About Victor Savchenko

1957              born in Severomorsk, Murmansk Region

1972 - 1976   studied at Minsk State Art College named after A. Glebov

1980 - 1986   studied at Belarusian State Theatre and Art Institute

1994 - 1997   studied at the creative academic workshop of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus

1996              Diploma from the Etching Competition, Vilnius, Lithuania

1997              Diploma from the Mini Print International Triennial, Chamalieres, France

1999              Diploma from the Etching Competition, Lodz, Poland

1999              member of the Belarusian Union of Artists

Victor Savchenko is a contemporary Belarusian artist who works in book art and easel graphics. He mainly works using the etching technique. Inspired by the ideas of artists from the Danube School, Viktor Savchenko strives to depict the world as an indivisible whole, filling in the space on the page with the details of natural textures. In several series of works, the artist has depicted the mythological creatures Odin, Fenrir, and Medusa in his own original style, but the series “Birder”, which consists of more than a dozen etchings in different formats, represents his most ambitious project yet. In developing the theme of man's natural origins, Viktor Savchenko has brought together the kingdoms of people, animals, and insects, thereby creating intricate labyrinths of meanings. Female figures framed by the wings of butterflies and dragonflies, bird nests entangled in tree branches, ravens and owls are brought together in a single mythological story. Viktor Savchenko's works are unique and original in their technical mastery of printmaking, their allegorical interpretations of beliefs and legends, their concision, and the clarity of their visual language.

Permanent collections:

National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus

Funds of the Belarusian Union of Artists, Belarus

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Japan

Collection of the Lithuanian Artist´s Association, Lithuania

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Ireland

Jagiellonian University Museum, Poland