Reviews for Vladimyr Shandyba
Guido Henkel, Germany
11 Dec 2022
Very poor performance. After several weeks of waiting (why?) the painting finally arrived. Unfortunately, Mr. Shandyba did not deliver the artwork he offererd and sold. Instead, without asking me previously, he created a copy (that's why!), very similar, ok, but an acryl, not an oil painting, the finish not even dry, but dated "2016", different coloring, brushwork, details, etc., slacky canvas, no strechting option, simple lath construction, glued, the central strut broken and taped ... Being confonted, the artist admitted and cited personal reasons ..., he should have told me beforehand. Never again.
Response from Vladimyr Shandyba
13 Dec 2022
To my great regret, the war intervened in the story with this picture in an unexpected way. My city Kharkov, from the first minutes, was subjected to fierce rocket and artillery shelling. And I had to leave it with one backpack. And this order found me after wandering around three countries - in Norway, in the status of a refugee. If I were in my workshop, I would just send the work on a wedge stretcher. But in another country, I had nothing but abilities. I bought the best canvas and the best paints, I didn't have the right stretcher. I felt that the quality of the canvas and paints is more critical than the wooden planks. This painting was designed and painted by me. Its author's repetition did not differ in ANY WAY from the original, whose fate during the hostilities is unknown and unpredictable. The time for customs clearance and delivery of the painting does not depend on me. I tried my best to do my job. I regret that I disappointed the respected Guido Henkel.
