Alim Pasht-Han is a freelance artist. He lives in Germany and Russia.
His porcelain sculpture ARURA consists of 360 honeycomb modules, hand painted in cobalt blue and gloss gold. With an impressive height of 8 meters, it is the largest vase in the world. The sculpture can be seen at the permanent exhibition "Porcelain-World Leuchtenburg" in Germany.
The limited edition of the beautifully crafted hexagonal porcelain elements of Alim Pasht-Han consists of the following ARURA art objects: grasshopper, snake, deep sea shell, deep sea jellyfish, small moon, nude, and natural hexagon.
material: hard porcelain / colour: cobalt blue
measurements: 32 x 28 x 9 cm / weight: 3 kg
CURRICULUM VITAE
1972
born in Naltschik, North Caucasus, Russia
1989 – 1994
Studies, Painting/Graphic Arts (Diploma), Art University Krasnoyarsk, Russia
1994 – 1995
Instructor for Lithography, National Art University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
1999 – 2002
Postgraduate Studies, Sculpture, University of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale, Germany
2004 – 2006
Postgraduate Studies, Media Art, University of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale, Germany
AWARDS
2017
Honorable Mention, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, South Korea
2015
Awarding of honorary title „People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria“, Ministry of Culture Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Nalchik, Russia
2014
Gold Medal, Academy of Fine Arts Russia, Moscow, Russia
2013
Special Award, International Graphic Exhibition, Central House of Artist (CDH), Moscow, Russia
2012
Special Award „Master“, Lermontov Museum, Pyatigorsk. Russia
2011
Silver Prize, GICB World Ceramic Biennale 2011, Gyeonggi, South Korea
2010
Award, Academy of Fine Arts Russia, Paris, France