Yurii Artiukh

Yurii Artiukh is a renowned photographer and member of National Union of Photographers of Ukraine. Since childhood,he has been drawn to the magic of light and shadow, seeking and finding in the world around him those subtle. barely noticeable sings of poetry - Poetry with a capital P - that often fills the space around us, but whitch in most cases remains unrecognized and unidentified. The artist`s great mission in this world is to seek out, perceive, and express in their works the elusive grace of the world, combining it with their inner tuning fork - the experience and striving for perfection. Perhaps that is why eatch of Yurii`s works, each subject, whether fleetingly captured or, conversely, elaborated at lenght and thoughtfully, conveys a sense of the harmony of the human body, a state of nature, or the fleeting flutter of a bird`s wing.
Yurii was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 1961. His passion for photography began at age 12, then friends gave him a simple camera for his birthday. Since then, fate has never separeted him from his lifelong passion. At the age of 9, Yurii developed a passion for sports, a passion that has remained with him throughout his life. In school, he practiced competitive acrobatics, reaching the level o...