Vlad Yurashko

Joined Artfinder: May 2025

Artworks for sale: 6

Slovakia

About Vlad Yurashko

 
 
  • Biography

    About the Artist

    Vlad Yurashko’s work is a powerful manifesto against academic restraint. Working at the intersection of Fauvism and Symbolism, he does not merely imitate the classics but deconstructs their methods, adapting them to the visual language of the 21st century.

    Technique & Vision
    The defining feature of Yurashko’s watercolors is a complete rejection of "dirty" pigments
    - blacks and earthy tones are replaced by fluorescent paints. This innovative approach allows him to achieve a level of luminosity and brilliance nearly impossible in traditional watercolor.

    His latest сycle, "Honey Watercolor," explores the ultimate purity of color. Each piece functions as an autonomous source of visual energy, designed not to imitate reality but to create a new intensity of perception.

    In the Artist’s Words:
    “An encounter with an environment that resembles a forest always leaves us with memories hidden within the layers of watercolor. By capturing the rhythmic 'gaze' of the sun upon nature, I create sanctuaries for the remnants of stories that have merged into an ideal reality. My landscapes often become hiding places for human figures - they are not always easy to spot at first glance, but their stories are the ones worth telling.”

    For the collector, these works offer a "new breath" of classical movements, built on the emotional vibration of uncompromising brightness.


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  • Education

    2017 - 2021

    Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

    1996 - 2002

    Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine

  • Upcoming Events

    Upcoming events

    Event: "Practices of Balance Instead of the Future"

    Dates: 17 Mar 2026 - 25 Apr 2026

    Venue: Zichy Palace, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Vlad Yurashko
    Born in 1970 in Poltava, Ukraine
    Lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia

    Education
    2017 – 2021: ArtD. (Doctor of Arts), Studio of Prof. Balázs, Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
    1996 – 2002: Mgr. art. (Master of Arts), Studio of Prof. Shevchenko, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine

    Selected Solo Exhibitions
    2026: "Gestures," Flatgallery (with Peter Baran, curated by Andrej Jaroš), Bratislava, Slovakia
    2024: "Justice Shall Prevail," Ján Koniarek Gallery (curated by Vlad Beskid), Trnava, Slovakia
    2024: "Honey Watercolor," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Palma, Spain
    2022: "Anonymous. The Right to Remember," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Berlin, Germany
    2022: "Paintings of Digital Glitches," ŠUM Cultural and Community Center (curated by Peter Timečko-Valiska), Trebišov, Slovakia
    2022: "#CLOSETHESKY," A7 Gallery (curated by Jan Kostolansky), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

    Event: "Justice Will Triumph"

    Dates: 20 Mar 2024 - 1 May 2026

    Venue: Ján Koniarek Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia

    (curated by Vlad Beskid)

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    Previous events

    Event: "Gestures"

    Dates: 16 Jan 2026 - 15 Mar 2026

    Venue: Flatgallery, Bratislava, Slovakia

    with Peter Baran, curated by Andrej Jaroš

    Event: Fragments

    Dates: 2 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025

    Venue: Caesar Gallery, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    curated by Vlad Beskid
    https://www.galeriecaesar.cz/Galerie%20Archiv/2025/396_FRAGMENTY/fragmenty.htm

    Event: Visual Diaries

    Dates: 2 May 2025 - 24 May 2025

    Venue: Flatgallery, Bratislava, Slovakia

    With Vika Shumskaya, Valeria Yurashko
    / curated by Andrej Jaroš

    Event: "Honey Watercolor"

    Dates: 9 Feb 2024 - 23 Mar 2024

    Venue: Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Palma, Spain

    "Honey Watercolor," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Palma, Spain

    Event: "Anonymous. The Right to Remember"

    Dates: 21 Oct 2022 - 17 Dec 2022

    Venue: Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Berlin, Germany

    2022 "Anonymous. The Right to Remember," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Berlin, Germany

    Event: " #CLOSETHESKY "

