BIO

Viktor Musi is a french contemporary artiste, born in the Ex Soviet Union (U.R.S.S.) in 1963. Active participant in the movement of “Soviet Nonconformist art” of the 80s (the group independent artists “З.О.”) in the Ukrainian S.S.R. (U.S.S.R.). Awarded the “Silver Medal of Arts” by the Committee «French Merit and  Devoition» for the painting «The Last Evening». Paris . 2000.

               1972 – Begins to paint under the direction of his mother. Between 1974-1985 Viktor Musi is studying in variais “Schools of Fine Arts” in the U.R.S.S.: 4 years – Krementchoug (U.R.S.S) , 4 years –“Kharkiv State Art College”, Kharkov, U.R.S.S. – he graduated with honors in 1982. He finished his studies (one year- free student) in “St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture of the I.E. Repin” St. Petersburg. Russia, workshop Gennadu Monacherov.

           In the 1980, Viktor Musi takes part in the movement of the “Soviet Nonconformist art”  in the Ukrainian S.S.R. (U.S.S.R.). Part of the painters who denounce the concept of  “art nomenklatura” (or “official Soviet art”), he is co-founded in 1986 the group of young independent artists “З.О.” (in рус -“Зелёный Остров”) – ( in en: “The Green Island”) in  Krementchoug  Ukrainian S.S.R. (U.S.S.R.).  Not corresponding the “official Soviet art“, forced by the official authorities of “public artistic life”, artists of this group found a way out to the viewer through “apartment exhibitions” (in рус. “квартирные выставки”).  From 1984 to 1991, he participated in many “no-official” exhibitions group of independent artists painters “З.О.”. In 1988, he participated in important exhibition group  “З.О.”In Moscow.

             After dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Viktor Musi co-founded the group of independent artists « APRIL 91 » wiht the celebried jazz -musician Peter Kholer of “Wiesbaden  Juristenband” in Wiesbaden, West Germany.

          From 1986 to 1990 he was professor of drawing, painting and sculpture to “School of Fine Arts” Krementchоug and also works as a cartoonist in several local newspapers.

          He stopped teaching in 1990.

          Independent Artist since 1990

           1990 Makes his first visit to Europe.

           In 1991 he performed his first solo exhibition in “Gallery Hotel de Ville , Bad Münstereifel, near Bonn (capital Germany in 1991) which was organized by the active participation and support of the the famous writer and Soviet dissident Lev Kopeleva. This meeting played an important role in defining the political position of the young artist.

           Between 1990-1992, there is an interior designer in many Grande magazine in his hometown and in the Poltava region.

  In 1998, he created the logo of the semi-maraton “Wine Route” of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

          From 1990 to 1995, Viktor Musi produced mainly  murals paintings, in the official buildings in his hometown and in the Poltava region.

         Between 1991-1997 Victor Musi frequently like to stay in France, Austria, Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where, for discovering and studying all the new trends and movement in contemporary art, he visited numerous Museums and Art Centers contemporaries.

          During his first visit to Paris, France, Viktor Musi meeting Marjorie Cézanne – Justet family of famous painter Paul Cézanne who remained his friend.

         In 1997 he moved to France.

           In 1998 Viktor Musi  has received “Certificate” and “Diplome” award at the annual  concours “Make the paint on the Champs-Elyėees” organized by Mairie de Paris, “Committee on the Champs-Elysées” and the Magazine  “Artists”

       In 1999, Dominique Bosch, editor of  Magazine “Artists” asks an article on the technique of his painting.

            In 2004 he was advisor to a film by Yves Rodrigue, “The Fair Sorotchintsy,” according to Nicolas Gogol. In 2001, in Vianden (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) Viktor Musi wrote a poetry book “The Spring of Luxembourg”. His first exhibition in Paris, “Figuration Critique” Grande Arche de la Defense, is noticed by the Parisian gallery Yves Mugnier. In 1999, the first solo exhibition in Paris, “Galerie Yves Mugnier” .For his exhibition at the Louvre in 2002 he met Great Couturier Ms.Carven,( meeting and friendship).

            In 1990, two paintings of Victor Musi were selected to participate in a very important exhibition “Contemporary Art  from Ukraine” – the first independent exhibition of modern Ukrainian artists after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This exhibition was organized with the active participation and support of  Mr. Edward Shanahan, President and Head “Choate Rosemary Hall”, Mr. David Pease, Dean, “Yale Scool of Art” , “Yale University”, art historians and professors  “Yale Scool of Art”  “Yale University”, who specially came to Ukraine for self-selection of artists and paintings, contradict the existing, yet in that time , “the official Soviet system” in the Art.

             In 2003-2004,  Victor Musi has created a series of paintings on the theme of “Dance.” This series of paintings was created based on sketches made directly to the “Academy of Dance Poncelet” Bernard Boucher,   the 1 dancer of the Ballet “Paris Opera”, professor at the School of Dance ” Paris Opera”. This series of paintings was exhibited for the first time in 2004 at the gallery “Art Club”, Paris. France

                     More than 150 personal and collective exhibitions in Europe ,USA.

Lives and works in Paris.  Studio

          In 2011 – The first retrospective of Viktor Musi “Twenty-5.” “1986-2011. 25 years pictorial creation. “Vianden Castle.” Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

AWARDS:

“WE MUST SEEK TO RECEIRE MEDALS, OR  REJECT THEM, NOR WEAR THEM”.     Winston Churchill, britich politician.

1982.

      • “Diploma avec Distinction” – “Kharkiv State Art College.” Kharkiv. U.R.S.S.

1998.

      • “Attestation” and “Diplome.” Paris. France.

             “Attestation” and “Diplome” in the competition” Made of Painting on the Champs Elysees” organized by Paris Sity Counsil , ” The Committee of Champs-Elysees” and Paris magazin ” Artistes”. Paris. France. 1998.

2000.

Awarded the Silver Medal of “Art” by the Committee  “French Merit and Devoition” for  or the painting ” The  Last Evening” . 2000 . Paris. France.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2011

2010

2008

  • Solo exhibition  «Médiathèque Jean Cocteau», Massy. France

2006

2005

2004

2003

  • Solo exhibition Galerie «Rempart Estimations», Toulouse . France.
  • Solo exhibition  Galerie «Strathwork», Ladbergen. Allemagne.
  • Solo exhibition  «Onirisme», «Cercle Munster», Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.

2001

1999

1999

  • Solo exhibition «Licht of the Interior» , «Foyer Européen» , Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

1998 

1997 

1996 

1995

  • Solo exhibition «European Parliament»  «Galerie I.P.E.», Strasbourg. France.

1994

1992

1991

2010

      • Group exhibition “Contemporary Art”, “Espace Champerret”. Paris. France.
      • Group exhibition «Love and  Life» Cultural Center the embassy of Ukraine in France. Paris. France

2005

      • Group exhibition «Over/Under»,Figuration Critique. Paris. France.

2002

2001

      • Group exhibition in the  “Louvre Carousel» «Museum of the Louvre»,  Paris. France.
      • Group exhibition  «Galerie Nevskaya», Sain -Saint-Pétersbourg. Russie.

2000 

1999

1998

      • Attestation and  Diplome . Internationale Concours « Paint of the Champs Élysées» , Paris. France.

1998

      • Group exhibition  dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, «Figuration critique», “Grande Arche de la Défense”, Paris-La Defence. France.

1992-1993

1992

1988

      • Group exhibition «L’Ile Verte», Moscou . U.R.S.S.