Dimensions: 28 W x 64 H x 28 D cm
Weight: 9,8 kg
Material: Bronze, patina, metal
Edition: 3/4 + 1 AP, signed on base
Condition: Excellent, certificate
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“Warrior‑Guardian” is an image of mature strength gathered inward. He stands on the threshold, as at the entrance to a home or a temple, where space divides into “inside” and “outside.” The sword is lowered and turned into a calm vertical of attention: not a threat, but a vow to be present. The shield is held close to the body as a clear boundary — the right to say “this may enter, this may not.” There is no noise or urge to attack in this pose; it is like a breath held for the sake of clarity.
The surface speaks of time: rough, with a soft patina, like skin that has endured winter. The traces of hands and tools are not hidden — they read as scars of experience that need no apology. Because of them, the figure resonates more deeply: protection here is not about fear, but about assumed responsibility — about fidelity to what has been entrusted to keep, be it a home, a memory, a name, a child’s sleep. This is not armor that separates, but a shell that holds warmth.
The sculpture gathers the space around it, as if aligning the room to its own axis. Light, sliding over the ribbed planes, makes it now austere, now almost soft; the shadow cast by the shield damps excess motion, creating a quiet pocket of silence. Beside it, one wants to speak more softly and think more clearly. This is how its energy shows itself: not to suppress, but to soothe; not to close the world off, but to remind of the threshold we choose every day.
On a deeper level, the Warrior‑Guardian is an image of a tamed shadow. Aggression is turned into vigilance, fear into steadiness, the wish to control into care. He does not prove his strength; he holds it. His presence is like a silent vow: “I am here. I guard.” And if change in life is inevitable, this figure speaks of a way to pass through it with dignity — without haste, with open eyes, with the readiness to stand at the boundary when what matters needs protection.
Sergey Oganov was born in 1974 in the family of the famous Belarusian sculptor Lev Oganov.
In 1994, Sergey Oganov graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Minsk Art School named after A. K. Glebova, and then entered the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in the specialty sculpture. His teachers were the iconic Belarusian sculptors - Finnish Alexander Mikhailovich, Slobodchikov Vladimir Ivanovich.
After the successful graduation of the Academy, Sergey Oganov until 2005 trained in creative workshops of paintings, graphics and sculptures under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus under the leadership of M. A. Savitsky and L. M. Gumilevsky.
Since 2005, Sergei Oganov has been a member of the Belarusian Union of Artists. In 2019, he was elected Chairman of the Sculpture Section of the Union.
Oganov’s easel sculptures are held in the permanent collections of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Zair Azgur Museum-Studio, as well as private collections across the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, and Asia.
Exhibitions.
Since 2000, Sergey Oganov took part in more than 40 exhibitions and biennials in Belarus and abroad, 4 of them are personal.
Awards.
2014 Diploma of the Minister of Culture for participation in the exhibition of modern art "From square to object".
2015 Letter of thanks of the Minister of Culture.
2018 The title of “Person of the Year in the Field of Culture”.
2018 Diploma of the Grodno Diocese for the creation of a monument to David Gorodensky.
International competitions.
2019 China: Laureate of the International Sculpture Competition "New Image of the Era".
Of the 1800 participants from around the world, the TOP-18 finalists was chosen.
2020 Turkey: Winner of the international competition for the installation of a memorial dedicated to the victims of the migration of the peoples of Turkey and Greece in 1923.
2020 China: Finalist of the 8th “Liu Kaiqu Award” International Sculpture Exhibition