Misha Libertee (Michael Tsaturyan) is an artist and multidisciplinary designer. Member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. Misha's works are distinguished by bright, positive subjects and deliberately commercial aesthetics. Individual style and sense of humor make his work go viral on the Internet and incredibly popular with an audience not previously interested in contemporary art.
Michael's most famous works are the 23-meter #Slonik at the Burning Man 2019 #Kraken on the embankment of Zaryadye Park #Serna in Sochi and a virtual exhibition of collectible bricks, in Minecraft, which the artist held in the midst of lockdown 2020.
The track record of the young author includes collaborations with charity funds and international brands, as well as participation in major foreign festivals and art fairs.
The creator of a virtual avatar with artificial intelligence is Misha Cybertee, who in the near future will replace his biological prototype not only in the metaverse but also in the physical world.
Michael's most famous works are the 23-meter #Slonik at the Burning Man 2019 #Kraken on the embankment of Zaryadye Park #Serna in Sochi and a virtual exhibition of collectible bricks, in Minecraft, which the artist held in the midst of lockdown 2020.
The track record of the young author includes collaborations with charity funds and international brands, as well as participation in major foreign festivals and art fairs.
The creator of a virtual avatar with artificial intelligence is Misha Cybertee, who in the near future will replace his biological prototype not only in the metaverse but also in the physical world.
Most of his works are executed in mashup technique mixing objects and characters in a witty and ironic way. In Michael's works Renaissance classics easily meet modern pop culture, religion meets technology and poetry meets porn. Individual style and quirky sense of humor make his works go viral on internet and soak to offline.
In addition to entertaining and fun works, Michael is also known for his works in public art that covers various social issues, such as extinction / extermination of animals or environmental protection.
In addition to entertaining and fun works, Michael is also known for his works in public art that covers various social issues, such as extinction / extermination of animals or environmental protection.
Solo Exhibitions:
- Pulse Art Fair, Miami, USA, 2019
- Libertile. World first art exhibition in Minecraft. 2020
- Libertile. Center of Contemporary Art "Winzavod", Moscow, Russia. 2020
- "Birth of a Legend" Museum of Russian Impressionism, collaboration with Borjomi, Moscow. 2020
- JBL75 - collaboration with JBL Archiloft, Moscow, April 2021
- Costasera Contemporary Art 2021 collaboration with Masi, Moscow Museum of Multimedia Art, November 2021
- LA Collectionair, Lucerne, Switzerland 2017
- Artists Playground by Pullman, Dubai, UAE 2019
- Miami Shots. Photo Exhibition, White Room Foundation, Moscow, Russia 2020
- First Night Street Exhibition After Quarantine, Kyiv, Ukraine 2020
- Art Patrol on Quarantine, Omelchenko Gallery, Moscow 2020
- Moscow Art Prize, Nominees Exhibition "Zaryadye" Public Park, Moscow 2020
- Electroart №1 Moscow 2021
- D'Art Gallery Round 1.0 Moscow2021
- Electroart №2 Moscow 2021
- Sovrisk #NAPOTOKE Digital art exhibition, Subway Museum of Zaryadye Park, 2021
- Disartive Art Fair Digital Art Fair, Nizjniy Novgorod, Russia 2021
- CADAF Online 2021 - International Art Fair of Digital Art, 2021
- Burning Man 2018 Nevada, USA
- Faces&Laces, Moscow 2019
- Usadba Jazz, Moscow, 2019
- Burning Man 2019, Nevada, Usa
- Burning Man Decompression, San Francisco, USA 2019
- Venice Afterburn, Los Angeles, Usa 2019
- "Back to the Roots" Street Art Festival in the Mountains of North Osetia, Russia 2021
- Virtual Burn 2021 official virtual event of Burning Man
- Russia Creates 2019, Conference. Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Russian Creativity Week "Discussion about the collaborations between Artists and Brands Gorky Park, Moscow 2020
- Startup Village Collaboration with Gazprombank, Skolkovo Innovative center, Russia 2021
- Reforum Winning the Hearts Online Forum, June 2021
- Blockchain Life 2021 Cryptoeconomy Conference, Moscow, 2021
- Pulse Prize , Pulse Art Fair, Miami, USA, 2019
- Moscow Art Prize, "Zaryadye" Public Park, Moscow 2020
Misha was born in June 13 1985 in a small town in Southern Russia - Yessentuki, he was bred in creative atmosphere since both his parents worked in fashion industry. No wonder that from an early age Michael got into drawing. Popular characters from movies, comic books and video games being his favorite subject.
