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Hello and Welcome to my site!
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 I am
visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York.
I was born in Ukraine,
in 1989 I started a new life in the United States.
Currently I work on Fine Art Photography projects and
search for my way in painting.
My path in visual arts is reflection of struggle between
different ways of creating visual art - making picture and
taking picture.
I've started as landscape and wildlife photographer taking
pictures in national parks and zoos.
After a few years I've
turned to 3D modeling using computer software to make
images. It kept me busy for 2 years, I've learned to make
realistic and surrealistic images using professional
software usually used for cartoons and special effects in
movies.
I've returned back to photography on different level. My favorite photographers
became Henri Cartier-Bresson and Andre Kertesz. I learned
more about composition studying bestselling in Russia book
"Photography as..." by Alexander Lapin (which is the single
and the best source to learn composition, not available in
English). My pictures at
this stage were black and white because it allowed me to
create artistic compositions
concentrating on shapes and lines . Later when my compositions became stronger and
more sophisticated and shapes stopped being the sole point
of my interest I've returned to color.
My best Fine Art series "In
Museums" slowly finds its way to exhibitions and private
collections.
On the next stage of my development as visual artist I've
turned to painting. I came back to "making" pictures but
instead of 3D modeling software I use brushes and paints. It
will be a long journey and I'll share results with you.
My latest work is "Photopaintings"
as attempt to join photography and painting.
The menus on this website are constructed in
chronological order - the latest work is on top.
I would be happy to know what do you think about my work._______________________________________________________________________________
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Exhibits
November 2010 - January 2011
Exhibition at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital - "Summer Day"
and "Modern Art"
June 2010
2 photographs
from "In Museums" series accepted for permanent display at
Keystone Radnor building - new corporate headquarters.
May 2010-December 2010
2 photographs
from "In Museums" series
were chosen for the
exhibition at Devon Manor, PA
May 2010
Solo exhibit
of photographs and paintings in Ottendorfer branch of NYPL,
New York
May 2010
2 photographs
placed into archives of Brooklyn Historic Society
September – October 2009
Group exhibit
"Brooklyn Utopias" at The Old Stone House,
Brooklyn, NY
October 2009 – January 2010
Group exhibit
"Brooklyn Utopias" at Brooklyn Historical
Society, Brooklyn, NY
September 2009
"I
dream of flying" is selected for
exhibit "Art after 9/11" at
Kumono gallery, Brooklyn, NY dates:
09/04/2009-09/12/2009
November-December 2009
Two of my works are selected by jury
for Art Ability Exhibition at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital - "Waiting
for spring" and "Swings"
June 2009
Took part in
Windows Brooklyn
art exhibit,
pictures displayed at 165
Smith street, Brooklyn, NY
April - May 2009.
Solo exhibit "New York in Black
and White".
Location:
Jefferson Market Branch New
York public library, 425 6th ave (at 10th street), second floor
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2004
Winner of annual competition held by Ridgewood camera
club, 1st place for
this
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Please read more in my
Blog.
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