Yuriy Kostenko believes that the sculptors will help repair the Luhansk roads
Today, during his visit to Luhansk, of one of the leaders of the Ukrainian People’s Block Yuriy Kostenko met the famous sculptor Nikolai Shmatko, visited the gallery of his works, and after that spoke...
View ArticleThe statue of Bill Gates is being created by Nikolai Shmatko
The famous Ukrainian sculptor, King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko is going to create the statue of Bill Gates, the richest man of the world, and to present it to him personally.
View ArticleThe daughter of the leader of the Yulia Tymoshenko Block Eugenia Tymoshenko...
On the 28th of September, 2007, the famous British rock musician, the son-in-law of Yulia Tymoshenko, and the daughter of the leader of the Yulia Tymoshenko Block Eugenia Tymoshenko visited the gallery...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko brought the award "Lorenzo il Magnifico" from Florence to...
Biennale of the year of 2007 was saturated with the spirit of Lorenzo the Magnificent and of the great masters that created in the name of mankind and peace in the world.
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko presented the sculpture of Yulia Tymoshenko "Ukrainian...
“Aurora is a goddess of the dawn, who lights up a way for travelers and poor people; I decided to focus attention on this, and tried to find a woman who would embody the national pathos", - he said.
View ArticleThe presentation of the new project "Peace Express" took place in the art...
Shmatko had been working on "Peace Express" for more than one month, but the most difficult thing was to render the idea of this sculpture. The sculptor had to scrutinize thoroughly each of the...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko has represented today his new masterpieces among which is the...
His work "Among the Emperors" has aroused the greatest interest, in which the current President Viktor Yanukovich is represented. The sculptor has represented the head of the state in the form of a...
View Article"Awful!" - that was the first reaction of the people who visited the...
"Yes, this is what it is - the Ukrainian potential - a woman who has grown old but still cannot give birth to a child, cannot produce anything new. I didn't say that I would represent anything...
View Article"The Most Holy Luhansk Mother of God"
- The sculpture has 2 metres in height and is made of marble. This presentation is of historical importance because there hasn't been a genuine local Mother of God in Luhansk today. People can come and...
View ArticleThe sculpture of the Great Kobzar Taras Shevchenko has taken place at Luhansk...
On the 1st of March 2011 the inauguration of a new work of the King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko - the sculpture of the Great Kobzar Taras Shevchenko has taken place at Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National...
View ArticleTriptych "Japan earthquake - tsunami, Fukushima"
Nikolai Shmatko has represented the triptych "Japan earthquake - tsunami, Fukushima" in the art.
View ArticleHow one can attend an excursion to the art gallery "Shmatko and Sons"?
It is possible to visit the art gallery by preliminary application for visiting in groups of not less than 10 persons. There is the possibility of reservation of an exclusive (VIP) visiting of one and...
View Article“Foreplay”, “Trap” and the installation “Freedom of Speech” have been...
“Today I am presenting several works. The first one is dedicated to the freedom of speech in Ukraine. I think, journalists have a hard time working in our country: they are being persecuted”, - said N....
View Article"THE KING OF MARBLE"
A soft cover book: 40 pages, 30 X 22, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi - Monaco
View ArticleKing of marble will present the bust of Princess of Monaco Charlene at the...
"This art fair will present part of my marble sculptures - "Prophet", "Worship to the Sun Disc", "Magellanic cloud", etc.; besides the sculptures, paintings will be presented there as well. The main...
View ArticleKing of Marble will show the culture of the Luhansk region in Monaco
The fact that the Luhansk region represents its talents worldwide is notable as itself. First, this contributes to its image among the other countries, demonstrates the wish of the development of the...
View ArticleThanks to the support of the governor Vladimir Pristyuk we were able to...
This is a new step towards the relationship and cooperation between the two countries in different spheres of life, including culture and art as the main directions!
View Article– I am interested in bright, talented, extraordinary personalities, and, in...
In some way, I idealized the image of Volochkova by showing her excellence, her style and way of living! I want her to be seen with the eyes of the creator. I consider her the goddess of the 21 century.
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko: “Greetings to Luhansk from Mukachevo”
The person who started to help the sculptor was Viktor Baloga. He rendered assistance not in words, but in practice. He proposed Nikolai Gavrilovich to move to Zakarpatye together with his family and...
