Vadim Vaskovsky

Joined Artfinder: Feb. 2022

Artworks for sale: 77

Canada

About Vadim Vaskovsky

 
 
  • Biography
    Born in 1973 Graduated Grekov College of Art, Odessa, Ukraine in 1990.
    Professional artist since 1999. Numerous exhibitions in leading Canadian galleries, as well as in galleries in Ukraine (Odessa, Kiev).My art works can be found in private and public collections in Europe, Canada and the United States.

    I work in a broad range of mediums and subjects, as an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. I experiment all the time. That is why I change themes and styles as often as I change a place of living. Asia dazzles me with its saturation. Black Sea coast reminds me of ancient myths. Cuba makes my lines dance. The Newfoundland landscape teaches me moderation and silence.

    My art is about telling stories yet trying to find a breaking point when painting material applied on canvas, transforms into what it represents. I want strokes and fills to remain material in its texture, shape and pigment to achieve an ornamental look of the painting. Brushes, palette knives, combs, sticks are used in the impasto method of applying oil or acrylic paints.

    I pull out objects of depiction onto the surface of the canvas or set them visually in front or behind the surface. Work knows what it wants. Form tells me about itself. I paint and translate. This language has its main roots in synthetic cubism developed by Picasso and Braque a hundred years ago. I found it quite flexible for what I presently want to do in search of concrete forms of my sensations and perceptions to get to the heart of what is before me.

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  • Education

    2019 - 2019

    Holy Trinity Monastery

    2013 - 2013

    The Glass Station

    2005 - 2007

    Studio West

    1999 - 2001

    Irakli Shavgulidze Studio

    1990 - 1995

    Odessa State Polytechnic University

    1986 - 1990

    Grekov College of Art

  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Group Exhibition at Hayloft Art Gallery

    Dates: Sept. 6, 2021 - Oct. 1, 2021

    Venue: Hayloft Art Gallery, Bloomfield, ON, Canada

    Group Exhibition at Hayloft Art Gallery, Bloomfield, ON, Canada, 2021
    Twelve paintings and 18 wood block art prints from "North Wind" series.

    Event: Guitars and Moons

    Dates: July 7, 2020 - Aug. 15, 2020

    Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

    Fifteen painting solo show.

    Event: EVERY DAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY

    Dates: Feb. 9, 2019 - Feb. 23, 2019

    Venue: C9 ART, Yorkville, Toronto ON, Canada

    Group Exhibition at C9ART GALLERY, Yorkville, Toronto, 2019

    Event: Winter Portfolio Series

    Dates: Jan. 18, 2018 - Feb. 18, 2018

    Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

    Winter Portfolio Series. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2018

    Event: North Wind

    Dates: Sept. 11, 2016 - Sept. 28, 2016

    Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

    Series of linocuts. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2016

    Event: Days and Nights

    Dates: July 21, 2015 - Aug. 23, 2015

    Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

    Days and Nights solo show. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2015

    Event: Blooms, Breezes & Bergs

    Dates: April 12, 2012 - May 15, 2012

    Venue: Red Ochre Gallery, St.Johns, NL, Canada

    “Blooms, Breezes & Bergs” exhibition. Red Ochre Gallery. 2012

    Event: Painting Life

    Dates: Aug. 12, 2011 - Sept. 12, 2011

    Venue: Peter Lewis Gallery, St.Johns, NL, Canada

    “Painting Life” exhibition. Peter Lewis Gallery. St.Johns, NL, Canada. 2011

    Event: Sunny Days

    Dates: Oct. 12, 2010 - Oct. 30, 2010

    Venue: Corner Brook Art and Culture Centre, Corner Brook, NL, Canada

    “Sunny Days” exhibition. Arts and Culture Centre. Corner Brook, NL, Canada, 2010

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Education

2019 - 2019

Holy Trinity Monastery

2013 - 2013

The Glass Station

2005 - 2007

Studio West

1999 - 2001

Irakli Shavgulidze Studio

1990 - 1995

Odessa State Polytechnic University

1986 - 1990

Grekov College of Art


There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Group Exhibition at Hayloft Art Gallery

Dates: Sept. 6, 2021 - Oct. 1, 2021

Venue: Hayloft Art Gallery, Bloomfield, ON, Canada

Group Exhibition at Hayloft Art Gallery, Bloomfield, ON, Canada, 2021
Twelve paintings and 18 wood block art prints from "North Wind" series.

Event: Guitars and Moons

Dates: July 7, 2020 - Aug. 15, 2020

Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Fifteen painting solo show.

Event: EVERY DAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY

Dates: Feb. 9, 2019 - Feb. 23, 2019

Venue: C9 ART, Yorkville, Toronto ON, Canada

Group Exhibition at C9ART GALLERY, Yorkville, Toronto, 2019

Event: Winter Portfolio Series

Dates: Jan. 18, 2018 - Feb. 18, 2018

Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Winter Portfolio Series. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2018

Event: North Wind

Dates: Sept. 11, 2016 - Sept. 28, 2016

Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Series of linocuts. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2016

Event: Days and Nights

Dates: July 21, 2015 - Aug. 23, 2015

Venue: Studio 22, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Days and Nights solo show. Studio 22. Kingston, ON, Canada. 2015

Event: Blooms, Breezes & Bergs

Dates: April 12, 2012 - May 15, 2012

Venue: Red Ochre Gallery, St.Johns, NL, Canada

“Blooms, Breezes & Bergs” exhibition. Red Ochre Gallery. 2012

Event: Painting Life

Dates: Aug. 12, 2011 - Sept. 12, 2011

Venue: Peter Lewis Gallery, St.Johns, NL, Canada

“Painting Life” exhibition. Peter Lewis Gallery. St.Johns, NL, Canada. 2011

Event: Sunny Days

Dates: Oct. 12, 2010 - Oct. 30, 2010

Venue: Corner Brook Art and Culture Centre, Corner Brook, NL, Canada

“Sunny Days” exhibition. Arts and Culture Centre. Corner Brook, NL, Canada, 2010


 

Biography

Born in 1973 Graduated Grekov College of Art, Odessa, Ukraine in 1990.
Professional artist since 1999. Numerous exhibitions in leading Canadian galleries, as well as in galleries in Ukraine (Odessa, Kiev).My art works can be found in private and public collections in Europe, Canada and the United States.

I work in a broad range of mediums and subjects, as an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. I experiment all the time. That is why I change themes and styles as often as I change a place of living. Asia dazzles me with its saturation. Black Sea coast reminds me of ancient myths. Cuba makes my lines dance. The Newfoundland landscape teaches me moderation and silence.

My art is about telling stories yet trying to find a breaking point when painting material applied on canvas, transforms into what it represents. I want strokes and fills to remain material in its texture, shape and pigment to achieve an ornamental look of the painting. Brushes, palette knives, combs, sticks are used in the impasto method of applying oil or acrylic paints.

I pull out objects of depiction onto the surface of the canvas or set them visually in front or behind the surface. Work knows what it wants. Form tells me about itself. I paint and translate. This language has its main roots in synthetic cubism developed by Picasso and Braque a hundred years ago. I found it quite flexible for what I presently want to do in search of concrete forms of my sensations and perceptions to get to the heart of what is before me.