Original artwork description:

Wabi-Sabi #1
by Bo Kravchenko
One-of-a-kind

MEDIUM: Oil /Acrylic
YEAR: 2019
SIZE: 48x48" / 122 x 122 cm
DELIVERY Time: You will receive the painting around 1-1.5 weeks


"...nothing is perfect, is permanent, and nothing is finished. Intuitively, we sense that things are most beautiful when they begin to wither. "

I love wabi-sabi (侘寂) style, popular In Japanese Art.
Modern definitions are more gentle and include the possibility of an artist’s hand — wabi is translated to rustic simplicity, freshness, quiet and understated elegance, and sabi is connected to the serenity that comes with age, including an object’s patina or signs of wear and even repair. Think of rust, the patched eye of a child’s stuffed animal or the coaxed and grafted limb of a hybrid plum.
Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.

In my work, I’m searching for serenity by representing my own inner space. I use classical art forms, but also enjoy playing with new different materials. My art process is intuitive, it's a kind of a conversation I am having with the canvas. The language I'm using is colors, shapes and textures to communicate something beyond that cannot be expressed with words. Painting has become a tool that lets me explain stories and express everything that makes surprises, depressed me, annoyed and all the other emotions that make who I am. I hope, it gives the viewer the opportunity to create their own story, meaning or associations, and makes each piece personal to them. I wish my artworks bring some joy and thoughtfulness, as well.

Original oil painting on a 48x48 inch canvas board with artist's oil colors.
It’s painted on canvas, signed and titled.
Not framed, but you can use without framing because canvas with Black color edges wrapped around 2" stretcher bars.
Ready to be shipped.

Art makes an exclusive gift.
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BIOGRAPHY
Born and raised in Eastern Europe, I earned a Fine Arts Master’s degree in book graphics at Kyiv State Academy of Arts. As a book graphic, I illustrated more then sixteen books. Currently I live in South Florida and work as an artist, photographer and graphic designer. My artworks are in public and private collections all over the world.


1998 Contemporary book in Book Museum, Kiev
1999 Art Kiev Festival, Kiev
2000 Book graphics in Artist's house, Kiev
2003 Best artworks for bank 's calendar in Ukraine
2005 Solo exhibition, Triptich gallery, Kiev
2006 Solo exhibition, ArtBlues gallery, Kiev
2010 Solo exhibition “Impressions & Imaginations”, Molly House, Stuart, Fl.
2011 Group exhibition STUDIO 1608, WPB, Fl
2012 Group exhibition Stephen Jonhson, WPB, FL
2015 Group exhibition, 1608, gallery Stephen Jonhson, FL
2017 Group exhibition, the Nude Nite Art Show, Orlando, FL
2017 Group exhibition, Just My Height. Art Shows, Miami

Materials used:

Acrylic/Oil

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