Valeriya Shebelnichenko
Kasîta - Painting by Valeriya Shebelnichenko - 2023
2023

About the Item

Kasîta is a painting created by Ukrainian artist Okno (Valeriya Shebelnichenko) in 2023. Oil color on canvas personally constructed by the artist. Signed by hand. Excellent condition. Kasîta is part of a series of paintings in which the artist focused on the theme of depression. The colors of the body are nicely accentuated by the sharp dark of the background, which looks like an undefined space. A series of full-bodied, dense and textural Naples yellow brushstrokes go to cut through the darkness. The artist chooses thus to represent a moment when in the gloom of the depressive state of mind a light appears - a possible change. The figure is still in a closed position, both in the arrangement of the legs and that of the hands. The figure covers her eyes, not noticing the light filtering through and enveloping her in this space. The different works in this series are sequential, tracing different stages of depression, including healing. Kasîta in this context is an improving, intermediate stage. The series of which this work is a part arrived finalist in the contemporary art competition "Arte Laguna Prize" . Of the five works, two final ones ("Var" and "Lumo") were then selected for exhibition at the North Arsenal in Venice. Valeriya Shebelnichenko, aka Okno, was born in Ukraine in 1996. Painter and performer, she currently lives and works in the city of Turin, Italy. She moved to Italy in 2004 and studied at the Art and Music High School in Forlì, obtaining her diploma in 2016. With her emotional approach to painting and performance, she manages to involve the viewers by making them part of her experiences. Okno’s works have been shown in the cities of Venice, Milan, Turin, Pisa, Rimini, Forlí, Edinburgh, she arrived as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize and exhibited in the spaces of the Venetian North Arsenale. Her career, albeit young, denotes various collaborations, aimed at creating an artistic dialogue that involves multiple senses.

Creator:

Valeriya Shebelnichenko

Creation Year:

2023

Dimensions:

Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)Width: 20.87 in (53 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)

Medium:

Color Pencil,Canvas

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

2010-