Printmaking

I live in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Profession Artist. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Material specialization: Acrylic painting
Repertoire: Objects, people, hyperrealism, photorealism, realism, semi-abstraction. Historical oil painting techniques embodied in acrylic.
Plots: Still life, nature, environment, people.
A little more about me.
I spend over 11 hours a day at my easel.
I can see at a glance whether the plot or composition will look on the canvas.
I know what global trends are, what prestigious galleries at Art Basel offer and what is trending for modern interiors.
And this is not fortune-telling. This is knowledge and experience!
Once I realized that making money on "Popular Subjects" is certainly good, but it is much more pleasant for me to give people not just beauty, but also originality, meanings, style, delight!
To create one picture, I take more than a hundred photographs in order to choose the best one.
But these efforts are more than justified by the Wow effect from the contemplation of the picture.
My first education and long practice was a fashion designer. Fashion and style is built-in. There are no exes in this case!
I myself earn and value money! And not only their own, but also their collectors. I confidently call myself a PROS in painting and constantly keep my knowledge in good shape and develop, develop, develop.
Artist's statement.
I share my surprise at nature in painting, based in large part on her experience in fashion and design. In every work I try to comprehend the world, to portray the subject more realistically than it really is. And I do not just draw a beautiful picture, but in my works I reflect. Inspired by pop culture, politics, icons and modern trends, the idea behind my work remains the same - to create simple and understandable messages delivered in a clean and visually satisfying manner. In my acrylics, I compete with the camera, trying to prove to myself that humans can compete with technology. I love hyperrealism because it's a very complex style and people like it.
I paint hyperrealism with acrylics because it's even harder than oils. Every time I start a new job, I think that it is impossible to do it. And every time at the end of the work I get pleasure - WOW I did it! ..

My works are shadows, imprints of experiences and thoughts, sometimes fantasies, related to man and nature and the environment in which I live. In general, it is difficult to verbally defend one's works. It's easier to draw because I realize that there is always a danger of incompatibility of practical cases with theoretical positions and statements. I want my rehearsal contributed to their harmony.

To create is to improve and supplement what is around you. That's why nowadays I often use corrugated cardboard for packaging. For which I am sometimes accused: "Can't you trim, trim, decorate?" Is this really the main thing? We have already developed a habit - to clean, decorate, wrap in the summer - and it should be good. But the main thing is the content, what is inside. To take something used and make a work out of it is what I am interested in now.

Beauty, in my opinion, in a simple image-symbol, clear, easy to read, because in the complex it is difficult to read and evaluate. You can talk about many things using the same element, and there are many.

Mariia Drozdova works in such techniques as painting, graphics, collage (analog, digital), photography, performance, computer graphics, icon painting, installation . The artist paints her whole life (for she remembers herself).

After receiving an academic education, Mariia works both in the classical areas of art and creates projects in the field of modern art, and believes that versatility, creative experimentation and love for her creativity are important for the artist.

The artist tries not to limit the work with any specific techniques or trends, if possible she tries something new, but at the same time she prefers symbolic art. In her paintings Mariia Drozdova unites the emotional and analytical approach.

The meaningful foundations of Ildan Iakhin's artworks are rather associative, metaphorical allusions to the author's life and professional experience. For an artist, the basic core of creativity is such a concept as GAME. The game with conceptual meanings that have a clear verbal interpretation, as well as a game with something that often does not have a direct translation into the verbal language, what actually consists of fine art, that is, the physical, material embodiment of the artist's idea (material, tools, paints, shape, composition, line, stain, texture, color, etc.).

Taras Kobliuk embodies the experience, reacts to what excites him. The artist tried to do something far-fetched, but it turned out to be too artificial. Better when everything is natural, then the author looks at his artwork and understands why he created it.

Taras Kobliuk loves color. The artwork without color seems unfinished to the artist. He adds it to every artwork. Taras usually uses two or three shades. Their ratio should be perfect and the colors interesting, then this dissonance is sure to attract attention. Perhaps the artist thinks so under the impression of Friedensreich Gundertwasser or Egon Schiele.

The artist uses various images and symbols in her artworks. The formal solution is complemented by minimalist details. Classic printmaking techniques are combined with new graphic techniques. The artworks do not have specific names or descriptions, which allows the viewer to independently form her own feelings about what she saw

I work with graphic techniques that help show the rhythmicity and repetition of modern architecture. The etching also reveals the theme of botany, the cyclical nature of the world. I transform things into new codes or symbols that become the new modern alphabet. I also experiment with printed techniques and zero-waste art.

Life during the war
On February 24, I decided to stay in Kyiv, at home, to help ьн relatives and neighbors.
Only about two weeks after the start of the war I was able to think about art and work.
During this time, my relatives from Kyiv went abroad, and my niece and her friend were safely evacuated from Bucha via the Irpin Bridge.
I decided to sell my artworks and send 70% to the volunteers and official foundations. Thank you everyone, who help!

I mostly work in the linocut technique. In my works I try to convey the beauty of nature and feelings.

Nina Savenko is a graphic artist and lithographer.

According to the artist, lithography is a rather textured technique that allows a lot of graphic techniques and is built on nuances. Nina has a series where she works on a particular topic for a while, but then doesn't come back to it. The artist is more impressed when the creativity is transformed and further developed. In lithography, she uses red and black colors and loves to emphasize.