{"title":"Ed Potapenkov","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50926343 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0377\/1226\/5354\/files\/Ed1.jpg?v=1759935531\" alt=\"Man in red white plaid shirt holds gray white cat on cream chair by Ed Potapenkov\" width=\"373\" height=\"322\" data-caption=\"A man in a red and white plaid shirt sits on a cream-colored modern chair, holding a gray-and-white cat.\" data-ai-alt=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEd Potapenkov \u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and  Architecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA,  People's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time associated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and  society, self-identification. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge him to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with  video and sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to convey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are not at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, but it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                                          Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                                          Candidate of Art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eexhibitions: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project»  \u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12,  \u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. Kyiv.. \u003cbr\u003e1995 Exhibition-Action \u0026lt;Xenia\u0026gt;, \u003cbr\u003e1996 exhibition-action \u0026lt;Sleep in the night of the night\u0026gt;, \u003cbr\u003e1995 exhibition-action \u0026lt; The art of cold holidays \u0026gt;, \u003cbr\u003e1994 exhibition of young couples \u0026lt;Gruden\u0026gt;, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oil-painting-adagio-ed-potapenkov","title":"Oil painting ADAGIO Ed Potapenkov","description":"1POTAP\u003cbr\u003ePainter: Ed Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003eSize: 120x100 cm\/47.24x39.37 inches\u003cbr\u003eComponents: oil, canvas\u003cbr\u003eOriginal painting\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION: excellent\u003cbr\u003eThe painting \"ADAGIO\" by the Ukrainian artist Ed Potapenkov captures a fleeting, intimate moment of musical expression. With its abstract brushstrokes and muted tones, the composition immerses the viewer in the solitude and depth of a pianist engrossed in playing. The blurred lines between figure and instrument evoke the fluidity of music, suggesting a deep emotional connection between the performer and the piano. Potapenkov likely sought to convey the meditative stillness and introspection found within music, where time slows down, and emotions flow freely. The warm, soft light adds a dreamlike quality, enhancing the sense of tranquility that characterizes the adagio tempo.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. 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Through bold and expressive brushstrokes dominated by vibrant blues and contrasting warm tones, the composition reflects the tension between intimacy and conflict. The fragmented forms of human faces and hands suggest disconnection, while the swirling, chaotic elements surrounding them evoke confusion and emotional unrest. Potapenkov uses abstraction not just to convey actions but to delve into the psychological impact of betrayal, inviting viewers to interpret the narrative and emotions. The interplay of vivid colors and erratic shapes captures the intensity of personal relationships marked by infidelity, highlighting the fragility of trust.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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With bold brushstrokes and earthy tones, Potapenkov portrays the Amazons in action, engaging in a moment of struggle, teamwork, or conquest. The composition conveys movement and intensity, reflecting themes of resilience, power, and independence. The background's abstract pattern adds depth, suggesting an untamed and chaotic environment. Through this work, the artist seeks to emphasize the enduring spirit of the Amazons, celebrating the force and unity of women throughout history and mythology.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The artist uses expressive, loose brushstrokes with muted tones of green, blue, and gray, giving the scene a dreamlike quality. The figures blend into the landscape, emphasizing the connection between human effort and the environment. Potapenkov conveys a narrative of manual labor, resilience, and harmony with nature. The scattered plants and workers suggest a rhythm to the process, reflecting both the beauty and simplicity of rural life. Through this work, Potapenkov explores themes of work, unity, and the cycle of nature.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The vibrant blue tones, contrasted with dark shadows, evoke a sense of mystery and introspection. Potapenkov seems to explore themes of divinity, inner struggle, and human imperfection, as suggested by the inscription \"ERROR\" subtly embedded within the work. This juxtaposition of angelic grace with hints of digital and chaotic elements symbolizes the tension between idealism and reality, spirituality and technology. Through this painting, the artist invites viewers to reflect on the duality of existence — beauty intertwined with imperfection.