who works in monumental, easel, and memorial sculpture mainly in bronze and granite. Inspired by the smooth forms and the weightless solidity of the works of Constantin Brancusi and Ernst Barlach, the artist strives for integral forms and stylized contours in his own work. His use of sterile lines and the ease of his sculptural language are reflected in a series of easel sculptures, “The World of Love,” which Mikhail Inkov has been working on for a long time. The female and male figures that form the basis of the artist's sculptures are transformed into a multitude of metaphors. The ductility of the bronze allows the artist to create malleable homogeneous forms. Drawing inspiration from the content embedded in them, the artist either polishes the surface of the sculpture to a mirror shine or intentionally leaves a slight roughness and angularity. When he works in granite, Mikhail Inkov does not try to hide the natural properties of the material, adding refined bronze details to the roughly processed stone. Inspired by his study of the dialectics of peace and movement, the artist seeks to expand the boundaries of his fanciful plastic forms. The slippery rhythm of his sculptures projects the forms into the exterior space, while at the same time they exude peace.

  • Education

    1988 - 1994

    Belarusian State Academy of Arts

    1984 - 1988

    Drawing studio of O. Lutzevich

    1972 - 1977

    Belarusian Polytechnic Institute

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Education

1988 - 1994

Belarusian State Academy of Arts

1984 - 1988

Drawing studio of O. Lutzevich

1972 - 1977

Belarusian Polytechnic Institute


There are no upcoming events


 

Biography

1954              born in Zelva, Grodno Region

1972 - 1977   studied at Belarusian Polytechnic Institute

1984 - 1988   attended the drawing studio of O. Lutzevich

1988 - 1994   studied at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts under А. Artimovich

1995              member of the Belarusian Union of Artists

 

Mikhail Inkov is a contemporary Belarusian artist who works in monumental, easel, and memorial sculpture mainly in bronze and granite. Inspired by the smooth forms and the weightless solidity of the works of Constantin Brancusi and Ernst Barlach, the artist strives for integral forms and stylized contours in his own work. His use of sterile lines and the ease of his sculptural language are reflected in a series of easel sculptures, “The World of Love,” which Mikhail Inkov has been working on for a long time. The female and male figures that form the basis of the artist's sculptures are transformed into a multitude of metaphors. The ductility of the bronze allows the artist to create malleable homogeneous forms. Drawing inspiration from the content embedded in them, the artist either polishes the surface of the sculpture to a mirror shine or intentionally leaves a slight roughness and angularity. When he works in granite, Mikhail Inkov does not try to hide the natural properties of the material, adding refined bronze details to the roughly processed stone. Inspired by his study of the dialectics of peace and movement, the artist seeks to expand the boundaries of his fanciful plastic forms. The slippery rhythm of his sculptures projects the forms into the exterior space, while at the same time they exude peace.