Painting Cucuteni–Trypillia, artist Boyko Peter - sold

BOYKO Peter Borisovich (was born 1954, Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast) – artist and collector, a talented and extraordinary personality, a person of boundless sincerity and openness, a real thirst for life, people and art. His name is inscribed in the book "The Golden Fund of the Nation".

It became especially popular after a number of exhibitions and successful sales at Ukrainian and foreign auctions. So, in 2014, as part of the project "Ukrainian seasons of modern art in Hong Kong", which was held in Hong Kong, were selected works of leading contemporary Ukrainian artists (among them was Boyko Peter).

Since the age of five and is still an avid collector. As a young man he belonged to the "hippie" movement and traveled a lot. For his rebellious anti-Soviet behavior he was repeatedly detained by the police and KGB. Given his oppositional views on life, was sent to military service in the Arkhangelsk region in the "stroybat", a lumber camp.

In 1985 he entered the Moscow All-Union Academy of Painting (teacher by profession - L. Kastorina) and graduated from it in 1993. During studies he took lessons from Ilya Glazunov, Zurab Tsereteli.

From 1980s he often travelled to Odessa, communicated with non-conformist artists, representatives of Odessa avant-garde, among whom were V. Basanets, E. Usov and Y. Kovalenko, as well as the artist from Priluki P. Mironenko. After that lessons of Yu. Kovalenko influenced much on outlook, creative manner, philosophy of life of P. Boyko.

Since 1992 he has been taking part in regional and all-Ukrainian exhibitions. Solo exhibitions were held in Chernihiv (2010), Kiev (2011), Odessa (2012). Member of the National Union of Artists (2012).

Boyko Peter's works are kept in the Museum of Modern Art of Odessa, Odessa Literary Museum, Chernihiv Regional Art Museum. Works by Pyotr Boyko are kept in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Israel and the USA.

Sales at auctions:

• Ducat Auction House (Kiev, Ukraine), auction "Ukrainian Alternative XX" on April 7, 2012, lot # 80 - painting "Good Morning", estimeite $1000-1500;
• auction house "Ducat" (Kiev, Ukraine), auction "Ukrainian alternative XX" on 13 October 2012, lot # 101, painting "The Supreme Council of Ukraine", estimate $700-1000;
• auction house "Ducat" (Kiev, Ukraine), Charity auction of 18 October 2014, lot # 1 - painting "Autumn", estimeite $800-1000;
• auction house "Golden Section", auction "Classical Art" from March 17, 2012, lot # 128 - painting "Miss Odessa", estimeite $1000-2000;
• auction house "Golden Section", auction "Modern Art" on 28 April 2012, lot # 11 - painting "V. Ilyich in Thailand, an estimeyt $2000-3000;
• auction house "Golden Section", auction "Classical and Modern Art" on March 17, 2015, lot # 93 - painting "Salvador Dali";
• Galerie Les Noms Auction House, Winter Amazing Contemporary Art Auction March 8, 2020, lot # 21 - painting "Myths of Ancient China," estimeite $4,000-6,000;
• auction house "Livingston Auction Inc", auction of January 30, 2021, lot # 18, a painting "Without Vocal", estimeite $6000-8000.

Read also - photo report from the exhibition "Bright and frank paintings of Peter Boyko".

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