Sergei Isupov News

Aug

2017

ARTIST NEWS: SERGEI ISUPOV | Fire Sculpture, Workshop, Exhibitions

SERGEI ISUPOV
Exhibitions & Workshop

Sergei Isupov, "Disrobe", 2007, 8.5 x 14 x 4"

SELECTIONS FROM
HIDDEN MESSAGES

Highlights from Sergei Isupov: Hidden Messages, originally shown at Erie Art Museum, are now on view at Ferrin Contemporary, 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA. The exhibit includes one of Isupov’s larger-than-life figural sculptures with smaller works blown across a full wall of wind and shadows. Hidden Messages is available for exhibition at other galleries and museums.
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FIGURE—GROUND WORKSHOP

Illustrated Sculpture Workshop with Sergei Isupov
September 17–23, 2017
at Project Art, Cummington, MA
This week-long intensive workshop explores the sculpted form in clay, the painted surface, and development of a personal narrative. The workshop will combine hands-on demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and lectures.
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FIRE SCULPTURE

This towering sculpture was produced by Isupov in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Skælskør, Denmark, in July 2017.
Image courtesy Pricilla Mouritzen.
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Sergei Isupov, "Hidden Messages" 2016, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, 22.5 x 8.5 x 8".

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

This group exhibition was produced during artist residencies at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark.
Presented at
Guldagergaard, Skælskør, Denmark
September 30—October 30, 2016
and at Officinesaffi, Milan, Italy
June 22–July 14, 2017
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SMALL WORKS BY SERGEI ISUPOV

Mugs, brooches, and other small objects are available through Ferrin Contemporary’s online shop.
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Sergei Isupov is represented by Ferrin Contemporary.
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Apr

2016

Ceramics: Art and Perception “Family Affair”

“It is inevitable. As we watch an artist’s work change over time, we also watch the artist’s life unfold.”
In his review, “Family Affair: Isupov and Pärnamets,” Anthony Stellacio brings insight into the work and life of this complex family of accomplished artists.
Ceramics: Art and Perception No. 103 2016
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The exhibit, “FAMILY AFFAIR: Sergei Isupov, Kadri Pärnamets, Roosie Isupov,” was presented by Ferrin Contemporary in its gallery at 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, in the spring of 2015.
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Mar

2016

The Charlotte Observer: Ready, sculpt, FIRE!

FireFest, now in its fourth year, is celebrated at STARworks in Star, NC. Each year, it focuses on clay, glass, and metal as they are transformed by intense heat and the hand of the artist. Ferrin Contemporary’s Sergei Isupov is a key player in this year’s festival of fire.

“If all goes according to plan on April 2, a massive, specially designed kiln in this little town 90 minutes east of Charlotte will open like a flower, revealing a 7-foot-tall ceramic sculpture still wreathed in flames.” — Mark Leach, correspondent

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April 1 & 2, 2016
FireFest at STARworks
Star, NC

Feb

2016

RE—Reanimate, Repair, Mend and Meld

RE—REANIMATE, REPAIR, MEND AND MELD

co-curated by Paul Scott and Andrew Baseman
a group show of work by contemporary ceramic artists explores the issues of conservation, restoration, over-consumption, reuse, and recycling

Stephen Bowers, Bouke de Vries, Ruan Hoffmann, Noelle Horsfield, Sergei Isupov, Garth Johnson, Adam Lefebvre, Frances Palmer, Paul Scott, Caroline Slotte, Mara Superior, Ai Weiwei

February 13–April 17, 2016

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Jan

2016

Juxtapoz: New Ceramic Work by Sergei Isupov

In their November 15, 2015 post, Juxtapoz highlights Sergei Isupov.

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Jan

2016

Lowell Sun: Sergei Isupov in “Head On” at de Menil Gallery

On the Lowell Sun’s website, Nancye Tuttle’s blog from January 18, 2016, includes local Art Picks. On her list is Sergei Isupov’s “Head On” exhibit at the de Menil Gallery at Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts.

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Jan

2016

Sergei Isupov in “Head On” at de Menil Gallery

Sergei Isupov’s solo exhibition, Head On, will run through March 3, 2016 at the de Menil Gallery at Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts. It features Isupov’s ceramic sculpture, exploring the literal and metaphoric form of the human head.

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May

2015

Sergei Isupov at Korean Ceramic Biennale 2015

Sergei Isupov was a featured artist at The 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2015 in the Gyeonggi-do Province of Korea. Work by artists from 74 countries was presented at three venues during this event focusing on the use of color in ceramics. The exhibit from the International Competition 2015, April 24 – May 31, 2015, was held on the 3rd floor of Icheon World Ceramic Center.

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Apr

2015

Family Affair: Sergei Isupov, Kadri Pärnamets, and Roosi Isupov

FAMILY AFFAIR: Sergei Isupov, Kadri Pärnamets, and Roosi Isupov

April 25 through May 25, 2015
Independent Art Projects on the MASS MoCA campus in North Adams, MA

Family Affair features painted porcelain sculptures created by Sergei Isupov and Kadri Pärnamets and their daughter, Roosi Isupov. This collection of artwork was produced during their recent seven-month residence at Project Art in Cummington, MA.

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Feb

2015

Sergei Isupov in Hi Fructose

“Sergei Isupov’s Surreal Ceramics Combine Paintings with Sculpture” by Anna Carey in Hi Fructose, The New Contemporary Art Magazine.

“Russian-born artist Sergei Isupov investigates binaries in human relationships — male and female, good and evil, beautiful and grotesque. Using clay as both a material for three-dimensional expression and as a canvas for his illustrations, Isupov capitalizes on all properties of what he finds to be the most open medium. He sculpts human and animal figures, and then adds illustrations in glaze. The paintings diffuse into the clay’s surface, like tattoos on his sculptures’ skin. Taken together, the two- and three-dimensional elements of his work establish a compacted but powerful scene of emotions and narratives.”

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