At that time in Russia comic books were pretty uncommon so he had no choice but to imagine his own alternative stories and draw comic books for himself and his friends.
At that time in Russia comic books were pretty uncommon so he had no choice but to imagine his own alternative stories and draw comic books for himself and his friends.
Upon graduating from high school Michael moved to Saint Petersburg, the art capital of Russia. It was the time when his art broke out from sketchbooks to occupy city walls and human bodies. Making tattoos and hand-painted t-shirts helped Michael to earn some money for a graphic tablet and transfer his creativity to digital media.
The works created in digital were published and sold as prints on various marketplaces, which made it possible to feel the demand for his work among a wide audience.
At this time, style is born. Most of Michael's works are made in the mashup technique - mixing objects and characters in a witty and ironic way. In Misha's work, Renaissance classics are easily integrated into modern pop culture, religion intersects with technology, and poetry meets pornography. Often these combinations can be completely different and unexpected, for example, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles become characters in the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, or Osama bin Laden taking a selfie for Instagram. Many of these works went viral on the Internet and were later leaked offline.
The works created in digital were published and sold as prints on various marketplaces, which made it possible to feel the demand for his work among a wide audience.
At this time, style is born. Most of Michael's works are made in the mashup technique - mixing objects and characters in a witty and ironic way. In Misha's work, Renaissance classics are easily integrated into modern pop culture, religion intersects with technology, and poetry meets pornography. Often these combinations can be completely different and unexpected, for example, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles become characters in the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, or Osama bin Laden taking a selfie for Instagram. Many of these works went viral on the Internet and were later leaked offline.
In 2012, Michael moved to Southern China where he started his career as an industrial designer. During his life in China Michael walked a long path from a regular designer in local companies developing toys for kids to a creative director at an international brand producing sport accessories and wearable gadgets. Michael has several patents pending for his inventions in product design. He has also produced his own collection of streetwear clothing and created a line of official licensed products for 2014 Winter Olympics.
China also became a place where Michael truly ventured into the art world. His works took part in the exhibitions and festivals in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
At the end of 2015, Misha returned to Russia and began freelancing by producing sculptures, paintings and complex art installations, under someone else's authorship. Many of which have participated in prestigious exhibitions and sold at auctions around the world. In 2016 - 2017, he directed the production of art objects in the sculpture park La Collection'air in Lucerne, Switzerland, where Michael made his debut as an author - Combining the experience gained in industrial design and his passion for art, Misha turned to sculpture and created his first public-art piece - D-1000 which was a mashup of Michelangelo's David, in the form of a liquid metal terminator T-1000 from the movie Terminator 2.
China also became a place where Michael truly ventured into the art world. His works took part in the exhibitions and festivals in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
At the end of 2015, Misha returned to Russia and began freelancing by producing sculptures, paintings and complex art installations, under someone else's authorship. Many of which have participated in prestigious exhibitions and sold at auctions around the world. In 2016 - 2017, he directed the production of art objects in the sculpture park La Collection'air in Lucerne, Switzerland, where Michael made his debut as an author - Combining the experience gained in industrial design and his passion for art, Misha turned to sculpture and created his first public-art piece - D-1000 which was a mashup of Michelangelo's David, in the form of a liquid metal terminator T-1000 from the movie Terminator 2.
In 2018, according to the author himself, he "stopped serving other people's dreams" and completely focused on his own work. Misha decided to start his journey with the most grandiose event in the art world - Burning Man, where he showed a 5-meter tall 'Holoquarium' virtual gallery. As planned by the author, Holoquarium was supposed to become a platform for digital artists from all over the world who had not previously had the opportunity to show their work in the desert. But due to logistical issues, the plans were not destined to come true in full and the facility was built 20 minutes before the burning of Man and a day before the end of the festival.
The next year, Misha approached the preparations more responsibly and began to prepare his return to Burning Man with a new work - a giant inflatable neon green elephant called #Slonik.
The next year, Misha approached the preparations more responsibly and began to prepare his return to Burning Man with a new work - a giant inflatable neon green elephant called #Slonik.
Public Art
Inflatable Candies - A collection of gigantic sculptures of minimalist design, each piece has its own eco-educational mission.
