blacksmith company, Washington, DC, US, architectural blacksmith
Yura Klementiev
St. Petersburg, Russia
[email protected]
+7-921-6557179 (mobile)
EDUCATION
April 2005 SAINT PETERSBURG STIEGLITZ STATE ACADEMY OF ART AND DESIGN St.Petersburg, Russia
Artistic Metalwork
● Master Degree in Art and Craft
● Specialization: Artist of an Architectural, Interior Metal and Jewelry in decorative arts.
● Additional knowledge: Paintings in watercolors.Graphics in china ink.Wash drawings of metal projects.
May 1999 SCHOOL №190 St.Petersburg, Russia
School specialized in visual arts, in collaboration with Stieglitz Academy
EXPERIENCE
2007-Present Master Smith, INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR St. Petersburg, Russia
Architectural Metalwork
● Design, production and installation of architectural metal constructions in contemporary style, interior as well as exterior.
● Design and production of metal decorative artwork.
● Managing people for execution of each project
● Notable Projects:
o ”Flattened world”. “Spider”. Long artistic project. Made from used machinery tools.
o Hereford’s university exhibition. “150 mm challenge” Piece of 20 mm section, 150 mm length. Different variants of forging the sculpture.
o Sculpture of the horse “Clavilegno” for the exhibition in Italy. Hand forging only.
o Stairs and railings in a private house. Forged in the same technique as used in “Bestiarium” artistic series. 16, 10, 12 mm section. Forging, welding.
o Stairs and railings in a private house. 20, 16, 12, 10, 8 mm round section. Hand and machinery forged and welded. Made through the hand-made sample.
o Stairs and railings in a private house. Forged on the artistic dies, creating a unique surface of railings.
2005-2007 Smith Apprentice, “ALEX SOUSHNIKOV’S LABORATORY OF SMITH AND DESIGN” St. Petersburg, Russia
Architectural Metalwork
● Production and installation of architectural metal constructions.
● Notable Projects:
o Diploma work. Decorative luminaire for the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. 27 mm section steel, Bending glass, Hand forging, assembling.
o The sculpture of a chair. The part of decorative composition Valery’s Galkin “12 chairs”. 50 mm section steel. Hand forging. Bending glass.
o “Bestiarium”. 8mm section steel. Hand forging. 3D modeling using only chisels (many types).
o Abat-jour for the restaurant. 18 mm round section, Hand forging. Polycarbonate bending,
ACHIEVEMENTS
2020 Got membership in “Professional Artist Union of Russian Federation”
2019 “ XXIII Biennale Europea D’Arte Fabbrille”. Metalsmith festival of art-works in Stia, Italy [link]
2019 “Measured Making Exhibition” in United Kingdomhttps://www.herefordtimes.com/news/17535141.25-amazing-things-made-little-lump-metal/
2018 “Cat’s portrait” Second international exhibition in “Professional Artist Union of Russian Federation”
2018 Metalsmith Festival and exhibition in Republic of Komi
2017 “Sant’ Alfio Fonte di Pace”. Horse Sculpture Exhibition in Italy [link]
2016 Got my own workshop.
2011 Metalsmith Festival “Barokk Sepis” in Narva
2010 Exhibition dedicated to publishing of the book “Stairs, Gates, Fences. Art metal XXI century”
2009 Exhibition of Jewelry and small plastic “Iron Paradox”
2008 Exhibition of metalworks in “Leningrad exhibition center” an “Iron Sun”
2008 Exhibition dedicated to publishing of the book “Blacksmiths of Russia II” in the mansion of count Derzhavin.
2007 Christmas exhibition of the candlesticks in Saint-Petersburg main Greenhouse
2007 Metalsmith Festival “Golden H-Beam”in the “Summer Garden” of Saint-Petersburg. Composition of the famous Saint-Petersburg artist-blacksmith Valery Galkin “12 chairs”. Chair № XI.
2007 “VII Saint-Petersburg Medal Exhibition” in the museum of Rerich.
2004 Exhibition of student drawings in “Professional Artist Union of Russian Federation”
SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
● Hand forging, machinery forging.
● Multiple welding techniques: MIG/MAG, MMA
● Assembling metal constructions
● Installation of large metal constructions
● ACAD, Solidwork expert
● Creating stamps, dies, tools for forging constructions
LANGUAGES
● English: Fluent
● Russian: Native
Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, sant Petersburg, MArch, architectural blacksmith
