A bronze sculptor working in Chișinău, known for small-form figurative bronzes with the flowing, elongated lines of art nouveau — and for the urban sculptures that have become fixtures of the cities where they stand.
Veaceslav Jiglitski was born on 6 February 1970 in the village of Slobozia, Moldova. The decision to devote his life to sculpture didn't arrive all at once — he began in painting, though sculpture kept pulling at him, and he started showing work at exhibitions for emerging sculptors early on.
He trained at the A. Șciusev School of Fine Arts, the A. Plămădeală College of Fine Arts, and the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, where his recognition as a sculptor took hold — built on the authenticity and lifelike quality that still define his work today.
Over 200 bronze works have reached collections around the world. They have been given as gifts to the presidents of 18 countries, including Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Alexander Lukashenko, Nicolas Sarkozy and Recep Erdoğan, and to the Prince of the United Arab Emirates.
His sculptures also sit in the private collections of prominent figures in politics and culture — among them Eugen Doga, Ion Druță, Gennady Khazanov, Kira Muratova, Yuri Galtsev, Roman Viktyuk and Oleg Basilashvili.
Jiglitski also creates for state buildings, city universities, public institutions and significant sites across Moldova, alongside private commissions — bronze stair railings and busts of world-renowned physicians among them. He has long collaborated with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova, the Moldexpo International Exhibition Center and the National Olympic Committee, and designed the symbols and trophies for the BITEI festival at the Eugène Ionesco National Theatre, along with commemorative pieces for DAAC Hermes.
Urban sculpture must attract the eye, represent the city, and become its symbol. Many characters of the bronze sculptures in the city are inspired by real people.— Veaceslav Jiglitski
City figures, park pieces and public busts — including works installed in the Old Town of Chișinău and at Chișinău Airport.
Every piece is signed and, wherever the subject allows it, drawn from a real person or animal rather than an invented likeness.
"Bronze is a very plastic material. It gives a lot of space to the imagination, it allows finer details than stone, and the final result becomes more interesting. Also, bronze is long-lasting," Jiglitski says.
His work — small bronze sculptures depicting male and female form in decorative shape, close to art nouveau ideas — is defined by flowing, elongated lines with detailed elaboration and carefully polished surfaces. Fruit and fauna compositions, transformed through his own artistic imagination, keep faith with the natural forms they're drawn from while emphasizing the enduring beauty of the world around them.
Honorary citizen of Chișinău
Thomas Bach Award, for the development of art in sport
Adam Mickiewicz Award
Each piece is hand-cast in bronze and patinated by the artist in his Chișinău studio — made to order, signed, and shipped worldwide with a certificate of authenticity.
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