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.
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.
Cinema in My Head: Project Presentation with an Exhibition of Works by Petro Boyko
The film about Petro Boyko was shot in an unusual place - in an abandoned tuberculosis dispensary in Pechersk (in Kyiv). This room hosted the artist's exhibition, to which he invited a small circle of viewers - people with a difficult fate.
The unique project "Cinema in My Head" is presented at the capital's Cinema House
Those who come to the presentation of the project will become the first viewers of the premiere of the short feature film "Cinema in My Head", which was shot in an unusual place - in an abandoned tuberculosis dispensary in Pechersk.
Presentation of the magazine "Antikvar" No. 130 in Paris
On Wednesday, November 15, the Ukrainian Cultural Center in France (Centre Culturel d’Ukraine en France) will host the presentation of the magazine "Antikvar" No. 130, dedicated to the work of Olga Rapai.
This "Antiquarian" is touching, bright, rich, nostalgic and optimistic at the same time - like the very atmosphere of the second consecutive wartime Kyiv summer and like the topic to which this magazine is dedicated: "The World of Images by Olga Rapai."
She adorned Kyiv: the capital honored the memory of sculptor Olga Rapai
Ceramic panels, bas-reliefs, exterior and interior ceramics by Olga Rapai remained and decorate the public space of Kyiv today, but the sculptor herself was first mentioned in the capital on her birthday, August 1
