Life&Art
Nadezhda Forkosh is an artist whose works are better known abroad than in Ukraine. She sees her task in connecting two dimensions of modern painting – real and virtual
Damien Hirst entered the history of art as a provocateur, as one who expanded the boundaries of creativity. It was thanks to him that the widespread opinion that supposedly modern art “should shock the viewer” spread, however, it seems that with age, Hirst ceases to believe in it, and his last works no longer shock anyone.
Over the past two years, her work has visited more than ten European exhibitions in Italy, Spain, Great Britain and Germany. In October 2021 at Florence Biennale XIII she took 3rd place in the New media art nomination. Lives and works in Kyiv
Zhanna Kadyrova uses tiles, smalt and creates mosaic objects. Thanks to the freshness of her gaze, the absence of snobbery and the ability to balance between institutional work and underground culture, the artist creates witty social-critical art without slipping into moralizing and arrogant, abstruse conceptuality
In his works, Alexander Zhivotkov exploits the universality of symbols: a tree, a cross, a road, the sun, a woman – a set of keys for deciphering the meaning, available to everyone. Often in the works of Zhivotkov, one can see the symbol of Oranta, or the Mother of God – also one of the most common subjects and figures in the history of fine arts, found in cultures around the world.
The art of Ilya Isupov ideally matches all the attributes of classical postmodernism: it quotes predecessor artists, relies on elements of popular culture, operates with personal experience and subconsciousness, responds to the current agenda and, most importantly, does everything with irony
It is generally known that there are many risk factors that can cause complications in COVID-19. Scientists also include a deficiency of certain micro and macronutrients that are vital for our immune system. Alexey Bashkirtsev, Chief Physician of Edem Resort Medical & SPA, tells about what nutraceuticals are and how they are used in Dr. Brownstein’s treatment program.
Against the background of disputes and discussions about the value of the historical heritage, as well as what this heritage is, important projects are born, one of which is a large-scale interdisciplinary collaboration called Ukrainian Constructivism – various areas of contemporary art in the broadest sense of the word.
The work of Borys Firtsak is a reflection of his life path: the rich geography of the author was mixed in it, where each region brought its delicate aspects, and no less rich biography of the artist, in which there was a place for different occupations, “Roots” and “Wings” displayed in powerful and fresh painting.
Yoko Ono is a woman everyone knows about, but few know what she really does. Ono said, “Artists should stop creating new objects – the world already has everything.” Indeed, the artist will never create new objects in her works, she will always use ready-made things.
In his approach to art, Konstantin Reunov tries to “reconcile” elite and mass art, using recognizable images of popular, replicated culture such as pop stars, TV channels, and tabloids. The artist believes that if the widest stratum of the population is introduced to high art, qualitative changes in the life of society will not be long in coming.
Fripulia is an idea that does not have an exact designation, but combines the most important categories for an artist: striving for space, boundlessness, upcycling (as we would say today). Fripulia became a code word describing both Tetyanich and his artistic mythology.