1976 — 1995
For nearly two decades at the Kyiv Monumental and Decorative Art Association, Bartossik worked alongside the artist Ernest Kotkov on three-dimensional compositions for public space — sculpture, mosaic and architectural ensembles across Ukraine.
1981 · Varash (former Kuznetsovsk), Rivne Region, Ukraine
Iron and concrete, mosaic
A pair of monumental sculptures executed in iron and concrete and clad in mosaic, created in collaboration with the artist Ernest Kotkov during Bartossik’s years at the Kyiv Monumental and Decorative Art Association.
With Ernest Kotkov
Project architect: F. Y. Khudyakov
1983 · Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Iron and concrete with mosaic of glazes and marble; stainless-steel module
A sculpture rising up to 15 metres, faced with a mosaic of glazes and marble and crowned with a specially fabricated stainless-steel “module.”
With Ernest Kotkov
Architects: Yuriy Khudyakov, Victor Sudorgin
1984 · Kyiv, Ukraine
Brass, marble, light
An architectural composition running the full length of the station: a brass-and-light line terminating in a central panel of brass, marble and brass stars, together with platform lighting and the brass door-track wall. The station opened on 30 December 1984. Soviet-era elements of the design have since been altered under Ukraine’s 2015 decommunisation laws.
With Ernest Kotkov
Architects: Valentyn Ezhov, Anatoliy Krushynkyi, Tamara Tselikovska with Oleksiy Panchenko
1986 · Vyhurivschyna–Troyeshchyna district, Kyiv, Ukraine
Copper and concrete
A sculpture in copper and concrete commissioned for the Troyeshchyna residential block on the left bank of Kyiv.
With Ernest Kotkov
Architects: Mykola Kyslyi, Grygoriy Gurenkov
Photographs of Lybidska Metro Station courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Biographical information adapted from the artist’s Wikipedia entry; additional documentation and photography will be added as the archive grows.