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MishMash is an art group consisting of two artists, Misha Leykin and Masha Sumnina[2]. They are known for their unique artistic approach that explores the boundaries between chaos and order.
Artistic Philosophy
The artists describe their work as a blend of unpredictable elements, stating: “We bring uncontrollable forces into our works - wind, mold, water, spectator, coincidence, found art, etc., exploring the relationship between chaos and order”[2]. Their art is characterized by:
- A close study of art boundaries inherited from Moscow romantic conceptualism
- A “peculiar lyricism and humanity” fueled by trust in random elements
- A focus on concept over recognizable visual style
Background
- Misha Leykin graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture in 1994
- Was a member of the Obledenenie Arkhitektorov group from 1997 to 2001
- Masha Sumnina graduated from the Institute of Printwork in 2001[2]
Notable Recognition
The art group was featured as Artist of the Year at Cosmoscow in 2019, where they presented a “total microspective” of their work[2]. Their artistic approach embraces what they call “hideoism” - a philosophy that finds beauty in the unexpected and perceives art as overcoming obstacles.
Citations
[1] https://mishmashproductions.co.uk [2] https://www.cosmoscow.com/en/program/project-91/ [3] https://www.mishmashtattoos.com/artists [4] https://clarendonfineart.com/collections/miss-mash [5] https://www.instagram.com/mish_mash.studio/ [6] https://mishmashproductions.co.uk/productions/ [7] https://www.saatchiart.com/paintings/mishmash/feature [8] https://www.facebook.com/mishmash.wiltshireartists/
Selected Exhibitions
| Year | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Subject of Art, NCCA, Moscow |
| Spa-Theatre of aging*, XL, Moscow | |
| The VIII exhibition of the Kandinsky Prize nominees, Udarnik | |
| Size matters, GROUND Peschanaya | |
| What we hear, when we look, MANIFESTA’10 parallel program, Saint-Petersburg | |
| When suspicions become the norm, FABRIKA | |
| The beauty of ugliness, State gallery “Belyaevo” | |
| Childhood years, Open gallery | |
| A Nouveau festival / Allegories of Forgetting, Centre Pompidou, Paris | |
| OGLANAZ*, Roza Azora, Moscow | |
| UPWARD, Museum of Moscow | |
| ArtPrivivka at Morozovskaya children’s Clinic | |
| 2013 | Equalizer at Weightless, W&K museum; NCCA Arsenal |
| No obstacle course at ArtBat Fest, Almaty | |
| Geopsichoizometrical examination of Pervouralsk | |
| Wind Faces* at Park Gorkogo Gates | |
| Sopromat, ArtPlay | |
| Together, Proun gallery | |
| Transposition, XL-gallery | |
| Goszakaz, Winzavod | |
| 2012 | TernaPrize Nominee Exhibition, Rome |
| V-museum, Berliner Festspiele, Germany | |
| Limited Edition, Open gallery | |
| The Shadow of Time, State Museum “Tsaritsino” | |
| I am - who I am, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf | |
| In complete disorder, Russian contemporary art, Kandinsky Prize 2007-2012 at Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain | |
| Nominees of the Art Innovation Prize, “Work of Visual Art” category | |
| Geopsichoisometrical examination of the city: Moscow*, Open Gallery | |
| 2011 | See You*, ММАМ |
| Geopsichoisometrical examination of the city Ekaterinburg, NCCA, Ekaterinburg | |
| In search of a masterpiece, Open gallery (first prize in the category “Masterpiece”) | |
| MicroDistrict*, Modernariat Gallery, SPb | |
| Wall to wall, Proun gallery | |
| Performance The volume of desires or various types of voids* in the Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid | |
| 2010 | Memories and Dreams, Open Gallery |
| The first international performance art festival | |
| Gogolfest (in collaboration with Irina Korina) | |
| Glob(E)Scape, ArtPlay, Moscow | |
| Vis-a-Vis, NCCA, Moscow; Lyon | |
| Male principle, Open Gallery, Moscow | |
| The City, Open Gallery, Moscow | |
| 2009 | Temptation, Open Gallery, Moscow |
| Dead Souls, Literary museum, Moscow | |
| Europian Atelier, CHA, Moscow | |
| Absolut Creative Future, Winzavod, Moscow | |
| The Stone Soup, Atelier#2, Moscow | |
| The secret life of bodies, Open Gallery, Moscow | |
| Future starts here, Moscow | |
| 2008 | Russian Dreams, Buss Museum, Miami |
| Apples fall simultaneously in different gardens, Winzavod, Moscow | |
| Laboratoria. Experience 1, Laboratoria Art and Science Space, Moscow | |
| 2007 | Long list in the nomination “Artist of year” of Kandinsky Award |
| Believe, Winzavod, Moscow | |
| Wit Works Woe, Literary museum, Moscow | |
| Performance SuperJew gives an advice, Art-strelka, Moscow | |
| SuperJew made in China*, ABS gallery, Moscow | |
| Exhibitions “Mastskaya Art-Moskva”, CHA | |
| 2006 | Atlas*, ABS gallery, Moscow |
| Mini, ABC gallery Moscow | |
| 2004 | Exhibitions “Mastskaya Art-Moskva”, CHA |
| 2000 | Defile, L-gallery, Moscow |
Public Art
| Year | Public Art |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Necessary Art at Gorky Park |
| Pure Art*, Cheburechnaya “Friendship” | |
| 2007 | 7 towers of Shargorod city, The city sculpture, Shargorod, Ukraine |
| The Man who Broke through the wall | |
| Shortlist of projects for a monument to B.N.Yeltsin, Art4.ru museum | |
| 2003 | Memorial wind organ, Finalists of competition on the Memorial to the victim of 9/11, State of New Jersey |
| 2002 | Finalists of competition on the Memorial to the victim of 9/11, Staten Island, together with Shenker Architects |
| 2001 | Objects The Physiognomy of winds exhibited in Moscow, Architectural museum’s “Ruins”, Art-Klyazma, Tallinn’s Fat Margarita, StPetersburg |
| Project Robot-beggar, realized in New York with Jayson Klotz; 2004 exhibition “Robot on rush” in Leadbased Gallery, New York |
Design and Architecture
| Year | Design and Architecture |
|---|---|
| 2007 | III place at SaloneSatellite exhibition in Moscow |
| Stand at SaloneSatellite in Milan | |
| Award in “Subject in space” at “Under a house roof” competition, Moscow | |
| 2006 | Grand prix at FIDEXPO exhibition in Moscow |
| “Lamp-coil’ok”, finalist of Design Innovation Award in Moscow | |
| Armchair “@-chair”, finalist of Dauphin competition, Moscow | |
| 2004 | Bamboo lamp – 1st place, Russian Orthodox lamp – 3rd place at “100% Design Created in Russia” |
| Stand at “100% Design” exhibition in London | |
| Award at Design Innovation Award, “Design of an interior” category, Moscow (with Icing of Architects) | |
| 2001 | 3rd Award at “Domestic Kitchen” international competition (with Iced Architects) |
| 2000 | Award at “Bridge of 21 centuries in Moscow” competition (with Iced Architects) |