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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Through a blend of expressive brushstrokes and a palette dominated by rich reds and muted tones, the composition depicts scattered books, art supplies, and an issue of ARTnews magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work conveys a sense of artistic messiness, hinting at the creative process, intellectual exploration, and the tension between inspiration and exhaustion. The presence of the magazine, with a portrait-like cover, symbolizes the interplay between contemporary art trends and personal artistic endeavors. Potapenkov seems to question the influence of art media on creation and how artists balance genuine expression with external expectations.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. 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Potapenkov juxtaposes the traditional form of a muscular, burdened figure with intricate patterns resembling circuitry, creating a connection between ancient myths and modern technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe artwork suggests the weight of responsibility, symbolizing the burdens humans carry—both physical and existential. The layered textures of blue and hints of code-like elements evoke themes of the digital age and humanity’s evolving challenges. Potapenkov’s \"Atlant\" offers a thought-provoking commentary on the endurance needed to navigate the intersection of tradition, technology, and personal struggle in contemporary life.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The figures of suited men, exuding authority and vigilance, seem dwarfed by the looming presence of the majestic elephants, creating a visual narrative filled with tension and symbolism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov’s use of vibrant blue tones adds a dreamlike quality, while the bodyguards suggest themes of power, control, and protection. The elephants, often symbolic of wisdom, memory, and strength, contrast with the formality and rigidity of the men, hinting at the complexities between nature and human-made institutions. The painting may reflect the fragility of authority or the interplay of raw strength versus structured power, inviting the viewer to reflect on the balance between the natural world and societal constructs.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The composition intertwines seemingly unrelated elements—dancers, industrial landscapes, vibrant vegetables, and even pop-cultural figures like Mickey Mouse—within layers of abstract expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov's chaotic yet purposeful arrangement might reflect the complexity of Ukrainian identity, with borsch symbolizing cultural roots and tradition. The presence of ballet dancers hints at elegance, discipline, and artistic expression, while the industrial motifs suggest labor, transformation, and societal evolution. The overlapping imagery creates a dreamlike distortion, suggesting a collision of old and new, tradition and modernity, or even chaos and beauty. Through this work, Potapenkov might be exploring themes of national identity, the interplay of art and industry, or the fragmentation of contemporary experience.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... 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This contrast evokes a powerful commentary on the coexistence of beauty and conflict. The soft, almost ethereal petals of the flowers stand in opposition to the militaristic tones of the camouflage, suggesting themes of fragility amidst hardship and resilience in challenging environments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough \"Briar,\" Potapenkov may be exploring the persistence of nature and beauty even in times of turmoil or war, symbolizing hope and endurance. The roses, often associated with love and tenderness, take on new meaning against a backdrop of struggle, hinting at the complexities of emotions during times of conflict—whether personal, societal, or political. This work invites reflection on the ways beauty survives and flourishes even in adverse conditions.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The reflective bubbles, capturing distorted glimpses of buildings, symbolize the delicate and fleeting nature of life, dreams, or peace. Their transience contrasts with the military-like, camouflaged surface, hinting at the fragility of human existence in the context of conflict or struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov’s work conveys themes of impermanence, where beauty and fragility coexist with the underlying harshness of reality. The reflective surfaces invite viewers to ponder on their surroundings, while the camouflage hints at hidden tensions—possibly alluding to personal, social, or political conflicts. This painting encourages reflection on how fleeting moments of serenity can exist even in environments shaped by conflict.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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A glamorous woman exits a private jet, arms filled with vibrant shopping bags, as if returning from an indulgent spree. The bright \"sale\" sign on one bag highlights the blend of wealth with consumer culture. Surrounding her, a businessman on his phone, flight crew, and scattered luggage evoke a world of privilege, spontaneity, and fleeting moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov juxtaposes the opulence of private travel with a subtle critique of materialism. The carefree expressions and chaotic luggage scattered on wet ground hint at the fragility beneath the glamour. This painting reflects the tension between surface-level joy and the transient nature of indulgence, encouraging viewers to question what lies beneath the façade of luxury.