From the Concentration of the Will at M17Invincible2022, scagliola (gypsum, bone glue, powder pigment)Price on request
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Strong as a stone...
This is what we have become today, even those of us who did not aspire to it. In the "Unconquered" series, the collective image of the hero. And it's not just about the guys at the front. And about all those who help to win, about the unconquered.
"Invincible" certainly refers to the work of Taras Shevchenko, who devoted his life to the struggle for the will of the Ukrainian people. The word "Invincible" is repeated in his work more than once, understanding the events of his time and predicting the future. Plastic silhouettes firmly hold on to samples of ancient sculpture, passing through the ages, reinterpreted today on the way to the future...
The works are made in the scagliola technique. So they did not become strong immediately either. This technology was developed in Italy in the 16th century. It is based on gypsum, bone glue and colored pigments. The technology makes it possible to simulate different textures. Unfortunately, today it is almost forgotten.
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Serhiy Zapadnya's sculptures
“Solid as a rock... That's who we are today, even those of us who didn't seek it. The Unconquered series features a collective portrayal of a hero. And it's not just about the fighters at the front. It is also about all those who help to gain victory, about the invincibles.
"The Unconquered" certainly refers to the work of Taras Shevchenko. He devoted his life to the struggle for the freedom of the Ukrainian people. The word "Unconquered" is used repeatedly in his work, reflecting the events of his time and predicting the future.
The plasticity of the silhouettes is firmly based on the models of ancient sculpture, having passed through the centuries, and reinterpreted today on the way to the future...”
About the artist
Serhiy Zapadnya was born in 1988 in Brovary, Kyiv region. In 2007, he graduated from the Kyiv Industrial College of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, majoring in industrial graphics. He continued his studies in 2014 at NAOMA (National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture), A. V. Chebykin's free graphics workshop. In 2015, he received 1st place in the "graphics" category, Feldman Art Park. Participant of the "Dukley Art Community" residency, Montenegro. 2011-2015 – member of the "Hayat" squat. 2014 – organizer of the "Sadok" squat. He was a member of the "YOD" art group. He is one of the young Ukrainian artists who work in various media (photography, computer graphics, painting). He experiments, looks for new techniques in the field of graphics, adheres to postmodern values. The priority is the topic of understanding the new time. The works reflect the theme of deconstruction, man in a technological world, sometimes created using multiple media.
List of the exhibitions
Joined exhibitions:2017 - "Kyiv Landscape" - Museum of the History of Kyiv, Karas Gallery2017 "SUMMER SHOW" Voloshyn Gallery;2017 - "The Mechanism of Evolution", Institute for Contemporary Art Problems;2017 - "CREATION FAIR", GALLERY 83;2016 - "Fantomakers" Dukley Art Community, Montenegro;2015 "Paper / world / art" within the framework of the Book Arsenal, Art Arsenal, Kyiv;2015 - Feldman Art Park;2014 - “Ukrainian landscape. On the Other Side of Despair »Art Arsenal, Kyiv.2014 - "Probability Theory" Institute of Contemporary Art;2013 - "Museum of non-existent objects (MNP)" - a parallel program of the Odessa Biennale, Odessa;2013 - "Industrial Paradise" Institute of Contemporary Art;2013 - "Accessible Art" in SHERBENKO ART CENTER, Kyiv;2012 - "Type field" within the framework of the Book Arsenal, Kyiv;since 2009 - exhibitions at the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv;
Exhibitions as part of the YOD group:2014 - "View of the Crimea", Karas Gallery, Kyiv;2014 - "THE SHOW WITHING THE SHOW", Mystetsky Arsenal, Kyiv;2014 - "Problem Solving", Small Gallery of the Artistic Arsenal, Kyiv, (personal project);2014 - "New Ukrainian Dream" as part of the annual Forbes Ukraine art project at the Art Arsenal, Kyiv.2013 - "Shara", art squat "Hayat", Kyiv;