Don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction; as you dream amid nature, extrapolate art from it and concentrate on what you will create as a result. Paul Gauguin
"Virtual borders of social isolation", art project on which the participants worked, transfer physical experience into a virtual dimension. The project takes the form of a video documentation of virtual experience and observation, which were conducted in text, audio and video formats. The key question that formed the basis of the study is how self-isolation has affected individual and society relations, during the Covid year. The pandemic period gave us many "new opportunities" to experience life through the monitors of our gadgets. Prolonged avoiding of intimacy and contacts with others has left a noticeable imprint on communication.
"Virtual borders of social isolation" is designed to create communication with the viewer through a physical stimulus, thereby provoking a deep penetration into the emotional state. Although we are convinced that we can easily put ourselves in another person's shoes, is it really that easy to do?
The installation "White souls" was created especially for the project Artefact: Chernobyl 33 within the media artists residency Carbon (Kyiv, Ukraine) in 2019. The work underwent several stages of transformation, from the site-specific installation in the space of the 13th Carbon Pavilion, Kyiv River Station building, Air Gogolfest bunker in Vinnytsia and to a virtual 3D object presented at the MADATAC International Media Art Festival in Madrid (Spain) in 2020.
The installation "White souls" tells the story of those who first entered the nuclear flame that engulfed the 4th reactor of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in 1986.
Project "Qr-truth"
Manipulation is play with emotions, when logical thinking is reduced, and we become vulnerable.
When manipulator use somebody’s weakness, he breaks stability at the same time, calmness, clear thoughts and analytic abilities fade into the background, or even disappear.
Goal of manipulation is to reach the target, while playing with emotions find weakness. Come to know real manipulator through emotions it’s not an easy task. Such person won’t be aggressive, angry or insolent, in fact he’s alway polite, open, smile and communicative. Manipulator hide own emotions under the mask, and formally its quit pleasant person.
As for the own emotions, manipulators have problems. If you press on weaknesses of normal person, you will see emotional reaction immediately: anger, fear, hurt. Partially or even totally professional manipulator block own emotions, and use them in more suitable moment. It’s normal life and usual behavior of manipulator . Question is, can wee call such person happy or not? Eventually professional manipulator doomed to totally aloneness.
Everyone could be manipulator, no matter of age, sex, education or social status.
Installation "White souls" was created within the project Artefact: Chernobyl 33, during the media art residency Carbon Residency( Kyiv, Ukraine).
Human means inspiration, life- is energy. White, pure souls of those, who disappeared forever.
Every human leaves own sign of existence, pure energy is able to enter space-time with eternity language. Transparent white souls is lighted by inner live energy, it is membrane of body memories. They are silent, but at the same time speaks loudly. Memory of ages...
Period of post truth and manipulation brought changes in the process of individuality formation, I creation. Everyone has inner and outer membrane, that are forming depending on environment. Transparent but powerful, this membrane perceive and reflect information flow, passing it through the inner light energy...
Video art projection "Semana Santa"
Media: painting, video projection.
500x500 cm.
conjointly with Pavlo Baltaziuk
While in AADK Spain residency we were wholly impressed by the Spanish traditions surrounding the Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebration, with a history of over 500 years.
In the costumes, music and emotions of this tradition I felt something of Spanish soul, that goes through ages.
For visualization of what I saw and felt during that period, I decided to combine portraits with media and video art projection. In this way everyone become able to see with my eyes and feel with my heart.
The project is implemented under the Culture Bridges Programme. Culture Bridges is funded by the EU and managed by the British Council in partnership with the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network in Ukraine.
"Insight", 2019. Place of realization: Art gallery "Lavra", Kyiv, Ukraine
As idea "Insight" involve traditional form of art for creating not a traditional one, direct vision of supernatural reality, connection of art and science.
Fundamental emotions receive essence meaning, abstraction from usual vision is enriched with new value, with technologies is creating not artwork, but way of thinking about the artwork.
Project consists of:
- artworks with unique combination of light and oil paint on canvas;
- light installations;
- 3d video art.
Installation "Inner light" consist of two parts – external and inner energy visualization. Individual is thread connected to light element that symbolize inner light.
Philosophy of human nature is heart of the project. I investigate question of emotions, society influence and human being. Human exist in the world that is full of symbols, everything around have symbolic meaning. Individual is connected to light element, like cords of feelings are connected to inner light.
