Vladislava Yakovenko

METHAMORPHOSES OF AVANT-GARDE: VLADISLAVA IAKOVENKO
In her works, young Ukrainian artist Vladislava Iakovenko aims to find balance between these two methods. Being unsatisfied with mimetic and narrative character of Academic art, she follows the pass of avant-gardists of 1910s – 1920s. It was exactly the time when painting looked for the answer concerning the essence and uniqueness of its own language. This led to the radical shift from the plot to the visual qualities of a canvas: masters were enchanted with the absolute self-sufficiency of compositions, texture, and colour. They rejected the attempts of objective depiction of the reality after realizing the value of their own worldview.
Vladislava herself points out the connection of her pieces with Suprematism, though they are closer to the aesthetics of Orphism, which had originated in French art in 1910s. Despite inheriting the principles of geometrization of forms and exaggerated flatness of image, typical for the oeuvre of Malevich and his followers, the artist pays main attention to the poetics of colour. As well as the orphists, she ‘sculpts’ space and varies its depth and density through hues, its intensity and combinations. “Simultaneous contrast is the most up-to-dat...

Brief biography: Vladislava Iakovenko had graduated from Dontesk Art school: Then she continued her education in Kharkov State Academy of Design and Arts(2007-2011) and Kyiv State institute of Decorative and Applled Art and Design named after M. Boychuk( 2011-2013). She lives and works in Bratislava , Slovakia. An active participant of international art and social projects, and plein airs.

Art fair:
KUNSTMESSE
Leipzig,Germani. 2015.
KUNSTMESSE
Leipzig,Germani. 2016.
Lausanne, Switzerland 2018
Biennale in Vicenza La Joie de Vivre! contemporary 2017
Montreux Switzerland 7-11 novembre 2018
Antwerp, Belgium 3F October 2018
Comiso Sicilia september 2018
Cannes 27.07-29.07. 2018 3F
Mulhouse november 2018
Luxembourg december 3F 2018
RED DOT MIAMI 2018
Los Angeles modern contemporary 23.02.2019

Personal exhibition :
22.02.2020-5.03.2020 Personal exhibition "Megapolis" in Vienna , Gallary Kreative Raum .
8.11.2019-6.12.2019 Personal exhibition "Megapolis", Gallery FABRA ARS , Magdeburg, Germany.
14.12.2018-3.01.2019 Gallery Artifact, Manhattan , New York.
13.03.2018-13.04.2018 Women Faces in a big cities. KreativRaum Galeria Vienna.
10.11.2017-10.01.2018 Gallery Fabra Ars in Germany , Magdeburg
27.01.2016-27.03.2016 Gallery Castle in Bratislava.


museum:
Langenzersdorf Museum Austria, 15.01.2019-24.02.2019
Vienna Calligraphy Center , 28.08.2020-10.09.2020

other exhibition:
4.8.2020-27.08.2020 Zychyho place , Bratislava.
12.07.2020 Aviano , Italy.
5.03.2020 Charity Abent , Gallery Kreative Raum, Vienna.
12.01.2019-25.01.2019 gallery KreativRaum , Vienna, Austria.
februar gallery Fabra ars ...