Andreii Kreminskyi
"Sabotage"
2025

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We are looking at a canvas made in the style of abstract expressionism, which immediately reveals the artist as a bold experimenter who is not afraid to go beyond the limits of traditional art. In the center of the composition we see a dominant white color that seems to fill the entire space of the canvas, as if it were a blank sheet ready to receive a play of colors and shapes. Several careless, at first glance, strokes of black, crossing the canvas diagonally, create a sense of movement and dynamics. However, if you look closely, you can see something more than abstract shapes in these lines. They begin to resemble the backstage of a theater stage, behind which something mysterious and unknown is hidden. The whole composition creates a sense of understatement, inviting the viewer to interpret what they see on their own. Everyone can see in this painting something of their own, personal, based on their own experience and associations. Despite its simplicity, the painting has a deep emotional impact. It makes us think about the nature of creativity, about freedom of expression and how much can be expressed with seemingly minimal means. The artist undoubtedly has a subtle sense of color and form, skillfully using them to create a harmonious image. The painting will undoubtedly take a worthy place in the collection of any museum of contemporary art and will become a subject of discussion among art historians and art lovers.

Creator:

Andreii Kreminskyi (1980, Ukrainian)

Creation Year:

2025

Dimensions:

Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)

Medium:

Canvas,Oil

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

21st Century

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Edinburgh, GB

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1987215780912

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Lives in Kharkiv, where he was born in 1980 in a family of artists. In 1995, he graduated from the Kharkiv Art School named after I. Yu. Repin. Subsequently, he studied at the painting and pedagogical faculty of the Kharkiv State Art School, as well as at the faculty of fine arts of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (specialization — graphics, master's degree). He worked as a teacher at the Kharkiv Art School named after I. Yu. Repin. Since 2005, he has been a teacher at the Kharkiv Higher Art College. Works are available in private collections in Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, USA, Israel and Austria. Participated in more than 40 exhibitions, including international, all-Ukrainian, regional and collective exhibitions. Has 7 personal exhibitions. The main artistic direction is abstract expressionism, the genre is symbolic composition. Participation in exhibitions. International: 1) 2003 r. – “4th block” (Kharkiv metro station, Moscow metro station); 2) 2008 r. – “Parade of Traditions” (m. Kharkiv); 3) 17-23 leaf fall 2009 - Ukrainian Week of Mystery (participant in the International Graphics Competition). All-Ukrainian: 3) 2000 rub. – All-Ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the Artist’s Day, Artist’s Budynok (graphics), Kharkiv; 4) 2000-2001 rub. - All-Ukrainian exhibition dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ, House of Artists (graphics), Kharkiv; 5) 2001 r. – All-Ukrainian exhibition, dedicated to the Artist’s Day, Budynok artist (painter), Kharkov; 6) 2001-2002 – All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition, Budinok artist (painter), Kharkov; 7) 2002 r. – All-Ukrainian art exhibition, dedicated to the Artist’s Day, Budynok artist (painter), metro Kharkiv; 8) 2003 r. – All-Ukrainian exhibition, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the KHONSKHU, Budynok artist (graphics), m. Kharkiv; 9) 2005 r. – All-Ukrainian exhibition, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Peremoga, Budynok artist (graphics), Kharkov; 10) 2005-2006 – All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition, Artist’s Budynok (graphics), Kharkov; 11) 2006 r. – All-Ukrainian exhibition (graphics), Odessa; 12) 2006-2007 rocks - All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition, Artist's Budynok (graphics), Kharkiv; 13) 2008 r. – All-Ukrainian art exhibition, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the KHONSKHU, Budynok artist (graphics), Kharkov. Region: 14) born 1999-2000 - Regional exhibition, Artist's Budynok (graphics), Kharkov; 15) 2003 r. – Regional Rizdvyana Exhibition, Artist’s Budynok (graphics), Kharkov; 16) 2004-2005 - Regional exhibition, Artist's Budynok (graphics), Kharkiv; 17) 2006 r. – Regional exhibition dedicated to the Artist’s Day, Artist’s Budynok (graphics), metro station Kharkiv; 18) 2008-2009 pp. – Regional art exhibition “Art Salon”, Artist’s Budynok (graphics), Kharkov. Collective: 19) 2000 rub. - Kharkov State Scientific Library, Kharkov, Ukraine. 20) 2004 r. – collective exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Children's Art School No. 1 named after I.E. Repina, gallery "Maestro" (painter)", metro Kharkov; 21) 2004 r. – collective exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Children's Art School No. 1 named after I.E. Repina, Kharkiv Art Museum (painting)", m. Kharkiv; 22) 2007 r. – Pedagogical assemblies “Cameratu”, IX exhibition of creative workers, graduates and students of the most advanced works of the Kharkiv region, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art (graphics), m. Kharkiv; 23) 2007 r. – exhibition “Teleportation” together with A. Kutepov, gallery “Maestro” (painting, graphics), Kharkov;