#Slonik is a 23m/75ft tall art installation. Designed to draw attention to the problem of abuse and extinction of elephants in Africa and Asia.
First introduced in May 2019. In one of the Moscow's public parks. In the summer of 2019, Slonik appeared at the Faces & Laces and Usadba Jazz festivals, after which he went across the ocean to the Burning Man festival. Where he became one of the symbols of that year and got into all sorts of ratings of prestigious world publications, such as Forbes, Artsy and many others.
After the success at Burning Man, #Slonik went on tour in California - Burning Man Decompressoin in San Francisco and Venice Afterburn in Los Angeles.
In the same year, Michael created a whole collection of animal sculptures of minimalist design - Inflatable Candies, which he announced at the Artists Playground by Pullman exhibition in Dubai. And later presented completely in Miami at the Pulse Art Fair.
First introduced in May 2019. In one of the Moscow's public parks. In the summer of 2019, Slonik appeared at the Faces & Laces and Usadba Jazz festivals, after which he went across the ocean to the Burning Man festival. Where he became one of the symbols of that year and got into all sorts of ratings of prestigious world publications, such as Forbes, Artsy and many others.
After the success at Burning Man, #Slonik went on tour in California - Burning Man Decompressoin in San Francisco and Venice Afterburn in Los Angeles.
In the same year, Michael created a whole collection of animal sculptures of minimalist design - Inflatable Candies, which he announced at the Artists Playground by Pullman exhibition in Dubai. And later presented completely in Miami at the Pulse Art Fair.
In October 2020, Misha was nominated for the first Moscow Art Prize. As part of this nomination, an exhibition was held in Moscow's Zaryadye Park, where Mikhail presented his new public art work #KRAKEN
#KRAKEN was created to draw attention to the problem of pollution of the world's oceans and promote separate waste collection and reasonable consumption.
In the future, #Kraken will continue the tradition taken by #Slonik and go with its mission to Burning Man
#KRAKEN was created to draw attention to the problem of pollution of the world's oceans and promote separate waste collection and reasonable consumption.
In the future, #Kraken will continue the tradition taken by #Slonik and go with its mission to Burning Man
On World Wildlife Day, at the Krasnaya Polyana resort, artist Michael Tsaturyan presented the #SERNA public art object - a five-meter tall inflatable sculpture depicting a Caucasian chamois. As a vivid reminder to local tourists that they are guests of a nature. And we must first of all think about its inhabitants.
#Serna is the third public art work in the Inflatable Candies series - minimalistic animals, each with an eco-education mission.
#Serna is the third public art work in the Inflatable Candies series - minimalistic animals, each with an eco-education mission.
At the end of 2019, Misha came up with idea of LIBERTILE (from the English: Tile and Libertee - the artist's pseudonym) Collectible bricks, the purpose of which was to attract a new audience to the world of contemporary art and collecting.
Conceptually, LIBERTILE is a cultural code of humanity reassembled by bricks. Dozens of different designs combine different areas of a culture. Parodies on a famous brands, references to your favorite characters from cartoons and movies, classic masterpieces of art and much more all simplified to the shape of a brick. The variety of Libertile designs is so huge that there is hardly find a viewer who does not find a brick to their liking.
Each brick is hand made by the author, but at the same time, the simple form and seriality of products will allow maintaining a relatively affordable cost and, accordingly, a low threshold for entry into collecting for a new audience, including teenagers.
Conceptually, LIBERTILE is a cultural code of humanity reassembled by bricks. Dozens of different designs combine different areas of a culture. Parodies on a famous brands, references to your favorite characters from cartoons and movies, classic masterpieces of art and much more all simplified to the shape of a brick. The variety of Libertile designs is so huge that there is hardly find a viewer who does not find a brick to their liking.
Each brick is hand made by the author, but at the same time, the simple form and seriality of products will allow maintaining a relatively affordable cost and, accordingly, a low threshold for entry into collecting for a new audience, including teenagers.
In April 2020, at the begining of the pandemic, Misha, together with the Darkart Gallery held the first ever author's exhibition in Minecraft, and presented the LIBERTILE project.
"The exhibition in Minecraft seemed to me a very successful and logical solution during quarantine time. I thought - where to hold an exhibition of bricks if not in Minecraft, where everything consists of voxel "bricks", says the author.
