Yevhen Mykytovych Lysyk (; 21 September 1930 â 4 May 1991) was a Ukrainian theater artist. He was the husband of costume designer . The artist Hanna Lysyk is his son.
Biography
He was born on 21 September 1930 in Shnyriv (now Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) into a peasant family. He lost his mother early, and the boy was raised by his father and grandfather. In 1937, he began his studies at the local elementary school. Together with his father, he attended the village theater, which was located in the People's House.
Lysyk studied at the Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts (a student of Roman Selskyi). He was expelled from the institute in 1959 at the height of the anti-abstractionist campaign. He was reinstated a year later, but ideological pressure on the artist continued. In 1961, he completed his studies. From that same year, he worked at the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater (from 1967 â chief artist). In 1967, he became a laureate of the O. Havryliuk Prize. In 1971, he was awarded the Shevchenko National Prize. In 1975, he received the title of . He designed about 100 stage sets.
He died on 4 May 1991, in Lviv. He is buried in Lychakiv Cemetery, field No. 67. In 2005, a monument by sculptor and architect was erected on his grave.
Honoring
Since 1992, students at Lviv Polytechnic have created a series of experimental projects for the "Lysyk House" â an exhibition space for preserving and displaying the artist's artistic heritage.
From 19 January to 9 March 2025, the Center of in Lviv hosted the exhibition project "Lysyk", dedicated to the Ukrainian artist-stage designer Yevhen Lysyk. This was the first large-scale exhibition to comprehensively present Lysyk's work as a theater artist. The center's team gathered a vast collection of the artist's output in one location: installations, models for performances, photographs, costume sketches, and scenographies.
References
Bibliography
- Lysyk Yevhen Mykytovych / I. S. Dychenko // Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine [Online] / Eds. : I. ÃÂ. Dziuba, A. I. Zhukovsky, M. H. Zhelezniak [et al.] ; National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchenko Scientific Society. â Kyiv : The NASU institute of Encyclopedic Research, 2016.
- ÃÂøÃÂõýúþ ÃÂ. á. ÃÂòóõý ÃÂøÃÂøú. ÃÂðÃÂøàÿÃÂþ öøÃÂÃÂààÃÂòþÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ. ÃÂøÃÂò, ÃÂøÃÂÃÂõÃÂÃÂòþ, 1978.
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- ÃÂøÃÂøú ÃÂòóõý ÃÂøúøÃÂþòøà// ÃÂøÃÂÃÂàãúÃÂðÃÂýø : ÃÂýÃÂøúûþÿõôøÃÂýøù ôþòÃÂôýøú. / ÃÂÿþÃÂÃÂô. : ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂðñÃÂýÃÂÃÂúøù, ÃÂ. á. ÃÂÃÂÃÂ÷ð ; ÷ð ÃÂõô. ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂôÃÂøÃÂÃÂúþóþ. â ÃÂøÃÂò : ëãúÃÂðÃÂýÃÂÃÂúð õýÃÂøúûþÿõôÃÂÃÂû ÃÂüõýàÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂðöðýð, 1992. â á. 848 ÃÂ. . â ISBN 5-88500-042-5. â á. 361.
- ÃÂøÃÂøú ÃÂòóõý ÃÂøúøÃÂþòøà// ÃÂøÃÂÃÂõÃÂÃÂòþ ãúÃÂðÃÂýø : ÃÂÃÂþóÃÂðÃÂÃÂÃÂýøù ôþòÃÂôýøú. / ÃÂÿþÃÂÃÂô.: ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂôÃÂøÃÂÃÂúøù, ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂðñÃÂýÃÂÃÂúøù ; ÷ð ÃÂõô. ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂôÃÂøÃÂÃÂúþóþ. â ÃÂøÃÂò : ëãúÃÂðÃÂýÃÂÃÂúð õýÃÂøúûþÿõôÃÂÃÂû ÃÂüõýàÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂðöðýð, 1997. â á. 700 ÃÂ. . â ISBN 5-88500-071-9. â á. 367.
- ÃÂÃÂþÃÂúÃÂÃÂÃÂúþò ÃÂ. äõýþüõý ÃÂøÃÂøúð // ÃÂðûøÃÂÃÂúð ñÃÂðüð. â â 8. â 1995. â á. 8âÂÂ9.
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Other books
- âòþÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂøÃÂøúð ò ÃÂðÃÂÃÂ, ÿÃÂþÃÂÃÂþÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂõýþóÃÂðÃÂÃÂàÃÂð ðÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂõúÃÂÃÂÃÂà/ ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂþÃÂúÃÂÃÂÃÂúþò, ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂûøüúþ, ÃÂ. ÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂýÃÂõýúþ. â ÃÂÃÂòÃÂò: ÃÂøôðòýøÃÂÃÂòþ ÃÂÃÂòÃÂòÃÂÃÂúþàÿþûÃÂÃÂõÃÂ
ýÃÂúø, 2016. â 136 ÃÂ. â ISBN 978-966-941-008-5.
- ÃÂõýøàÃÂÃÂóýøý ÃÂÃÂðûþó àÿÃÂþÃÂÃÂþÃÂàÃÂð ÃÂðÃÂÃÂ. â ÃÂÃÂòÃÂò: ÃÂÃÂþÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ, 2023. 144 ÃÂ., ÃÂû. ISBN 978-617-8055-82-0
- ÃÂõýøàÃÂÃÂóýøý äÃÂûþÃÂþÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂýúÃÂÃÂþýÃÂÃÂÃÂþàúÃÂûÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂø ò ÃÂþñþÃÂðÃÂ
ÃÂòóõýð ÃÂøÃÂøúð. â ÃÂÃÂòÃÂò: ÃÂÃÂþÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ-ÃÂ, 2024. 108 ÃÂ., ÃÂû.