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contemporary artists in la Biennale di Venezia issue THE HONOLULU HOUSE (MARSHALL, MICHIGAN) SCALED COPY, 2019 ITALIAN PASTA 60 X 40 X 40 CM. Artist, photographer, traveler, pasta sculptor and the author of the book
CHEVY PICK-UP 1940 HALF TON, 2018 PASTA 20 X 10 X 10 CM.
about the scaled models out of pasta from Krasnokamsk, West Ural,
Russia. What people says. “These Pasta Sculptures Take Semolina to
PETER THE GREAT SCULPTURE, 2017 PASTA 20 X 12 X20 CM.
New Heights” (Sara Bir “Pastemagazine” 2016). “Russian artist Serghei
Pakhomoff takes creating arts and crafts to another level.” (Ariel
Whitely “Detroit Metro Times” 2019). “We assumed this kind of pasta
DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO PANZA, 2018 PASTA 25 X 25 X 15 CM.
isn’t meant to be eaten.” (Joshua Johnston “ALDI Reviewer” 2019).

SERGHEI PAKHOMOFF
Lives and works in Krasnokamsk Perm, Russia
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“Ten years ago, I worked with an advertising campaign of a local elbow macaroni, ziti, bucattini, ruotte, linguini, etc. If some detail
pasta factory in my hometown,”Pakhomoff told Paste in an from daily life reminds me of some pasta shape…I go to my table
email. “The factory was closed, and my idea to make something and create new model or sculpture.” Does Pakhomof, who had
original from pasta grew [out of] that.” A single sculpture can a book of his sculptures come out in Russia, like to eat or cook
take Pakhomoff up to 30 hours to create. “Usually I use different pasta? “Why not,” he says. “I really love pasta with cheese and
kinds of pasta on the supermarket’s shelves - penne, spaghetti, mushrooms.” (By Sara Bir)

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