Nataliia Ivaniv

My artistic practice explores the emotional and perceptual experience of urban environments through abstraction and chromatic transformation. I am particularly interested in how color alters the psychological reading of architectural forms, dissolving rigid structures into fluid, subjective impressions.

Cities serve as both a visual and emotional framework in my work. Rather than documenting specific locations, I reinterpret urban space as a field of memory, atmosphere, and internal perception. By shifting tonal relationships and exaggerating chromatic contrasts, I aim to create a sense of distance from objective reality, allowing the viewer to engage with the work on an intuitive and emotional level.

Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, I focus on layering, transparency, and spatial rhythm. These elements allow me to construct compositions that oscillate between structure and dissolution, clarity and ambiguity. My process is both controlled and intuitive, balancing compositional intention with spontaneous gesture.

Through my paintings, I seek to create spaces that exist between reality and interpretation — environments that invite contemplation and reflect the fragile, subjective nature of perception in contemporary urban ...

Institute of Fine Arts

Pinchuk Art Centre, Kyiv, 2025
Gallery ZAG, Lviv, 2025
Ivano-Frankivsk Center for Contemporary Art, Ivano-Frankivsk, 2026