Viktor Lupiichuk

Viktor Lupiichuk
Віктор Володимирович Лупійчук
Born(1960-11-09)9 November 1960
Died9 July 2023(2023-07-09) (aged 62)
Alma materTernopil Pedagogical Institute
OccupationWoodcarver
AwardsYaroslava Muzyka Prize

Viktor Lupiichuk (Ukrainian: Віктор Володимирович Лупійчук; 9 November 1960 – 9 July 2023) was a Ukrainian woodcarver. He was the son of Volodymyr Lupiichuk. He received diplomas and awards at exhibitions (1987, 1988, 1989, 1999).[1][2]

Biography

Viktor Lupiichuk was born on 9 November 1960, in Ternopil. He graduated from the Ternopil Pedagogical Institute in 1981. He learned carving from his father. In Ternopil, he worked as a leader of woodcarving clubs at the Palace of Pioneers (1982-1993) and at the Center for Children's Creativity, and as the head of the folk crafts school department (1993-2004).[1][2]

He died on 9 July 2023.[3]

He was buried on 11 July 2023, in the village of Hai-Roztotski, Ternopil Raion.[4]

Creativity

He participated in exhibitions in Ternopil (1983, 1985-2000), Kyiv (1982, 1984-1985, 1987-1988, 1994, 2000), Sliven (1982; Bulgaria), and Zbarazh (2013). He is the author of wooden iconostases in churches in Ternopil (the Church of the Zarvanytsia Mother of God and the Church of the Holy Princes Borys and Hlib).[1][2]

Sculptures: "Hopak" (1982), "Sviatoslav" (1983), "Hamaliia", "T. Shevchenko" (both 1984), "Nestor the Chronicler" (1988), "Volokh" (1988; 2003), "Forward" (1992), "Victory" (2000), "Bandurist" (2004), "God, Protect Ukraine" (2010); a series of reliefs on Shevchenko themes (2013). His works are in the Ternopil Regional Art Museum, churches, libraries, and the author's private collections.[1][2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lupiichuk Viktor Volodymyrovych / A. Y. Hryb // Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine [Online] / Eds. : I. М. Dziuba, A. I. Zhukovsky, M. H. Zhelezniak [et al.] ; National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchenko Scientific Society. – Kyiv : The NASU institute of Encyclopedic Research, 2017, upd. 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Гриб А., Лупійчук Віктор Володимирович // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2005, V. 2: К—О, S. 427. — ISBN 966-528-199-2.
  3. ^ Ірина Моргун (2023-07-10). "Помер різьбяр по дереву з Тернопільщини, який понад 20 років навчав дітей". Суспільне Новини. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. ^ Ірина Терлюк (2023-07-11). "«Він був "акумулятором", який рухав нас»: у Тернополі поховали різьбяра Віктора Лупійчука". Суспільне Новини. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  5. ^ "Визначено лауреатів обласних премій у галузі культури за 2021 рік". Сільський господар. 2023-10-26.

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