q)For the people who don't know your work - how would you describe it ?
a)I
call my art contemporary postmodern art, because I try to show todays life
mixing the traditions of old classic arts and literature and todays images of
pop-culture, politics, etc. ... A lot of my works are about real life in Ukraine , I try
to show the truth, that's why not a lot of people want to see my art in my
country. Especialy our Ukrainian galleries refuse me all the time to make my
exhibitions, so, there is a kind of censorship in my country. The owners of the
galleries are affraid of our authorities, that they can take off the licenses
for their business, I think. Nobody in Ukraine wants to see the true life
in art. Most of my art is bought by Europeans, Americans and Canadiens. Maybe,
one reason more is not ordinary media I use- not traditional, it's a ball-point
pen on paper. Sometimes I add some watercolors or collage details in some of my
works... A lot of people don't beleive I use ball point pen... Sometimes
my works look like black-and-white photographs...
q)What are the key themes running through your practice?
a)As I told, I try to show the true life in
q)Your favorite place on earth?
a)I didn't travel a lot... I like my country and I liked
q)What influences your work?
a)Old classic art, literature, ancient myths one one hand influences my work... and on the other hand some great artists, like Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko (19 century), Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, some of the German expressionists and some other surrealist painters... And the influence of contemporary pop-culture, mass symbols from advertisings, gloss magazines, including erotic and even porn photos... All of this is combined in one postmodern mixture... I also call my art "LifeScapes" (from still-life and landscapes) or "Visual prose"...
q)What music are you into right now?
a)I
listen to different music - from classical to todays hard rock
q)Describe your thought & design process...
a)Usualy,
I read some book, see television look at advertising boards on the streets,
listen to the people talking- all of this, as I told became in a strange
mixture in my head... sometimes I use even some of my night dreams...
q)Which emerging artists are you looking forward to seeing more of?
a)I am interested in some of my friend artists in
q)Favorite place on the internet?
a)As I told last time I liked Saatchi Online, besides I get acqainted with intersting people on Facebook...
q)Do you have any upcoming projects/exhibitions we should know about?
a)I took part with my friend artists in
q)Tell us something we don't know - but should...
a) The most important thing I'd like to tell you that Ukraine is not free in sence of free art, free mass-media still and even isn't free economicaly and even in politics. To my mind and a lot of people will agree with me that we still have unhuman government and president who are part of mafia... That's why I cannot develop my art free. In fact, I'd like
q) Where can people see more of your work on the internet?
a) All my art people can find on my personal web-site: www.kolyada.com
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