Inner light as symbol of struggle, one second reality, inconstancy entity.
The most important idea of installation presentation is – audience participation. I hope that my own experience will help others to realize own power and overcome fears. During the 2018-2019 fear become my usual guest, I felt anxiety when thinking about future, family, my art etc. I came to the point, when this feeling immersed me totally, and then I decided to visualize my inner power...
"I-Light" це внутрішнє світло, енергія духу і плоті. Сьогодні кожен намагається приховати справжні емоції глибоко всередині, які з‘являються тільки у момент коли внутрішнє світло виходить назовні.
Середовище, інформація, суспільство, все це впливає на розум і душу, формуючи індивідуальність. Питання у тому, як залишатись сильним, віднайти "точку спокою", відчути внутрішню силу в сучасному суспільстві.
Відповідь на питання: хто ти, яка твоя серцевина, чому саме так задумано природою.
Індивід має власні генетичні особливості, що відрізняють його від інших - особливості з яких складається його унікальна індивідуальність (від кольору очей та волосся, до форми носа і відбитків пальців). Ці особливості вроджені, а в деяких випадках - набуті, і характеризують певні риси усіх людей, але це особливе загальне і створює індивідуальність індивідуума вцілому.
Особа, як одна одиниця суспільства володіє рисами цього самого суспільства. Але це не просто один, а один з…
Issue: Man, becoming part of nature, simultaneously changes the environment in which he exists. "I-Nature" visualizes the process of absorption and immersion in space, the feeling of absolute merging with nature: earth, water, air. Such a merger becomes a manifesto of the state of the soul, the weightlessness of thoughts, when the connection with the original sources of existence is broadcast...
"Self individuality research project" at Kyiv Photo Week
Conception: "Self individuality research project" investigate question of individuality in contemporary world. Series of inner psychological self portraits were created during the work under the "Individual vs Society" project at @akt.project .
"Self individuality research project" is subconscious mind, experience information, where every fragment is little life, moment of "self" feeling.
Technique: photo collage.
Each day is special and unique, emotional feelings can’t be repeated, live through the same psychological state twice is impossible, therefore portraits is important part of Individuality research. Every day we usually meet a lot of...
"Individual vs Society" is Individuality project research, consist of artworks, that I created in Ukraine ("Human research project"), Croatia (Erasmus program) and
Norway (KHMessen International Artist Residency).
My project consist of psychological inner portraits of people, that I have met during last year, that are all my self portraits at the same time.
"Individual vs Society" is subconscious mind, experience information, where every fragment is little life, moment of “self” feeling.
Technique: oil, mixed media and collage. Each day is special and unique, emotional feelings can’t
be repeated, live through the same psychological state twice is impossible, therefore portraits is important part of Individuality research...
Reality of immersion into own fantastic world, realizing illusion, forming and cognition of existence moment, true feelings inside illusory world.
Shape create emotions, life in continuous motion, visual beat, color taste fantasies. Every artwork is little life, moment of color feeling, acuity, that affect and wake all senses, dipping into the colorful intuition rhythm.
Combination with spatial feelings of symbolic effect in organic mess of color and form.
Intuition as self meditation, color as spiritual symbol, inner talk.
Individual perceive world instinctively, due to reality of intuitive feelings cognize sense, true actuality, that opens in moment of immersion in artwork.
"Silence of light", Installation, 2,5x10m, 2017-2018( December -January)
Place of realization: KHMessen International Artist Residency
"Silence of light" shows essence of human being as unique and perfect spirit connected to nature.
Analyzing of time motion through combination of material and light, and feelings with light. All parts interact each other by changing own material being, and it's continuous live process, an integral part of which is human.
"Ålviktv", Installation, 150x100 cm, 2017-2018( December -January)
Place of realization: KHMessen International Artist Residency
#Ålviktv - project that was born in Ålvik, Norway and actually exist in social media.
Little sleepy coastal village for one month become place of extraordinary interest.
....what you are is what you see...
"Finland - I see you"
Place of realization- KulttuuriKauppila International Artist Residency in Ii, Finland ( October 2017)
One month residency project with final exhibition of series impressionistic artworks that was combined with one impression.
Poetic landscapes represent soul and spirit of Finland through colors and materials. Environment and mood merge together creating changeable and harmonious manifestations of nature.