RUSLAN LOBANOV

Born in the Ukraine in 1979, artist Ruslan Lobanov is one of the most unique photographers in the contemporary post-Soviet art space. His cinematic black and white photography celebrates the elaborate mysteries of the female form, setting the scene with collectible accessories, handmade costumes and attentively selected locations inspired in part by his older sister, a designer. Ruslan’s exclusively beautiful subjects possess more than great bodies, each one depicts a character and communicates an everlasting story in which their nakedness is simply one element.

 

Ruslan has shot for magazines L’Officiel, Normal and Playboy and has worked on photography projects Le Grand Sud in Morocco and Chateau in France before focusing on solo exhibitions. Ruslan has won several awards for his work, most notably at the Black & White Spider Awards in California, the international art prize honouring black and white and mono photography.

 

Launched during his solo exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine, the photo book Nudes in The City (2015) compiles a range of Ruslan’s images from the last ten years, some never before seen, portraying characters from Havana to Kiev and from Galle to Moscow, each reflecting the inimitable personality of that city. He has since exhibited his Nudes in The City works at Gallery Ina Dederer & Friends in Zurich, Switzerland. He has recently published a numbered and signed limited edition book Not Black And White Cinema, which features his best colour works from the last ten years and is working on The Wrong Door, a compilation of stories and works.

 

 

WORK 

 

 

2005

Present Own project "Nudes in the City"

A large mosaic of women’s characters from Havana to Kiev, from Galle to Moscow was collected in a new

photo book Nudes in The City (2015), which features many never-before-seen photos from the main

project. 

2008 - 2009

Own project "Sex and fish" - Photo project in Ukraine

2011

Present Own project "Chateau"

Photo project in France. In 2013 released personal calendar "Chateau"

2012 - Present

Own project "Le Grand Sud" - Photo project in Morocco

Working with L'officiel, Normal, Playboy, Blur

 

 

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

 

2012

7th Black & White Spider Awards, Beverly Hills, CA - 1st place, Honorable

Mention in Nude category

2013

8th Annual Black & White Spider Awards , Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Nude

category

2015

International color Awards, Beverly Hills, CA - 1st place, Honorable Mention in

Nude category

 

2012 - 2014

Works were established in galleries of Belgium (Brussels) and Germany (Hamburg)

2012 - 2013

Took part in art fair Fotofever (Belgium)

2013 - Present

Releases annual calendars "Nudes in the city 2013", "Chateau 2014", "LOVERS 2015",

"Not black and white cinema 2016"

2014,

Published a personal photo book "WORKS" in a limited edition version

It features a selection of the best black and white photos from the main projects

2015

Published a personal photo book "Nudes in the City"

Reviewer - J. L. Wisnewski

2015

Solo exhibition in Ukraine

The exhibition dedicated to book "Nudes in the City"

 

NEW PROJECTS

 

Currently working on two new projects: the new personal book Not Black And White Cinema, which

features best color works from the last ten years and The Wrong Door, a compilation of stories and

works. 25 photo novels written in a triptych, texts by A. Fridlyand and J. Wisniewski.

All works in color as well.