The artist’s personal exhibit (titled “How I Spent Last Summer”) one can see life-inspired plots, stunning beauties, touching animals, juicy, mellow still lifes, and unexpected appearances of renowned artists. At first sight one might think that the artist tries to amuse the viewer with witty, bold pictures. According to the organizers of the exhibit, the painter’s grotesque is a mirror of the contemporary urban folklore, his response to the burning topics. Vladyslav Shereshevskyi can reinterpret the so-called “universal cultural heritage” with a touch of humor.
“I spent the whole summer in Ukraine, that is what my paintings are about,” says Shereshevskyi describing his new exhibit. In his works he touches upon the beautiful and the ugly, the comic and the tragic. Playing with senses, exaggerating moods, the artist invents a unique imagery on the brink of reality and fantasy.
The main trait of Shereshevskyi’s art is his ability to use humor to draw the viewer’s attention to the underlying tragedy of the present day and future. “Reality is much more dramatic and much funnier than what I paint,” says the author.
The exhibit is open through October 30.