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The painting’s bold colors — with striking greens, pinks, and reds — create a visual impact, evoking themes of temptation, indulgence, and pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov uses this simple, everyday object to convey more than just sweetness. The glossy, oversized lollipop paired with luscious lips can be interpreted as a metaphor for desire and the fleeting joy found in material pleasures. The composition blurs the line between innocence and expressiveity, leaving viewers to reflect on consumerism's seductive allure and how easily pleasure can become a commodity.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The painting’s foreground is filled with vibrant green blades of grass, magnified as if one were lying among them. In the background, two faint figures, almost ghostly, are partially obscured by the tall grass, giving a sense of mystery and distance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov may be expressing themes of nature's resilience and the hidden presence of humanity within it. The contrast between the bright, untamed green of the grass and the subdued, grayish figures suggests a delicate balance between human influence and the natural world. The work prompts contemplation of humanity’s role in nature—whether as part of it or as something that stands apart. The figures’ anonymity adds to this ambiguity, reflecting perhaps a universal, almost invisible human impact on the environment.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The painting's textured and intertwined strokes of earthy greens, purples, and yellows create a tangled mass that suggests the chaotic and resilient life of grass. The work combines elements of abstraction and natural forms, capturing the wild, untamed beauty of grass from a close perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this composition, Potapenkov may be expressing the complexity and vitality of nature, illustrating how even something as simple as grass contains layers of color, form, and energy. The overlapping patterns and colors evoke a sense of growth, decay, and renewal, inviting viewers to consider the beauty found in ordinary, often overlooked elements of the natural world. The depth and intensity in \"Grass\" highlight the interconnectedness of life, as well as nature's resilience and richness.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The digital textures and coding-like elements in the background add a modern, almost cybernetic twist to the piece, contrasting the classic symbolism of the lions with contemporary themes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov may be exploring themes of guardianship and resilience, blending the strength and majesty of traditional lion statues with hints of vulnerability in a modern, digital world. The lions, symbols of strength, protection, and nobility, are juxtaposed against a technological background, perhaps signifying the need for these qualities in the face of modern-day challenges and uncertainties. Through this contrast, the painting might express a dialogue between the old and the new, the analog and the digital, and the enduring need for guardianship in ever-evolving contexts.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The fragmented, almost robotic look of the face, combined with digital textures and circuit-like patterns, suggests a fusion between human and machine, organic and artificial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov seems to be exploring themes of identity, technology, and perhaps the isolation or disconnection that can arise in a digital age. The face appears contemplative, almost melancholic, as if it embodies the struggle to maintain human essence amidst technological encroachment. This piece may reflect on the blurred lines between humanity and technology, questioning what it means to be human in an increasingly digitized world.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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The exaggerated red noses, colorful outfits, and scattered balloons give a festive appearance, but the overall atmosphere is subdued, hinting at an ironic take on happiness. The dark background adorned with faded stars contrasts with the colorful foreground, creating a sense of isolation and disillusionment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov appears to explore the facade of joy and the complex nature of happiness. The clowns, symbols of laughter and entertainment, are shown in a state of stillness, perhaps reflecting on the emptiness behind forced smiles. The painting may suggest the loneliness or melancholy hidden behind outward displays of joy, emphasizing the human condition beneath the clown's mask.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The vibrant, chaotic brushstrokes of the wig give a sense of unruliness, contrasting with the dark, shadowy background. The use of dripping paint beneath the clown's face adds a sense of decay, as if the cheerful facade is melting or breaking down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this painting, Potapenkov seems to delve into the duality of the clown figure—on the surface, it represents joy and entertainment, yet the exaggerated smile and distorted expression suggest a hidden sadness or weariness. \"Head Clown\" reflects on the complexities behind the mask, symbolizing the often-hidden emotions beneath the outward performance of happiness. This work invites viewers to consider the masks people wear and the inner vulnerability that may lie behind them.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... 