From the Concentration of the Will at M17The fight between good and evil73 cm, iron, electric welding, 2023Price on request
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I remember, even from the Soviet school, they used to say about Good and Evil that this is a class concept. The landowner had one understanding of the serf, but from the serf's point of view it looked completely different.
During the Cold War, the world was divided into two camps: imperialist and socialist, where each side considered its position more correct.
What is happening now is the continuation of the world confrontation already in an open form and on the territory of our state of Ukraine, which has suffered a lot for many centuries.
My sculpture symbolizes the struggle between Good and Evil in the form of two almost identical, without unnecessary symbolism, strong fighters whose confrontation is supported by ideology and provocative information. For some, this struggle is for material goods, money, and for some, it is the price of Freedom and Independence.
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Vasyl Tatarskyi's "The fight between good and evil"
"I remember from my Soviet school days, when they used to talk about Good and Evil as a class concept. The landowner had one understanding, but from the peasant's point of view, it looked completely different. During the Cold War, the world was divided into two camps: imperialist and socialist, where each side considered its position to be more justified. What is happening now is a continuation of the global confrontation in an open form on the territory of our country, Ukraine, which has suffered for many centuries.
My sculpture symbolises the struggle between Good and Evil in the form of two almost identical, uncluttered strong fighters whose confrontation is supported by ideology and provocative information. For some, this is a struggle for material wealth and money, while for others it is the price of Freedom and Independence. However, will civilised humanity be able to resolve these wars for the sake of preserving our planet Earth?"
About the artist
Vasyl Tatarskyi is a Ukrainian sculptor. Works in various materials: stone (granite, marble, travertine), iron, bronze and wood. Works of an abstract nature with exquisite plastic forms.
He was born in 1960 in the village of Sazhava, Ivano-Frankivsk region.
He graduated from the Kosiv State Technical University "Wood Carving" (1983) and the Leningrad Higher Art and Industrial School named after V. Mukhinoi, "Monumental Sculpture", St. Petersburg (1989), Laureate of the M. Lysenko Prize.
Personal exhibitions: Ukrainian House (1993), National Museum, Kyiv (1998), Art Gallery, Kyiv (2010), T.G. Shevchenko Museum (2021-22), Member of the National Back of Artists since 1993, Member of BZh-ART from 2001, Participant of more than 50 national and international exhibitions, festivals, as well as more than 50 sculptural symposia (Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia, Russia, Romania, Czech Republic, Israel, France, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ireland, Egypt, Burkina Faso).
The works are located in: National Museum (Kyiv), Ukrainian House (Kyiv), Museum of Modern Art (Kyiv), Art Museum (Ivano-Frankivsk), PARK 3020 (Ukraine), Aswan Sculpture Park (Egypt), Tefen Museum (Israel), in many private collections in Ukraine and abroad.
Lives and works in Kyiv.