The Bakhtovs’ House

Arts Association

Bakhtovs’ House House is a creative laboratory of Volodymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov, artists with unique life-style and creativity, open for cooperation with creative individuals and cultural institutions. Check out our large-scale experimental projects: land-art, terra-theatre, heliograffiti (drawing with light), as well as classical works of graphics, painting, watercolor, art photo, engraving, etc.

THE BAKHTOVS’ HOUSE

“The Bakhtovs’ House” is a family of two Ukrainian artists Tetiana Bakhtova and Volodymyr Bakhtov who unite their efforts in creative collaboration. They live and work in Mykolaiv and in their art residence The Bakhtovs’ House in the village of Parutino situated near the ruins of ancient Greek city-state of Olbia in the Black Sea region of the Southern Ukraine.

Biography

Tetiana Bakhtova (born December 23, 1952) is an artist with 40+ years of experience in visual arts specializing in classical techniques such as etching, levkas, and watercolour, as well as land-art. Since 1988 she has been a member of the USSR Artists’ Union/ (since 1991) National Union of Artists of Ukraine and is an active, exhibiting artist with an impressive portfolio of work. Widely exhibiting nationally and abroad since 1978, Bakhtova has been a constant participant of “Triennial Graphics”, Cracow (Poland) since 1994 and is a member of the International Print Triennial Society in Krakow. Her works are in the collections of Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and Russia and Lugansk Art Museum (Ukraine) as well as in many other museum and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Volodymyr Bakhtov (born January 17, 1954) is an artist with 40+ years of experience in visual arts specializing both in classical techniques such as etching and tempera painting and in digital media such as photography and video. He is also one of the leading Ukrainian land-art artists. Since 1982 he has been a member of the USSR Artists’ Union/ (since 1991) National Union of Artists of Ukraine and is an active, exhibiting artist with an impressive portfolio of work. Winner of Paris Salon of Arts “Grand Palais”, 1984, Silver Medal in Graphics category. Widely exhibiting nationally and abroad since 1976, Bakhtov has been a constant participant of “Triennial Graphics”, Cracow (Poland) since 1994 and is a member of the International Print Triennial Society Cracow. His works are in the collections of the Tretyakov Gallery, National Art Museum of Ukraine and The Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) as well as in many other museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

The House grew slowly, year by year, like a mighty organism. “Archaeological garbage,” shards of ancient

With the construction of the House, the construction of an autonomous artistic universe

began. Its laws apply not only to the creative process but also to the very lifestyle of the artists

themselves, transforming it into a continuous performance of “metacolonisation,” in which all

guests and visitors of the Bakhtovs’ House become unwittingly involved8. Bakhtov seems to be

constructing an artistic model of the world to test the hypothesis of the possibility of being an

“ancient Greek” in the conditions of modern civilisation with all its attributes. But he is not

delusional. There is no escape from time, as over 1,600 years have passed since Olbia was

abandoned by its last inhabitants. The city was destroyed by men and time and has disappeared,

with not even any decent ruins left to impress the idle observer. For Bakhtov, however, the little

that remains of the ancient city is enough to create his artistic reality. The rest can be reconstructed.

This nostalgic project lasted until 24 February 2022. The war found the Bakhtovs in their House on the right bank of the Southern Bug River which the enemy never managed to cross.

NEWS

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

For years, projects and traditional works by the Bakhtovs’ House have been a success at numerous personal and collective exhibitions in leading exhibition halls of Ukraine/USSR and worldwide, published in leading art magazines and catalogs, and are on display at Bakhtovs House Studio and Museum every summer season.

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTecKM87Lg&ab_channel=Ukra%D1%97ner

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

More than twenty-five years ago, a family of artists, Volodymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov, moved from Mykolayiv to the village of Parutyne, near Olbia — a national historic archaeological preserve of the ancient Greek settlement. In their own backyard, they decided to recreate the lifestyle of the Mediterranean people.

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The smaller model of the Bakhtovs’ world rests on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary in southern Ukraine. In the south, it is the sandy Kinburn Spit cutting through the estuary and the Black Sea, and in the north – the archaeological site of Olbia, the northernmost point of the ancient Oikumene..

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

NEWS

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

For years, projects and traditional works by the Bakhtovs’ House have been a success at numerous personal and collective exhibitions in leading exhibition halls of Ukraine/USSR and worldwide, published in leading art magazines and catalogs, and are on display at Bakhtovs House Studio and Museum every summer season.

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTecKM87Lg&ab_channel=Ukra%D1%97ner

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

More than twenty-five years ago, a family of artists, Volodymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov, moved from Mykolayiv to the village of Parutyne, near Olbia — a national historic archaeological preserve of the ancient Greek settlement. In their own backyard, they decided to recreate the lifestyle of the Mediterranean people.

