Taras Shevchenko was a 19th century Ukrainian poet, artist, and patriot considered the founder of Ukrainian realism painting and an important figure in developing Ukrainian national identity. Oleksandr Bogomazov was a 20th century Ukrainian painter who worked in Cubo-Futurist and Spectralist styles. Eugenia Gapchynska is a popular contemporary artist known for her funny paintings of little men with touching captions intended to bring happiness to viewers. Oleg Radvan is a self-taught artist from Ukraine who began painting later in life and finds joy in capturing human characteristics in portraits.

1. Ukrainian
Painters

2. Taras Schevchenko
The great poet, ardent
patriot, thinker and
humanist, Shevchenko, is
at one and the same time
an outstanding master of
Ukrainian painting and
graphic art, the founder
of critical realism and
the folk element in
Ukrainian fine arts.

3. The creative work of Shevchenko,
which was closely tied with the
reality of that period and was
based on the national-liberation
movement, was basically connected
with and directed into the future.
It is an important stage in the
development of realism and the folk
element in art. Ukrainian artists
refer to the artistic heritage of
Shevchenko as one of the greatest
and most valuable national
traditions.

4. The themes of Shevchenko
works, depicting life in
Ukraine at that time, are
very diverse, indeed.
Among them we can single
out the watercolor
composition of 1841,
"Gypsy Fortune-Teller",
which was awarded a
silver medal by the
Council of the Academy of
Arts.

5. Oleksandr
Bogomazov
Oleksandr Bogomazov was Ukrainian
painter, known artist and modern
art theoretician of Russian
Avant-garde.
During his artistic life
Alexander Bogomazov mastered
several art styles. The most
known are Cubo-Futurism (1913–
1917) and Spectralism (1920–
1930).

6. During his artistic life Alexander
Bogomazov mastered several art styles.
The most known are Cubo-Futurism
(1913–1917) and Spectralism (1920–
1930).

7. Eugene (Eugenia)
Gapchynska
is a popular Ukrainian painter. In
2002 she began painting-exhibition
activity.

8. •She is one of the most famous
Ukrainian artists who has a
unique style. Drawing funny
little men with touching
inscriptions Gapchynska calls
herself «Happiness Supplier №
1».

9. The nickname «Happiness
Supplier № 1»was given her
not by chance.
Gapchynska’s paintings are
so cute, bright, moving,
positive, and the captions
are so naive and
unsophisticated that
looking at them we cannot
but smile.

11. Oleg Radvan
- was born in Ukraine in 1956.
He is an artist without special
art education.
He began his career as a
painter in 2002 and fulfilled
the dream of his life.
All of his life observations,
studying and endless trying and
searching during the last 6
years emerged him completely in
art work.

12. "I have no special
education, and I have
not read specialized
literature, - says
Oleg. - Instead, I
began to experiment
yourself with
different types paint
and color.
I'm enjoying the
process of painting
portraits. Grasping
some human
characteristics, I
write and express my
inner world people.

13. "Artist chose red as the
dominant color in his
palette as" red - the
color of love, life and
fire. "
Oleg Radvan “Blue Eyes” -2009

14. Eugene Negoda
Everybody who loves our land and
our nature, who is observant and
who just knows how to enjoy
life, be sure that the
exhibition of Negoda’s pictures
will bring pleasure to you.

15. The artist began to paint in
his childhood, but as he had
many gifts, he didn’t know
what to choose.
Creative search led him to
finding and developing a new
technique. He combined
watercolors, pastels and
oils. The effect of such
combination is tremendous.

16. The well-known
artist exhibits his
works very seldom 1
or 2 times in 5
years. So, his
admirers are
waiting to see his
new and great
works.

17. Alexander Roitburd
The representative of the
South Ukrainian art school.
One of the founders of
Ukrainian postmodernism.The
most expensive contemporary
Ukrainian artist.

18. Gallery owners consider Roitburd’s works to be very
valuable from the artistic point of view.
The international recognition of the artist - his
works may be found in the Museum of Modern Art in
New York, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, and
PinchukArtCentre,Kyiv.

20. Oksana Mas
Oksana Mas (1969) — Ukrainian artist.
In 1986 she graduated from Ilyichevsk school
of arts and then M.B. Grekov Odessa State Art
School in 1992.
As of 2011, she lived and worked in Spain,
Sweden, and Ukraine.

21. She experiments with materials and technique
finds her own techniques and combinations.
Creates unique objects made ​​of leather,
plastic, old engines.

22. The art installation Altarpiece of Nations was presented at the
Saint Sophia Square in Kiev. It is made of 250,000 painted Easter
eggs.
Mas created a series of works using "biomorphic realism".
By switching optics, the traditional flat image
becomes alive. Varnished
lenses refract a light
beam, adding effects of
the reflected image.

23. Alexandr Guristyuk
is a Ukrainian painter. Alekzander Guristyuk
has the creative arsenal of about 500
different-genre and differently-styled
pictures.
In most recent years, Alexander worked in a
nativity style.

24. In 1980 A.Guristyuk revolted
against the system and "social
circus”.
At the end of the 1990s, the artist
painted on ethnic and religion
themes. He has worked in these
styles to this day.

26. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!