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The composition, with its contrasting light and dark areas, creates a sense of depth and mystery. The artist captures the quiet allure of a personal library, suggesting that each book holds countless worlds and ideas waiting to be explored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this painting, Potapenkov seems to celebrate imagination, knowledge, and the introspective world of books. The play of light and shadow hints at the transformative journey one undertakes while reading, evoking a sense of wonder and the limitless potential of the written word. The subdued color palette and soft, impressionistic brushstrokes add a contemplative mood, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences with literature and the power of imagination.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The unusual angle, looking up from below, highlights the figures' powerful forms and focuses on their movements, creating a sense of immediacy and engagement. The artist uses contrasting tones to bring out the muscle definition and the textures of the sports equipment, drawing the viewer into the intensity of the moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this painting, Potapenkov seems to explore themes of athleticism, competition, and the raw energy of sports. The close view and exaggerated proportions make the athletes appear almost monumental, possibly reflecting society's admiration for physical prowess and the dedication required in the world of sports.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The animals appear to be in an intimate, joyful interaction, almost human-like in their expression, as if sharing a lighthearted kiss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contrasting textures and colors—the earthy tones of the background against the soft pink flowers—create a playful, dreamlike scene that combines reality with a touch of fantasy. Through this work, Potapenkov may be celebrating themes of connection, harmony, and the joy found in unlikely relationships, using these animals as symbols of unity in diversity. The whimsical flowers add a sense of innocence and warmth, enhancing the painting's lighthearted, affectionate mood.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The man, dressed in a formal suit, is accompanied by a poised dog, which adds a loyal presence to the composition. The setting, adorned with heavy drapes, upholstered furniture, and soft lighting, speaks of a life of luxury and introspection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov seems to explore themes of solitude within grandeur, as the figure’s expression and body language suggest a reflective, almost melancholic mood amidst opulence. The dog’s presence, calm and watchful, might symbolize companionship and loyalty, contrasting with the man’s isolated demeanor. Through this painting, Potapenkov may be inviting viewers to contemplate the complex emotional landscape behind wealth and societal status, hinting at the quiet introspection that can often accompany an outwardly luxurious life.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The interplay of light and shadow creates a tranquil, almost mystical atmosphere, highlighting the cool tones of blue and green that suggest a respite from the intensity of the midday sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this work, Potapenkov seems to convey a sense of peaceful solitude and an invitation to ascend towards a place of calm and reflection. The contrast between the vibrant natural foliage and the cool stone architecture suggests harmony between nature and human craftsmanship. Through \"Midday,\" the artist invites viewers to pause and appreciate the beauty in small, quiet moments of the day, where nature and architecture coexist in perfect balance.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The painting’s deep, intense colors reflect the beauty of a sunset or sunrise, casting a warm golden light on the beachgoers who are engaged in various leisurely activities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov’s use of contrasting colors and shadows conveys the lively yet tranquil atmosphere of a day at the beach, suggesting a moment of communal relaxation and joy. The framing through the palms and the strong vertical lines add a sense of perspective, as though the viewer is observing from a slightly removed, sheltered vantage point. Through this work, the artist expresses the simple pleasures of life by the sea, inviting the viewer to immerse in the warmth and peacefulness of a beach at day's end.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The large, bare trees stretch their intricate branches like skeletal arms against the backdrop of a fading light, creating an atmosphere that feels both haunting and serene. In the foreground, faint figures in white suggest ghostly or ethereal presences, adding to the mystical ambiance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov’s choice of colors and shadowed forms conveys a sense of quiet solitude and contemplation, perhaps alluding to themes of memory, change, and the passage of time. This work invites the viewer to explore the quiet beauty in moments of stillness and the delicate interplay between light and darkness in nature. The artist seems to express a melancholic yet peaceful reflection on a fleeting moment in a familiar yet otherworldly setting.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The bold contrasts of light and shadow create a dramatic, almost theatrical atmosphere, guiding the viewer's eye towards the illuminated doorway marked with the word \"OPEN.