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The smaller model of the Bakhtovs’ world rests on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary in southern Ukraine. In the south, it is the sandy Kinburn Spit cutting through the estuary and the Black Sea, and in the north – the archaeological site of Olbia, the northernmost point of the ancient Oikumene..

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

NEWS

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

For years, projects and traditional works by the Bakhtovs’ House have been a success at numerous personal and collective exhibitions in leading exhibition halls of Ukraine/USSR and worldwide, published in leading art magazines and catalogs, and are on display at Bakhtovs House Studio and Museum every summer season.

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTecKM87Lg&ab_channel=Ukra%D1%97ner

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

More than twenty-five years ago, a family of artists, Volodymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov, moved from Mykolayiv to the village of Parutyne, near Olbia — a national historic archaeological preserve of the ancient Greek settlement. In their own backyard, they decided to recreate the lifestyle of the Mediterranean people.

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The smaller model of the Bakhtovs’ world rests on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary in southern Ukraine. In the south, it is the sandy Kinburn Spit cutting through the estuary and the Black Sea, and in the north – the archaeological site of Olbia, the northernmost point of the ancient Oikumene..

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

NEWS

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

For years, projects and traditional works by the Bakhtovs’ House have been a success at numerous personal and collective exhibitions in leading exhibition halls of Ukraine/USSR and worldwide, published in leading art magazines and catalogs, and are on display at Bakhtovs House Studio and Museum every summer season.

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTecKM87Lg&ab_channel=Ukra%D1%97ner

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

More than twenty-five years ago, a family of artists, Volodymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov, moved from Mykolayiv to the village of Parutyne, near Olbia — a national historic archaeological preserve of the ancient Greek settlement. In their own backyard, they decided to recreate the lifestyle of the Mediterranean people.

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The smaller model of the Bakhtovs’ world rests on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary in southern Ukraine. In the south, it is the sandy Kinburn Spit cutting through the estuary and the Black Sea, and in the north – the archaeological site of Olbia, the northernmost point of the ancient Oikumene..

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

NEWS

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

For years, projects and traditional works by the Bakhtovs’ House have been a success at numerous personal and collective exhibitions in leading exhibition halls of Ukraine/USSR and worldwide, published in leading art magazines and catalogs, and are on display at Bakhtovs House Studio and Museum every summer season.

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdTecKM87Lg&ab_channel=Ukra%D1%97ner

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

More than twenty-five years ago, a family of artists, Volodymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov, moved from Mykolayiv to the village of Parutyne, near Olbia — a national historic archaeological preserve of the ancient Greek settlement. In their own backyard, they decided to recreate the lifestyle of the Mediterranean people.

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The smaller model of the Bakhtovs’ world rests on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary in southern Ukraine. In the south, it is the sandy Kinburn Spit cutting through the estuary and the Black Sea, and in the north – the archaeological site of Olbia, the northernmost point of the ancient Oikumene..

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

The Bakhtovs’ House

Arts Association

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

The Bakhtov Couple

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

Artist’s Lifelong Journey

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Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

The Bakhtov Couple

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

Artist’s Lifelong Journey

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

The Bakhtov Couple

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

Artist’s Lifelong Journey

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

The Bakhtov Couple

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

Artist’s Lifelong Journey

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces

PEOPLE. HEROES. GODS is our conceptual project, which we promote step by step in Europe. One of such steps is our participation in the photo exhibition “IDENTIFICATION. Aspects of photography of modern Ukraine” in Strassbourg, France.

Exhibition project by Vоlоdymyr and Tetiana Bakhtov

During the summer season, the Bakhtovs’ House turns into a center of contemporary art, gathering like-minded people to implement together interactive art projects, mostly related to ancient culture and the history of the Northern Black Sea region.

We welcome partners and creative participants in the implementation of new projects and artistic performances in the historical space of Olbia as well as various other locations.

The works of Vladimir and Tetiana feature pronounced individual characters, but quite a lot of works within the framework of their projects are created together.

The Bakhtovs’ House has founded a Graphics Cabinet, which involves the publication of limited-edition engravings in the course of the author’s performance, as well as holding master classes in various printing techniques.

The Bakhtovs’ House art gallery regularly hosts art exhibitions and sales of paintings, graphics, sculpture, photography, etchings, gravures, arts and crafts to decorate your home or office, become a unique gift or take a worthy place in a connoisseur’s collection

The Bakhtov Couple

Preserving the Spirit of Olbia — an ancient archaeological site in Ukraine

Thanks to the Bakhtov family’s efforts their street was officially renamed Herodotus Street.

They continue to draw attention to Olbia with their activities and amazing performances.

Artist’s Lifelong Journey

.

Artists are capable of creating their own worlds. In travels or in forced migrations, they seek confirmation of the authenticity and truthfulness of their creations.

The bigger model is associated with the journey on a replica of the ancient Greek diera, “Ivlia” along the shores of the Black and the Mediterranean seas, the journey which brought about the awareness of the unity of the Mediterranean and Pontic spaces