Jon Pylypchuk
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Jon Pylypchuk is an Canadian
painter and sculptor, living and working in Los Angeles
. He studied in 1996 at the Yale University
Summer School of Music and Art, New Haven, earned a BFA with Honors in 1997 at the University of Manitoba
, and an MFA in 2001 at the University of California, Los Angeles
.
His work includes sculptures, paintings and drawings, and he has presented his art under the pseudonym Rudy Bust. He was a member of the artist collective
known as the Royal Art Lodge founded (1996-2009) founded by Michael Dumontier, Adrian Williams, Neal Farber, Marcel Dzama
, and Drue Langlois, though Pylypchuk was only active in 1996 through 1998.
Pylypchuk has shown internationally in both his solo career and in his collaboration with the Royal Art Lodge. His work has featured at galleries and museums including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland http://www.mocacleveland.org/, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, the UCLA Hammer Museum http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/ in Los Angeles, the ZKM Museum http://on1.zkm.de/zkm/e/ in Germany, the Royal Academy
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk in London, the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and the Musee d'Arte Contemporaine, Montreal. He is represented by China Art Objects http://www.chinaartobjects.com/ in Los Angeles and Friedrich Petzel http://www.petzel.com/ in New York.
Canada
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painter and sculptor, living and working in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. He studied in 1996 at the Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
Summer School of Music and Art, New Haven, earned a BFA with Honors in 1997 at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
, and an MFA in 2001 at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
.
His work includes sculptures, paintings and drawings, and he has presented his art under the pseudonym Rudy Bust. He was a member of the artist collective
Artist collective
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims...
known as the Royal Art Lodge founded (1996-2009) founded by Michael Dumontier, Adrian Williams, Neal Farber, Marcel Dzama
Marcel Dzama
Marcel Dzama is a contemporary artist who lives and works in New York. His work has been exhibited internationally, in particular his ink and watercolor drawings.-Range of practice:...
, and Drue Langlois, though Pylypchuk was only active in 1996 through 1998.
Pylypchuk has shown internationally in both his solo career and in his collaboration with the Royal Art Lodge. His work has featured at galleries and museums including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland http://www.mocacleveland.org/, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, the UCLA Hammer Museum http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/ in Los Angeles, the ZKM Museum http://on1.zkm.de/zkm/e/ in Germany, the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk in London, the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and the Musee d'Arte Contemporaine, Montreal. He is represented by China Art Objects http://www.chinaartobjects.com/ in Los Angeles and Friedrich Petzel http://www.petzel.com/ in New York.
External links
- Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf: Jon Pylypchuk, biography, bibliography, works
- The Saatchi Gallery; Jon Pylypchuk - Art Works
- Pylypchuk Studio Blog http://pylypchuk.blogspot.com/