IVAN NOVOBRANETS, FOLK ARTIST
April 13, 2011
By Lina Maiba,
Folk Art magazine No.2, 1997
Kyiv, Ukraine
(translated from Ukrainian)
Ivan Novobranets was born an artist. From early childhood he painted everything in his parents' hut. At school
he refused to write compositions. He only wanted to draw pictures for which he received low marks. He was
a poor sudent at school. His only passionate interest was painting and history... |
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KATERYNA BILOKUR
An Artist's Creed
April 2, 2011
 KATERYNA BILOKUR. Every generation discovers this artist and interprets her creative genuis in its own way.
In 2010 we celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of the artist whose life's journey was a testament
of her belief in her unique talent and destiny to become an artist against all odds, a goal towards which she
advanced with uncompromising determination...
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NINA MARCHENKO
Paintings created by soul
November 8, 2010
 As a graduate of Kyiv Art Institute Nina Marchenko presented her diploma painting - "Returned Childhood" - many of
her fellow-students could not understand why she had chosen this subject. Many explained it by the fact that Nina had
a training course in Germany and her visiting the concentration camp in Buchenwald made a shocking impression on
her... |
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NESTOR KYZENKO
A glorifier of the Ukrainian landscape
June 8, 2010
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Nestor Kyzenko
self-portrait, 1957 |
Nestor Kyzenko was born in 1926 in a tiny village of Bizh in northern Ukraine, some 300 km from Kyiv.
His formal education consisted of four years of village school.
What mysterious forces made a common, self-educated peasant, take brushes and create paintings
of great beauty?... |
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IRYNA OSTROMENSKA-VESHTAK
Bronze Sculpture
May 14, 2010
 For Iryna Veshtak-Ostromenska the years of successful work in posters and graphics preceded her creative work in
sculpture. That was the basis for intense shape and metaphorism of created images. The theme of circus, strange
fellows, ridiculous externally and concentrated in their loneliness internally, was always the favourite theme for
the artist; she keeps developing it in her sculptures.....
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VIKTOR ZARETSKY
Famous Ukrainian artist
December 28, 2009
Viktor Zaretsky was born in 1925 in the town of Bilopillia, Sumy region. He completed the Kyiv Art Institute in 1953 and
worked in the area of decorative and monumental paintings. The artworks of the artist impress with its eccentricity of
thinking and stylistic variety as well as with wideness of artistic interests: fine arts, graphics, monumental arts, essays,
memoirs, etc. His works include landscapes, portraits, genre paintings, monumental works which decorate the interiors
of museums and private collections both in Ukraine and abroad. Paintings by Zaretsky are sought after by international
collectors. They were presented at the Christie's auction, London. The Ukrainian Academy of Art gives an annual Viktor
Zaretsky Award to the best young artists of Ukraine.
Viktor Zaretsky died in 1990 in Kyiv. |
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IVAN BOBKOV
A new name in Ukrainian ceramics
November 6, 2009
We introduce a young ceramist, a former graduate of Kyiv State Decorative and Applied Arts Institute.
Alongside with his creative activity since 2001 Ivan Bobkov has been teaching at T. Shevchenko State Art School. He is
a member of the Ukrainian National Artists' Union, a member of National Union of Folk Artists, participant of a lot of
exhibitions.
The master's ability to follow folk style and at the same time use it in modern artworks impresses greatly. The most
fascinating is his technological skills in choosing glaze.... |
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FOLK ART (NARODNE MYSTETSTVO) MAGAZINE
1997- 2010 Twenty seven issues
September 28, 2009
"Folk Art" (Narodne Mystetstvo) magazine was launched in 1997 by the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine. The magazine is in color and contains a large variety of information
and photographs about Ukrainian folk artists and folk art. The magazine covers the history of Ukrainian folk art over the past 200 years, and also features articles about private and publicly
held folk art collections. The magazine is published in Ukrainian with short summary in English. One can find articles about pottery, tapestries, reverse painting on glass, folk paintings on Ukrainian themes, folk icons, textiles, wood carving, porcelain, ceramics, graphics, pysanka (Easter eggs), folk toys, embroidery, coppery, sculpture, and many other aspects of the rich traditions of Ukrainian folk art.
The National Union of Folk Artists is a private, non-profit organization representing over 800 folk art masters from all over Ukraine and in several countries around the world. The organization
was founded in 1990 to serve Ukrainian folk artists and to promote Ukrainian folk art.
The National Union of Folk Artists has their headquater in Kyiv. The organization has a leadership network in every oblast, sponsors many exhibitions, training seminars, meeting of folk artists
and other events.
Yevhen Shevchenko is Chairman of the National Union of Folk artists and editor of the magazine.
The magazine is published twice a year and is available on a publication schedule.
As of March 2013, twenty seven issues of the magazine have been published.
2012-2008
Sets of magazines or individual back copies are available. Several of the early issues are sold out or in short supply
To order check FOR SALE GALLERY: http://www.artukraine.com/index.php?do=cat&category=sale
The cover pages for the issues prior to 2008 are below:
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RAVIL AKMAYEV
The Artist with Ironic View of the World
August 18, 2009
Ravil Akmayev was born on August 1948 in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. His first degree is in pedagogy, he graduated
from the Slovianskiy Pedagogical University. At present he lives and works in Donetsk. Akmayev has been a member
of the National Unit of Artists since 1990. Ravil is a laureate of 10 All-Union and Ukrainian prizes in the poster contests,
a participant of numerous contests in Ukraine and abroad. He had personal exhibitions in Donetsk (1997),
Dnipropetrovsk (2002). His works were on display in the "XX" gallery, Budapest (1999), in the "Interartgallery", New
York (2002). One can find his artworks in the galleries in Poland, New York, San-Francisco, in private collections in
different countries.
"The artworks of Ravil Akmayev convey painted metaphors of life, deliver sombre tune of human existence", says
Nadia Mukhina, a PhD in arts about the artworks of Ravil Akmayev. |
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MASTERS OF PICTORIAL ART & MONUMENTAL PAINTING
The honorary artists of Ukraine Oleksiy Kulakov & Nataliya Papirna
August 8, 2009
by Olha Marchuk
Ukrainian Journal No.3, 2007
The honorary artists of Ukraine Oleksiy Kulakov and Nataliya Papirna are completing their work, which they consider extremely interesting
and exciting - painting the ceiling in the Supreme Court of Ukraine. The huge area of about 300 square meters is soon to be finished.
Only some details are left to complete.... |
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