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Taras Yoom

Тарас Желтышев (Taras Yoom) — международный мультидисциплинарный художник, обладатель премий International Design Awards, A’ Design Award и Good Design Awards, создатель арт-вселенной Yoomoota. Медик по образованию, он рассматривает искусство как инструмент изучения взаимодействия человека и мира и определяет свой стиль как биоморфный сюрреализм.

Работы выставлялись в Третьяковской галерее, музее парка «Зарядье», Сколково и на ПМЭФ, на ярмарках PAD, Art Miami, Cosmoscow, Art Busan и Zurich Art Weekend. Предметы входят в коллекции Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design и Red Dot Design Museum Xiamen.

“I felt like an art and my passion for design began to conquer my soul, constantly allowing me to experiment and invent something new. From the very beginning, I knew that it would be the continuous experiment with the visual functionality of everyday objects that can change a person's attitude to familiar things.”— Taras Yoom

Artist's timeline

2026PAD Fair Paris — Displayed his works at the PAD Fair in Paris

2025New galleries — Currently working on opening Yoomoota galleries in Asia and the Middle East. New worldwide collaborations and exhibitions are coming soon.

2025Art Miami — Displayed his works at the Art Miami

2025PAD Fair London — Displayed his works at the PAD Fair in London

2025Zurich Art Weekend — Displayed his works during Zurich Art Weekend

2025Art Busan — Displayed his works at the Art Busan

2025PAD Fair Paris — Displayed his works at the PAD Fair in Paris

2024Maison&Objet Design Factory — Displayed his works at the Maison&Objet Design Factory 2024 in Hong Kong

2024ADC Award Winner — Became the Golden Architecture & Design Collection Award Winner for Residential House Design

2024Define Seoul — Displayed his works at the Art and Design Fair Define Seoul

2024PAD Fair London — Displayed his works at the PAD Fair in London

2024Maison&Objet Paris — Displayed his works at the Interior Design Fair Maison&Objet in Paris

2024Red Dot Museum — The chess Another Kingdom: Light Stage has become part of the permanent collection of the Red Dot Museum in Xiamen

2024Prize Design Award — Became the Prize Designs Award winner for Modern Furniture + Lighting

2024Collectible Fair — Displayed his works at the Collectible Fair in Brussels

2023Good Design Award — Became the Good Design Award Winner for Furniture

2023Solo exhibition in Bangkok — Solo exhibition of works by Taras, held in the Thailand's largest shopping mall

2019Heritage, Mirra and Galerie Philia, Mrs.Ruby — Started a cooperation with a prominent factory of furniture and interior decor elements “Mrs.Ruby” and such galleries of collectible design as Heritage, Mirra and Galerie Philia

2019Collectible Fair Brussels — Displayed his works at the Collectible Fair in Brussels in the Young Designer category

2018SaloneSatellite — Presented his works at SaloneSatellite fair

2018Milan design week — Presented his works at ISaloni in Milan

2016Bronze A' Design Award — Attained the another celebrated Bronze A' Design Award for Lighting Products

2015Golden A' Design Award Winner — Became the Golden A' Design Award Winner for Lighting Products

2014Beijing Design Week — Showed projects of light fittings at Beijing Design Week

2014A'Design Award — Took the award for Ideas A'Design Award

2013Moleskine Art Conception — Taras won the Moleskine Art Competition, where he presented his illustrations for the first time

2010Medical University — He entered the pediatric faculty of Medical University having two passions — biophysics and cartoon animation

1991Birth of Taras and opening of portal to Yoomoota — Taras Yoom was born into а family of doctors and architects that couldn't but influence the choice of a future profession