Roman Matselyk

Reflections on how our childhood dream forms the basis of life.
I will start my biography with a standard introduction: I was born on November 15, 1981 in the Rivne region, Sarny. I lived in a production settlement near Sarny, which was called Chemerne. My parents worked at the factory, so all my childhood I thought that I would also work there, like all the average residents of our settlement.
My path to creativity began in childhood. At home I was given a set for creativity: pencils, plasticine and paper. And I did it all day. Sometimes even showed master classes to friends;)
My graduation came in the "bad" 90's, when the main task of the people was one thing - to survive.
At the age of 17 I already had a passport, so I decided to go to the capital of Ukraine for a better life. After packing my bag, taking only 120 hryvnias at that time, I left. When looking for a job, at various construction sites. Good people suggested a place to gather craftsmen and other craftsmen in one of the squares of Kyiv and I went there, and there were two hundred of them (masters) who were also looking for work. One day, a man with a purse approached us and asked, “Which of you are painters? It is necessary to paint the facade of the...

Sakharov Online Institute.

Prizes in online competitions in the United States
Ukraine Obukhiv Art Center. 2021 And online contests, Auctions; Ukraine, Russia, USA.