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NEVÓNY

Neony + ne vony= «NEvÓNY»

NEONY (neons) are rays or other elements of bright (fluorescent) shades in a painting. NEONY are the bright, colorful, illuminated things that exist in the form of thoughts, ideas, goals, dreams, sensations, emotions, states, and strong beliefs.

"NE VONY" — not them, but We (I!) — this emphasizes the uniqueness of each person's story and path. The element "NE VONY" is about the uniqueness of EACH of us, about building an individual path, ignoring/overcoming circumstances or "rules" that"they" might dictate to us.

The series "NEvÓNY" is about dreams and the path to their realization, about thoughts and advice that should/n`t be heeded, about truth and lies, about the importance of support and faith, about the fear of being different and the desire to be different...

BIO

I was born in 1998 in the beautiful and beloved city of Lviv, where I still reside. Even while I was in school, I loved creating quirky images like imaginary characters or aliens in space on the last pages of my notebooks, doodling on pencil cases, and drawing graffiti on the covers of my notebooks. This passion has remained with me, but now it manifests on larger canvases.

My first "big" work was a kind of a psychedelic art combined with doodling, drawn with color pencils on an A3 sheet of paper. Over time, I started using gouache, acrylic paints, and canvases on cardboard (later, stretchers) – this was a huge step forward for me. I realized that art was truly important to me, but it was only after more than seven years of drawing that I began to see it not just as a hobby, but as something I want to pursue and develop throughout my life.

Usually, my paintings are about relationships between people, about support, about faith, about various stages and moments of life and their impact on us, about the significance of our inner strength, about dreams, and again about dreams and the need to realize them, regardless of what others say.

In each of my works, I embed the idea of uniqueness, the idea of not being afraid to be different and achieving what you desire. At the same time, I give the viewer the opportunity to interpret the paintings independently, like a kind of metaphorical cards: each person sees what is relevant to them at that moment...

2024 - Participation in a group exhibition at the charitable cultural festival "Nravytsia!", Kyiv, Ukraine.
2024 - Participation in a group exhibition from ADRUM at the Central Park of Culture and Leisure, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2023 - Participation in the group "LOCAL" exhibition at “Dykyi Dim” (Wild House), Lviv, Ukraine.
2023 - Participation in the project "Cosmogony of Meanings," Korsaks Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art, Lutsk, Ukraine.
2023 - OPEN WALL, 31 Art Space, Lviv, Ukraine.
2023 - Virtual exhibition Divide Magazine.
2023 - OPEN WALL, 31 Art Space, Lviv, Ukraine.
2022 - Group exhibition of winners of the competition from ADRUM, Museum-Workshop of I.P. Kavaleridze, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2022 - Group exhibition, Art Space "Mysteckyi" (Artistic), Kyiv, Ukraine.