A new book about Anatoly Kryvolap's life and creativity
2018
"Kryvolap. Metaphysics of Pure Colour " – a new book by art historian, art critic, curator Olesia Avramenko presented in Kyiv on 23 May 2018 during the opening of the painting project "Anatoly Kryvolap. Ukrainian Landscape" within KYIV ART FAIR.
It is the next book of a series of popular science publications on the history of Ukrainian art of the second half of the 20th – the first half of the 21st centuries under the title Accent, which is the author's project of O. Avramenko.
An epigraph of the work is the statement of Anatoly Kryvolap: "In art, like in life, everyone lives his own destiny." The book reveals the life of the famous contemporary Ukrainian artist, an unrivalled master of non-figurative painting and landscapes Anatoly Kryvolap through the prism of a careful analysis of the artist's creativity which is the result of continuing and difficult searches for artistic self-expression and inspired work.
During the presentation of the book at KYIV ART FAIR
It is a pleasure to read that an important place in the creative fate of A. Kryvolap was taken by Transcarpathia and people of this region who became friends and colleagues of the artist. In particular, it is about Tiberiy Szilvashi – a famous Ukrainian artist from Mukachevo, without whom one cannot imagine contemporary art space of Ukraine.
As O. Avramenko notes, "Kryvolap's paintings are not just a painted place, a landscape, a plot. It is a passionate and transformed impression came from the artist's mind unexpectedly or it comes every day." It is the very impression of the picturesque nature of Transcarpathia that excited the artist and he opened a studio in the mountainous Velykyi Bereznyi region where he works on the large-format landscape. It is here where the master creates breathtaking landscapes "Kniahynia Village", "View of the Sil village", “Spring Road”, and many others. According to the artist, "a dense uniform colour, saturated with powerful internal energy, is dominating in the Carpathians."
Robert Brovdi and Anatoly Kryvolap during the opening of the project "Anatoly Kryvolap. Ukrainian Landscape" at KYIV ART FAIR
The book, published in the Kyiv publishing house ATLANT UMC – a result of multi-year co-operation between the author and the artist. It is not a narrow-specialized publication, perfectly illustrated and written for a wide range of readers – connoisseurs of the contemporary art of Ukraine.
For reference:
Anatoly Kryvolap was born on 11 September 1946 in Yahotyn village, Kyiv region. In 1976, he graduated from Kyiv State Art Institute, Painting Faculty. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. In 2011, the works of Anatoly Kryvolap twice set the world records of sales of contemporary Ukrainian art in the international art market. In 2012, Anatoly Kryvolap became the laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize in "Fine Arts" for the cycle of works "Ukrainian Motif". In 2016-2017, he was the general partner and Jury member of three Student Contests in Painting "Silver Easel" held in Uzhhorod by Brovdi Art Foundation.
Photos are provided by A. Kryvolap
© Brovdi Art foundation
Stay up to date with art events, subscribe