\" The blue and gold tones, combined with expressive brushstrokes, lend a surreal, dreamlike quality to the piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this work, Potapenkov may be exploring themes of opportunity, curiosity, and transition. The open door symbolizes an invitation to step into the unknown or enter a new phase, suggesting both mystery and possibility. The painting invites the viewer to imagine what lies beyond, evoking a sense of adventure and openness to new experiences.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The painting features two upright, elongated shapes in shades of orange and white, positioned closely together against a background of dark, layered rectangles, evoking a sense of depth. The composition's simplicity and the soft interplay of light and shadow suggest an exploration of human connection and inner presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov appears to reflect on the essence of the \"soul\" by using contrasting colors and forms that imply unity and separation. The figures, placed side by side yet distinct, might represent two aspects of a person, or two souls in communion. Through this piece, the artist invites the viewer to contemplate the subtle, often hidden layers of identity and the relationships that shape our innermost selves.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The painting features a sleek, contemporary building with a pool, surrounded by sparse greenery, which evokes a sense of isolation or solitude. The dark, brooding clouds and deep shades of purple and blue in the sky create a feeling of foreboding, suggesting that this \"paradise\" is under a metaphorical storm or turmoil. Potapenkov may be expressing the fragility of human-made serenity against the unpredictable forces of nature, capturing a moment where beauty coexists with underlying tension.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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The tunnel's interior is cloaked in shadow, with only faint hints of color and textured walls, giving the viewer a sense of depth and solitude. A lone figure stands near the entrance of the light, symbolizing a journey or transition toward an unknown destination. Potapenkov likely aimed to express themes of hope, resilience, and the pursuit of light amidst darkness, suggesting that even through obscurity, there is a guiding path forward. This work captures the emotional tension between confinement and liberation, inviting viewers to interpret their own journeys through challenges toward clarity.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The rainbow on his shorts contrasts with the intense colors and dark background, adding a playful and ironic touch to the otherwise intense figure. Potapenkov might be exploring themes of contrast between the joyful facade often associated with clowns and the underlying aggression symbolized by the boxing gloves and muscular form. This juxtaposition could signify the tension between societal expectations to entertain and the raw, intense emotions that lie beneath.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. 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The painting combines powerful imagery: lions, traditional dancers, and remnants of war machinery. The lions, symbols of strength and resilience, appear contemplative, while the dancers in traditional attire evoke a sense of cultural heritage and community. Below, the submerged military equipment and mines hint at conflict and loss, contrasting with the celebratory aspects above. Potapenkov seems to express a poignant reflection on Ukraine’s history, resilience, and the ongoing tensions between war and cultural identity. The glitch-like effects and vibrant colors further emphasize the modern chaos intertwined with tradition.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The painting features a dynamic arrangement of roses in full bloom, their deep pink hues contrasting against a rich, cool-toned background. The use of bold, expressive brushstrokes and the interplay of light and shadow give the flowers an almost ethereal quality, as if they are floating in a dreamlike space. Potapenkov may be expressing a sense of reverence for the fleeting beauty of nature, capturing a moment of delicate vibrancy within an abstracted environment. The piece evokes emotions of tranquility, appreciation, and the timeless allure of roses in bloom.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The painting portrays groups of spectators immersed in a variety of expressions—joy, wonder, and enthusiasm—using vibrant color spots in shades of yellow, green, and red to encapsulate different moods and reactions. The confetti scattered throughout the image adds to the festive, celebratory atmosphere. Potapenkov seems to be exploring the shared experience of being part of an audience, the emotions that unify people in moments of awe, and the timeless allure of performance and entertainment. Through this work, he might be commenting on the endless cycle of human fascination with spectacles, showing that the \"show\" of life and art truly is \"forever.\"\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The composition includes a pink elephant, colorful orbs, a vibrant parrot, and classical domes, all in a dreamlike juxtaposition. The oversized, whimsical elements suggest a carnival-like environment, capturing a sense of continuous performance and the surreal quality of life as a grand spectacle. Potapenkov may be commenting on the absurdity and beauty of human experiences, how the unexpected coexists with the monumental, and how the \"show\" of life persists regardless of circumstances. This painting reflects the resilience and ongoing nature of the performance, emphasizing that \"the show must go on\" amidst the surreal and unexpected.