Alexey Ryabov (b. 1986) is a Moscow-based artist and architect. He works with computer 3D modelling and digital graphics, often collaborating with video game developers as an artist and level designer. These media define the subjects of Ryabov’s practice, where he explores contemporary culture and its relation to augmented reality, as well as non-human agency in art and modern mythologies. The artist holds a PhD in architecture and works as an architect as a researcher with theory and history of architecture. He is a member of the artists’ association Bagryanka.
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16th May. Night. From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021. In this series, images of the late Soviet childhood interweave with the artist’s first personal impressions of the unofficial art of the time
6th May. Morning. From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021. The title refers to a folk name given to several plant species in Russia. It’s a metaphor of sad reminiscence of the carefree past
22nd August. Evening. From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021. Ryabov recreates pages of children’s book with generic positive and educational phrases, combining them with disturbing illustrations
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
Informal Meetings. From the Cuckoo Tears series, 2021
Polygrpah. From Cornflowers, Me, and Poplars series, 2020. This project is an exploration of the Timiryazevsky district of Moscow, where the artist grew up
6th Novopodmoskovniy Lane. From Cornflowers, Me, and Poplars series, 2020. Ryabov reflects on his own memories along with the current environmental problems affecting the neighbourhood
