"The Amazing World of Olga Rapai" – an exhibition that will open at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth
The "Art Ceramics" group of the Visual Arts Department of the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth, led by Olena Rumyantseva, worked with inspiration to recreate the images of the outstanding Ukrainian sculptor-ceramicist Olga Rapai.
In Kyiv, young masters created an exhibition of fantastic ceramics inspired by the images of the artist Olga Rapai.
The works of the legendary artist became a source of inspiration for young Ukrainians, who created their own world of ceramic fantasies, they were shown in Kyiv at the exhibition "The Amazing World of Olga Rapai" at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth.
Exhibition of ceramic works by children inspired by the work of Olga Rapai
60 children aged 5 to 17 created an extraordinary collection of works inspired by artist Olga Rapai. An explosion of emotions and enthusiasm – such was the atmosphere at the opening of the exhibition at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth.
Kyiv presents an exhibition of children's works inspired by the work of Olga Rapai
The works of ceramist and famous artist Olga Rapai gave impetus to the creative search of children from the "Art Ceramics" group of the visual arts department of the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth. The children delved into topics that were close to the artist: friendship, carolers, a colorful circus, fairy-tale plots of the peoples of the world.
"Cinema in My Head": presentation of the project with an exhibition of works by Petro Boyko
The catalog is published in four editions, in four languages - French, English, German and Ukrainian. The publication contains more than 300 works by Petro Boyko and a foreword by Alexei Shakhov. The presentation will also include a limited series of catalogs - 15 copies with the artist's original paintings.
Great Dreamer: Project about Naive Artist Petro Boyko Presented in Kyiv
The exhibition in the Cinema House exhibits paintings that the artist himself refers to as the "golden series". These are about 30 works painted in different years (from 1999 to 2024). Along with Petro Boyko's paintings, the opening also presented a catalog of his works, which is published in four languages.
A great dreamer: a project about the naive artist Petro Boyko was presented in Kyiv
The feeling of energy that flowed from the paintings into the space of human life was physical. And, importantly, in such dramatic times, people smiled near these paintings. The author of the works is the naive artist Petro Boyko, born in Pryluky, Chernihiv region. His fate is quite turbulent. He has experienced many personal upheavals. He admits: he has done stupid things in life.
Petro Boyko is a Ukrainian avant-garde artist. Report by Oleksandr Ruchko from the exhibition of the master's works, which took place in the capital's Cinema House in December 2024.
A unique project about the work of naive artist Petro Boyko was presented in Kyiv
The polyphony, the explosion of colors, fantastic and earthly images at the same time, creativity in everything, even the material on which the paintings are painted, in the end, the life path of the author himself - Petro Boyko, who, despite difficult years, never gave up drawing - all this filled the space of the exhibition.
In the issue of "Antiquarian" there is an interview with the artist Petro Boyko, where he frankly, sometimes not without irony, talks about himself, and an essay dedicated to the master by Oleksiy Zotykov with the subtitle "chimeratherapy from Petro Boyko".
Painting for those who know life's priorities: about the unusual exhibition of Petro Boyko
The artist invited people with a difficult fate to the exhibition: homeless people who live on the streets and wander the world. Petro Boyko considers them the closest, true admirers of his work, capable of comprehending the intention of his paintings.