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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This image conveys a sense of stillness, power held in suspension, and the vulnerability found in rest. The lion, typically a symbol of strength and vigilance, here embodies tranquility, as if pausing from its protective role. Potapenkov may be exploring themes of peace amid chaos, suggesting that even the strongest figures need moments of rest. The somber tones and subtle camouflaged background give the piece a contemplative feel, inviting the viewer to reflect on the strength found in repose and the resilience in moments of calm amidst turmoil.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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The rough brushstrokes and bold colors convey the strength and solidity of the stones, juxtaposed with the fluidity suggested by the background hues, perhaps representing water or sunlight reflecting on their surfaces. Potapenkov seems to explore themes of resilience and permanence, contrasting the steadfastness of stones with the ephemeral play of light and color around them. The painting invites contemplation on nature's balance between stability and change, grounding the viewer in the strength found in the natural world.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The faded buildings and parked cars are rendered in a haze, creating a sense of stillness and nostalgia. Potapenkov may be reflecting on the calm moments found within city life, where familiar streets hold both memories and an unspoken beauty. The subdued colors and lack of people suggest a pause in the usual rush of urban living, inviting the viewer to appreciate the understated charm of a quiet city street.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. Kyiv.. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1995 Exhibition-Action \u003cxenia\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1996 exhibition-action \u003csleep in the night of\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1995 exhibition-action \u0026lt; The art of cold holidays \u0026gt;, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1994 exhibition of young couples \u003cgruden\u003e, \u003c\/gruden\u003e\u003c\/sleep\u003e\u003c\/xenia\u003e","brand":"Ukrainianvintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56650475667840,"sku":"Potap40","price":920.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0377\/1226\/5354\/files\/1_785fcf41-da71-4fbe-b382-abf44674583f.jpg?v=1759844149"},{"product_id":"oil-painting-system-angels-ed-potapenkov","title":"Oil painting System angels Ed Potapenkov","description":"41POTAP\u003cbr\u003ePainter: Ed Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003eSize: 150x150 cm\/59.05x59.05 inches\u003cbr\u003eComponents: oil, canvas\u003cbr\u003eOriginal painting\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION: excellent\u003cbr\u003e\"System Angels\" by Ed Potapenkov presents a juxtaposition of classic angelic figures with modern, circuit-like patterns overlaid in blue. This blend of traditional and digital elements suggests a commentary on the integration of technology into human life, even into the realm of spirituality or the divine. The angels, symbols of purity and guardianship, are intertwined with circuit board imagery, hinting at how technology has permeated all aspects of existence. Potapenkov may be exploring themes of connection, modernization, and the fusion between the ethereal and the artificial in today’s world.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The combination of vibrant pink and white accents on the thistles with muted, military-like tones in the background evokes themes of strength, survival, and resistance in harsh conditions. Potapenkov may be symbolizing the enduring spirit of nature, even in environments marked by conflict or adversity. The artwork subtly conveys resilience and defiance, drawing parallels to the persistence of life amid adversity.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The sunflowers, which often symbolize hope and resilience, dominate the composition, drawing the viewer's eye toward their radiance. The matryoshka dolls, commonly associated with R. culture, contrast with the sunflowers, perhaps reflecting on complex themes of identity, heritage, and the search for light or clarity amidst cultural and political struggles. Potapenkov likely intended to convey a yearning for hope, unity, and growth in challenging times.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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With swirling shades of blue and red, Potapenkov captures the dynamic nature of water, using overlapping strokes and contrasts between warm and cool tones to create a sense of depth and reflection. This piece likely aims to evoke the changing, almost ethereal quality of water, reflecting both tranquility and turbulence. The interplay of colors and forms might represent the balance between calm and chaos, encouraging the viewer to find beauty in the fleeting and ever-shifting qualities of nature.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. 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The painting portrays figures performing push-ups, each with a red clown nose, hinting at a satire of society's expectations and the absurdity of uniformity. The figures above, suspended and floating, add a contrasting element of freedom, as if suggesting an escape or alternative to the regimented physical activity below. Potapenkov seems to question the nature of discipline, individuality, and the boundaries between control and liberation. The green tones lend a haunting, almost unnatural atmosphere, enhancing the surreal nature of the scene and emphasizing themes of performance and struggle within societal confines.