View Article“We have never seen such a thing in Mukachevo before”, - those who visited...
At the opening ceremony, the mayor of the town Zoltan Lendel expressed his confidence that the sculptor’s masterpieces would not only find attractiveness at the citizens of Mukachevo but would also...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko: “There’s something holy and divine in this image!”
Nikolai Shmatko has already mentioned several times that after his relocation to Zakarpatye he is experiencing a new burst of energy and feelings. A new sculpture has proved his words lately.
View ArticleKing of Marble has prepared a sculpture of Bacchus for the “Red Wine” Festival
“I made the sculpture of Bacchus sitting on a wine barrel, his hands spread cheering people, and giving each person his openness and catching laughter” – says Nikolai Shmatko.
View ArticleThe Princess of Saudi Arabia "took up her residence" in the gallery of...
The sculptor remains faithful to his main topic – creation of women's images. This time the ideal of woman's beauty was represented by the sculptural portrait of the Princess of Saudi Arabia Basmah...
View ArticleComplete crush of hopes of the King of Marble in Zakarpatye
“At our meeting, V.I. Baloga said that he would build an art gallery and an attached place of residence for my family; that he would introduce me to the influential people and would bring me to their...
View ArticleCivil blockade continues, but the creative work brooks no stagnation
More than four months ago the King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko, his family and the unique collection of marble sculptures appeared in the basement of school of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy town. The premise...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko addresses to the philanthropists for their help
Having become a hostage of the promises of the famous Ukrainian politician Viktor Baloga to build a big gallery in Zakarpatye for the marble sculptures and the pictures, Nikolai Shmatko had left his...
View ArticleA Year in a Dungeon
“During the year I made requests to the local and state authorities asking them to give me a plot of land on which I could build my studio and premises for the unique collection of sculptures, but the...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko Reflected Economic Crisis in Marble
The sculpture itself symbolizes a difficult state of a wide stratum of the population, culture, science, economy, etc., who have been twisted like a broken construction. You can judge this by yourself...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko: “I just looked at his face, and the heavenly powers told me...
The King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko refreshed the collection of his gallery with the new sculpture “Donald Trump, the US President”.
View Article"Obama's Head" will be sold to support Trump
The King of Marble decided to sell sculptured "heads" of influential politicians: US President Barack Obama, former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, former Secretary General of the Central...
View ArticleThe King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko congratulated Donald Trump with his victory
The King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko congratulated Donald Trump with his victory foreseen by Mr. Shmatko from the very beginning of the election campaign, even before the primaries.
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko: "Trump is a global-scale international event"
This brings up the question: who is Mr. Trump and does he have any age at all? The bust itself doesn't provide any certainty in this respect. From the very first days of the presidential race has...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko, who supported Donald Trump with his art during the...
Prior to the elections Nikolai Shmatko travelling in the time flow foretold that Donald Trump would become the US president and nobody will be able to stop him to take the important position of the...
View ArticleThe King of Marble Nikolai Shmatko created a bust of the US First Lady...
I viewed Melania as a symbol of classical antiquity and a standard of beauty like Nefertiti. Today she is a part of history of the American people and her face is a mirror of modern world and rapid...
View ArticleMelania Trump: what was it that got Ukrainian sculptor attracted to her?
Melania has become for Trump a pillar and a loyal friend in the crusade for the new America. Her erudition, openness, American loyalty and a great love of her family – all these qualities had their...
View ArticleNikolai Shmatko addressed Trump and Putin urging them not to cross the red line
By putting them together he would like to warn that those two are standing next to the red line and after it there is the end of the world and life on the planet. So it is necessary to do all that is...
View ArticleThe King of Marble, Nikolai Shmatko presented a bust of the President of...
What hopes do I have in connection with this artwork? None. I am creating history, first of all. At every stage I am trying to reveal the personality and I show the idea and opportunity to serve one's...
View ArticleAuthor of the legendary bust of Donald Trump is writing a book called "New...
According to the author, the book will touch or reveal all the mechanisms or secrets of his coming to power. It will explain who interfered in the turbulent political events and if there were ways to...
View ArticleRafael Shmatko: "Fate of the unique collection of sculptures of the King of...
"Therefore, we are addressing city mayors – perhaps someone will find this collection useful to his/her city as an additional tourist attraction. It is possible to use it for the benefit of any city,...
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