Valeriya Shebelnichenko, The Cave from the Okno, Acrylic on Paper, 2023

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The Cave from the Okno is a painting created by Ukrainian artist Valeriya Shebelnichenko in 2023. Acrylic on paper. Signed … Read more The Cave from the Okno is a painting created by Ukrainian artist Valeriya Shebelnichenko in 2023. Acrylic on paper. Signed by hand. Very good condition. "The Cave from the Okno" is a reworking of an artwork the artist painted in 2014. The original painting titled "The Cave" was the first painting Okno made after a near-death experience. It was the beginning of her current research, a visual summation of an experience that changed her life and painting style. After 10 years, the artist returns to paint the same cave, but in this case, her figure also appears in the painting. The painting shows the evolution of her journey and the healing taking place. The overwhelming shapes and curved lines accentuate the transportation and influence that experience still has on the artist. A work that completely transports one into another world. This painting was made during a live performance at Spazio Garino (MAU - Museum of Urban Art) in Turin, during Okno and Antartico's bi-personal exhibition. It was entirely painted by left hand even if the artist is right handed. 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. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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