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The painting exudes an intense energy, as if capturing a burst of sunlight or a field of flowers in bloom. The abstract forms and brushstrokes suggest a lively, almost chaotic dance, filled with life and vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this piece, Potapenkov likely sought to convey the warmth, optimism, and vitality associated with the color yellow. The painting invites viewers to immerse themselves in the warmth and joy of light, capturing a sense of freedom and exuberance in the simplicity of color and form.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. 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Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The dark, subdued tones of the painting create a sense of calm and reflection, with hints of warm light subtly illuminating parts of the water and nearby buildings. The river flows through the city, bordered by trees and softly defined structures, giving the impression of a quiet, almost deserted urban landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough this work, Potapenkov may have aimed to convey the serene beauty of city rivers, capturing their reflective quality and the contrast between the bustling life of the city and the tranquil presence of the water. The painting invites viewers to experience a moment of quietude amidst urban surroundings, emphasizing the calm and contemplative aspect of city rivers.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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The viewer's gaze is drawn to the distant light spilling through the archway, illuminating the water beneath in soft reflections. This contrast between shadow and light adds a sense of depth and intrigue to the composition, creating a feeling of both confinement and escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov might be expressing the allure of hidden, often overlooked spaces in urban landscapes. The painting evokes a contemplative mood, inviting viewers to reflect on transitions—from darkness to light, from the known to the unknown. It captures the quiet beauty of an otherwise ordinary bridge, hinting at the sense of wonder found in shadowed places.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. 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In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! 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The high arched ceilings and stark white walls create a sense of openness and grandeur, while reflections on the floor add an ethereal quality to the space. In the foreground, earthy tones and plant-like forms blend with architectural elements, and a glimpse of fish creates a contrast between the structured human-made environment and natural life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov may be exploring themes of decay and transformation, hinting at the intersection of history and nature reclaiming abandoned spaces. This piece invites reflection on how time alters even the most solid structures, merging them with the organic world and filling them with new life in unexpected ways. The fish and greenery emphasize this return to nature, creating a haunting yet beautiful harmony within the abandoned architectural relic.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Kyiv landscape »Museum of History of Kyiv, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Waiting for the light» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016 «Ordinary movements» Karas Gallery, Kyiv, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 ArtVilnius'15 Contemporary Art Fair “Different Reality”, Vilnius \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Help Ukraine» NSHU. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015 «Maneuvers» Gallery \"Karas\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Paths of convergence» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Ordinary People» gallery “8 Bit” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «UKRAINIAN LANDSCAPE. ON TOY BIK VІDCHAYU ...» Arsenal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 Personal project, gallery \"8 Bit\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014 «Pause» Gallery “RA”, Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 Art Center J. Greter «Direct Project» \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART KYIV Contemporary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 ART picnic VDNG, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 «All-Ukrainian exhibition» Zhivopis-2013 \". TSBH, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Vicinity - 2 Gallery “RA”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Squat at the Olegivsky Center for the Modern M 17 “, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Landscape Inside ARTVILNIUS'12, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2012 Another brick in the wall (exhibition-promotion) Gallery “RA” Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Аrt action \"Golden Mountains\" Schekavitsya mountain, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Ce este de vânzare? (rum. - what is for sale?) “RA” Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 “Call” Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Legalization Gallery “RA”. m. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 Do not mess around! Gallery “RA”. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Antologiya'09 Gallery “RA”. Kyiv \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Flashback Gallery “RA”. 