A personal exhibition of works of art by Ivan Marchuk, one of the most famous modern Ukrainian authors, opened in the capital’s Center of Contemporary Art (Kyiv, Khreshchatyk, 38, 7th floor). Most of the works will be seen by the audience for the first time.
The project, called “The Roots”, united about forty canvases of five (out of 12) author’s cycles of a wide creative range – from the philosophically insightful “Voice of my soul” and hyperrealistic landscapes to the sophisticated paintings of the series “Weary Melody” (the series of paintings was created in the 70s and will be exhibited for the first time) and the surreal cosmos of “Looking into Infinity”. The artist also offers the viewer a new monumental cycle of his works “Color Preludes” (10 canvases), which will be exhibited for the first time.
A significant part of the exhibited collection consists of works that have traveled the world in the last few years – they were displayed in leading museums and galleries in Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Thailand, Tunisia, Jordan, Turkey.
“I like improvisations, but I finish the paintings down to the micron. As a musician: he wrote a melody, and later it should be arranged, polished. And finally, everyone comes and exclaims: oh, what a picture, it’s ready. No, I say, there are still two thousand details to be drawn here. A person does not see this. However, I can see. I seek perfection, and when I fail to achieve it, I feel uncomfortable. It’s a hell of a job. I write at a tremendous speed: dozens of strokes per second. I work in extreme ecstasy. Only in such a state do I manage to bring the work to the point where it seems to have my trademark on it, so that even without a signature it can be seen: this is Marchuk’s picture, and no one else’s.”
– talks about his creativity Ivan Marchuk.
“It is a great honor for the Sky Art Foundation to work with an author of such caliber as Ivan Marchuk. The project “Roots” is the quintessence of the artist’s work, which will not only give the viewer the opportunity to get acquainted with the author’s diverse works, but also explain the deep essence and importance of the existence of the work of such artists in the framework of world artistic and philosophical development.”
– notes Yulia Ostrovskaya, director of the Sky Art Foundation.
The opening of the exhibition took place on May 29 at 19:00. The exhibition will last until June 27, entry is free for everyone. The organizer of the event is Sky Art Foundation. Media partner of ArtsLooker.
