Mariupol – City of Hope
Mariupol Among the innumerous Ukrainian cities attacked and destroyed by Russian aggression Mariupol probably suffered the worst: aim of heavy bombing from the first day of the war, for months under siege and finally, after a heroic battle of defense, fallen to Russian soldiers. Today up to 90% of the formerly proud harbor city in…
Roses of Donetsk, Roses for Donetsk
Roses of Donetsk, Roses for Donetsk Roses and coal are two important and well-known symbols of Donetsk, which has been occupied by Russians since 2014. In this installation, the roses are breaking through the monumental structure. The installation represents resistance to Soviet inhuman values and imperialism. At the same time, it serves as an eternal…
Svitanok
Svitanok / Sunrise Altarino Svitanok is an assemblage of three paintings which form an altarino installation. On the right side is a hommage to the icon Vyshhorodska Mother of God, a Byzantine icon originally gifted to Rus’ and found its home in the city of Vyshhorod. However, in 1169, the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal stole…
Virtual Gallery is coming soon
Some sneak peeks of our upcoming new project. Stay tuned to see more.
Viral Sketch
In April of 2021 Taras published charcoal drawing process on his personal Tik-Tok page and next day it vent viral. In one month it reached 1 000 000 views and now its hitting 160 000 000. Check out the sketch by the link below on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ-uQwtFdAI&t=12s
Painting Sensation: Budapest
In this workshop we will focus on painting sensations as distinct from painting light or form. The paint stroke is not made to describe, illustrate, or please the eye. Rather, it goes directly onto the nervous system and constitutes a force that overwhelms our visual vocabulary and natural perception. Exercises include combining forms into novel…
Painting Sensations – workshop
Painting Sensations: from Cezanne to Bacon.Two-day practical workshop. Day I: we explore visual art primarily as a felt sense. Taras will do a half-hour demo of Cezanne’s concept of space. Then we will draw or paint, paying close attention to our present impulses and noticing any resistances in our actions. As each student has particular…
Moving Art Night
First biggest art night show of 2018 is coming this March.