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The repetitive patterns of shelves and folders create a sense of depth and infinity, emphasizing the overwhelming accumulation of records and memories stored within this confined space. The muted tones and subtle shadows convey a somber atmosphere, reflecting a feeling of abandonment or forgotten history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePotapenkov may be commenting on the weight of past knowledge, bureaucracy, or the remnants of memory that accumulate over time, sometimes to the point of obscuring their original purpose. The painting suggests both the preservation and neglect of knowledge, as if these documents hold countless untold stories waiting to be uncovered or simply left to fade away in obscurity. This work invites viewers to consider the transience of information and the ways in which history is recorded, preserved, and eventually forgotten.\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: \u003cbr\u003eEd Potapenkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1968 (Dnipro, Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1983 to 1987 - Dnepropetrovsk Art School named after E.V. Vuchetich \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(teachers L. Antonyuk, G. Cherneta) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a higher education. In 1995 he graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitecture (workshop of easel painting of Professor V. Shatalin) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI live and work in Kiev. (Ukraine) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1990 he has participated in many group and personal exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1993 to 1996 he was a member of the art association \"Cold VEL\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermanent member of the creative group \"Squat on Olegovskaya\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks are in private collections in Ukraine, R., Poland, Great Britain, Spain, Netherlands, USA, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Republic of China (Hong Kong), Singapore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of art I strive to change myself. In my work, I try to raise current topics of our time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eassociated with the problems of globalization, ecology, the collision of the human personality and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esociety, self-identification. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each work I bring my own reality, a separate story. Inviting the viewer to a visual dialogue, I urge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehim to decide whether this is a fake world or a real one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI take part in various joint projects and coloborations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to painting, I am engaged in sculpture, installation, and often I combine these areas with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003evideo and sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am in constant search, I believe in myself and in art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ... the unconcealed virtuosity of the smear of Edward Potapenkov, the ability of several brush strokes to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003econvey the most prominent angle of the body, the bulge of a capricious shape .... The contents of the artifact are \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003enot at all costing if their good intentions are not confirmed by an adequate level of formal decision: not enough, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut it is absolutely necessary condition for the existence of a master artifact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oleg Sidor-Gbeelinda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candidate of Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eexhibitions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Shelter\" Kyiv Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «Reverse Thrust\" Art Repository (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 «On contact +\" Vakulenko Art Consulting \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 «Dipping\" Triptych art gallery (Kyiv) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022 Nordart 2022 internationale Kunstausstellung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «ABROAD” Squat on Olegіvskiy\" art gallery \"LAVRA\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Caution! Fragile!» Imagine Point \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 «Visiocraty» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Kyiv Art Week Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 Project “Changing Enlightenments» Karas Gallery, Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Anatomy simulacr» Modern Art Research Institute of the NAAU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Episodes» gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «In the form of\" Gallery Karas. Kiev \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2018 «Defragmentation» \"Kyiv Art Week\" 2018r. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 WI-FI jam session, Center for the Modern Mystery \"Sovіart\". Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Squat at Olegivskiy» Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «The Mechanism of Evolutions» Institute of Problems of the Modern Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Project “Dancing» Gallery “Karas”, city. Kyiv. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 «Kyiv Art Week» 2017r. 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