The showroom was built in the shape of a brick and the interior decoration was inspired by the interiors of Drake's mansion from the Toosie slide video, which the Canadian rapper also filmed during quarantine.
In addition, famous Russian stand-up comedians performed at the opening of the exhibition in video game. And on the second day of the opening there was a performance from the student theater 6/33 and the modern composer Kirill Richter gave the first live piano concert in history, in a video game.
In just the first weekend, more than a thousand players visited the exhibition in the game and another 500 thousand viewers watched the broadcast on Twitch and VK.
After the removal of quarantine restrictions, Misha recreated all the works in physical form and showed them at his personal exhibition at the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow.
"The exhibition in Minecraft seemed to me a very successful and logical solution during quarantine time. I thought - where to hold an exhibition of bricks if not in Minecraft, where everything consists of voxel "bricks", says the author.
The showroom was built in the shape of a brick and the interior decoration was inspired by the interiors of Drake's mansion from the Toosie slide video, which the Canadian rapper also filmed during quarantine.
In addition, famous Russian stand-up comedians performed at the opening of the exhibition in video game. And on the second day of the opening there was a performance from the student theater 6/33 and the modern composer Kirill Richter gave the first live piano concert in history, in a video game.
In just the first weekend, more than a thousand players visited the exhibition in the game and another 500 thousand viewers watched the broadcast on Twitch and VK.
After the removal of quarantine restrictions, Misha recreated all the works in physical form and showed them at his personal exhibition at the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow.
MVP (Most Valuable Person) - A collection of Stained Glasses in which traditional characters replaced by the people who influenced the modern civilisations in the different areas of culture, science and sports.
In the period from 2020 to mid-2021, Misha managed to collaborate with brands such as adidas, ecco, puma, FC Spartak, Comedy Club, incl. In October 2020, Mikhail Tsaturyan's personal exhibition "The Birth of a Legend" was held at the Museum of Russian Impressionism, dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the Borjomi brand. In March 2021, at LIKELIKEFEST in Moscow, Misha created a photo zone with augmented reality "Content Jungle" for one of the largest mobile operators - Megafon.
In April 2021, at an event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the JBL , Misha presented for the first time some of the works from his stained glass collection (MVP) featured key figures in the history of music over the past 75 years.
In May 2021, Michael tries his hand at NFT, and the artist's collaboration with Gazprombank. As part of this collaboration, Misha created a brick of shredded bank cards, as well as a virtual copy of this work in NFT, as a symbol of the bank's transition from plastic cards to digital payment systems. Both works were presented at the Startup village in Skolkovo.
In 2021, Misha was selected to participate in Costasera Contemporary Art by Masi. A project in which the legendary Italian winery selects an internationally famous contemporary artist from the country associated with the Masi winery. As part of this project, Mchael created a work, the motives of which formed the label design for the 2003 Amarone limited edition.
In April 2021, at an event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the JBL , Misha presented for the first time some of the works from his stained glass collection (MVP) featured key figures in the history of music over the past 75 years.
In May 2021, Michael tries his hand at NFT, and the artist's collaboration with Gazprombank. As part of this collaboration, Misha created a brick of shredded bank cards, as well as a virtual copy of this work in NFT, as a symbol of the bank's transition from plastic cards to digital payment systems. Both works were presented at the Startup village in Skolkovo.
In 2021, Misha was selected to participate in Costasera Contemporary Art by Masi. A project in which the legendary Italian winery selects an internationally famous contemporary artist from the country associated with the Masi winery. As part of this project, Mchael created a work, the motives of which formed the label design for the 2003 Amarone limited edition.
Misha regularly participates in exhibitions and art shows of digital art such as CADAF, Disartive, Blockchain Life, and many others.
His works are available for purchase on Rarible, Foundation and OpenSea
His works are available for purchase on Rarible, Foundation and OpenSea
Collaborated with the foundations "Spartak - for children" and "Kirilenko - for children"
Misha created his own virtual twin - Misha Cybertee who, with the help of artificial intelligence and neural networks, will soon become an independent digital artist, ready for the era of the metaverse.
The avatar has already participated in the online forum - Reforum Winning the Hearts in July 2021 and in December 2021 represented its creator at the opening of the Relictum Lab marketplace.
The avatar has already participated in the online forum - Reforum Winning the Hearts in July 2021 and in December 2021 represented its creator at the opening of the Relictum Lab marketplace.
Michael Tsaturyan (Misha Libertee)
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