Evgeniy Sherban Artist. Country: Ukraine

Biography of Evgeny Shcherban

Evgeny Shcherban is an artist born in 1965 in Dneprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine. He graduated from the I.E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1993, where he studied under the guidance of Professor P.T. Fomin. After moving to St. Petersburg, he became interested in urban landscapes and portraits, as well as maritime landscapes and sailing ships.

In 1999, Shcherban became a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. Since 1993, he has participated in numerous city and regional exhibitions, including notable ones such as the exhibition commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Siege of Leningrad and the exhibition dedicated to the 200th anniversary of A.S. Pushkin. In 2000, he participated in the "Poetic Realism" exhibition on Cock Street in England and the international exhibition organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, Ireland.

Since 2000, Shcherban has been a regular participant in the "St. Petersburg-Moscow" exhibitions in Moscow. In 2000-2001, he held a personal exhibition at the Yelagin Palace in St. Petersburg. Many of his works can be found in private collections in Scandinavian countries.

Shcherban's artistic journey began with a regular art school, followed by the V.A. Serov School and finally the Academy of Arts. His painting style was influenced by his personal communication with his instructor I.P. Veselkin, as well as the bright landscapes of Tokarev, Rubens' "Portrait of a Chambermaid" in the Hermitage, and the works of Dutch and Impressionist painters. He believes that a contemporary artist should be synthetic and works not only in easel painting but also in graphics and as a monumental artist.

Shcherban's paintings are a synthesis of academicism and the deliberate "unfinishedness" of his work, which invites viewers to imagine and complete the unfinished parts of his paintings. Among the wide range of artistic means, Shcherban believes that pencil drawings are capable of creating the illusion of a large painting, where the state of nature, its mood, the twilight of the evening sky, and the reflections on the water surface can be beautifully conveyed in landscapes.

In 1996, Shcherban painted a small study of a sailing ship he saw during the Katty Sark regatta, which was entering St. Petersburg at that time. This study inspired him to create a whole series of paintings dedicated to the sea, rivers, and canals with sailing ships.

In 2000, his painting "Griboedov Canal" was acquired by a private collector at the "Poetic Realism" exhibition on Cock Street in London. Shcherban prefers to create a complex orchestration of colors in his paintings, achieving a balance of various shades and different strengths of light.

Shcherban travels extensively and makes numerous sketches and studies. In the summer of 2001, he participated in a creative trip to the White Sea, where he made sketches and paintings, some of which were later exhibited at the "Pomor Village" exhibition at the Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists.

However, Shcherban's artistic versatility is not limited to easel painting. It is a reflection of his poetic mood and lyrical state of mind. He possesses the ability to see the overall pictorial form and has successfully created monumental paintings.

In 1999, the artist participated in the decoration of the staging of "Sleeping Beauty" at the Mariinsky Theatre. He was later invited back to the Mariinsky Theatre, where he collaborated with Mikhail Shemyakin on the set design for "The Nutcracker". In 2001, Evgeny participated in the creation of a large-scale painted panel at one of the breweries of the "Baltika" beer company. Working in the theater and on the brewery's murals enriched Shcherban's system of artistic expression.

Overall, Evgeny Shcherban is a versatile artist whose works encompass various genres, from landscapes and portraits to monumental paintings and set design. His ability to convey the poetic and lyrical aspects of his subjects through his artistic style has made him a respected member of the artistic community in Russia and abroad.