    Dates: 21 Mar 2022 - 14 May 2022

    Venue: A7 Gallery, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

    2022: "#CLOSETHESKY," A7 Gallery (curated by Jan Kostolansky), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

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Education

2017 - 2021

Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

1996 - 2002

Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine


Upcoming events

Event: "Practices of Balance Instead of the Future"

Dates: 17 Mar 2026 - 25 Apr 2026

Venue: Zichy Palace, Bratislava, Slovakia

Vlad Yurashko
Born in 1970 in Poltava, Ukraine
Lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia

Education
2017 – 2021: ArtD. (Doctor of Arts), Studio of Prof. Balázs, Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
1996 – 2002: Mgr. art. (Master of Arts), Studio of Prof. Shevchenko, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026: "Gestures," Flatgallery (with Peter Baran, curated by Andrej Jaroš), Bratislava, Slovakia
2024: "Justice Shall Prevail," Ján Koniarek Gallery (curated by Vlad Beskid), Trnava, Slovakia
2024: "Honey Watercolor," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Palma, Spain
2022: "Anonymous. The Right to Remember," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2022: "Paintings of Digital Glitches," ŠUM Cultural and Community Center (curated by Peter Timečko-Valiska), Trebišov, Slovakia
2022: "#CLOSETHESKY," A7 Gallery (curated by Jan Kostolansky), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Event: "Justice Will Triumph"

Dates: 20 Mar 2024 - 1 May 2026

Venue: Ján Koniarek Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia

(curated by Vlad Beskid)

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: "Gestures"

Dates: 16 Jan 2026 - 15 Mar 2026

Venue: Flatgallery, Bratislava, Slovakia

with Peter Baran, curated by Andrej Jaroš

Event: Fragments

Dates: 2 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025

Venue: Caesar Gallery, Olomouc, Czech Republic

curated by Vlad Beskid
https://www.galeriecaesar.cz/Galerie%20Archiv/2025/396_FRAGMENTY/fragmenty.htm

Event: Visual Diaries

Dates: 2 May 2025 - 24 May 2025

Venue: Flatgallery, Bratislava, Slovakia

With Vika Shumskaya, Valeria Yurashko
/ curated by Andrej Jaroš

Event: "Honey Watercolor"

Dates: 9 Feb 2024 - 23 Mar 2024

Venue: Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Palma, Spain

"Honey Watercolor," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Palma, Spain

Event: "Anonymous. The Right to Remember"

Dates: 21 Oct 2022 - 17 Dec 2022

Venue: Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2022 "Anonymous. The Right to Remember," Kuckei+Kuckei Gallery, Berlin, Germany

Event: " #CLOSETHESKY "

Dates: 21 Mar 2022 - 14 May 2022

Venue: A7 Gallery, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

2022: "#CLOSETHESKY," A7 Gallery (curated by Jan Kostolansky), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia


 

Biography

About the Artist

Vlad Yurashko’s work is a powerful manifesto against academic restraint. Working at the intersection of Fauvism and Symbolism, he does not merely imitate the classics but deconstructs their methods, adapting them to the visual language of the 21st century.

Technique & Vision
The defining feature of Yurashko’s watercolors is a complete rejection of "dirty" pigments
- blacks and earthy tones are replaced by fluorescent paints. This innovative approach allows him to achieve a level of luminosity and brilliance nearly impossible in traditional watercolor.

His latest сycle, "Honey Watercolor," explores the ultimate purity of color. Each piece functions as an autonomous source of visual energy, designed not to imitate reality but to create a new intensity of perception.

In the Artist’s Words:
“An encounter with an environment that resembles a forest always leaves us with memories hidden within the layers of watercolor. By capturing the rhythmic 'gaze' of the sun upon nature, I create sanctuaries for the remnants of stories that have merged into an ideal reality. My landscapes often become hiding places for human figures - they are not always easy to spot at first glance, but their stories are the ones worth telling.”

For the collector, these works offer a "new breath" of classical movements, built on the emotional vibration of uncompromising brightness.