Dariia Martsin

Painting is a part of my family’s life, many of my relatives have been artists and architects. I have been painting since young age, and the first exhibition of my works was when I was still in preschool. Painting never felt like something external to me, I always felt it like one of my natural abilities. Over the last 5 years I had two large exhibitions in the Netherlands. Many of my works (acrylic and watercolor) belong to private collections. One of my customers has decorated their office exclusively with my works. There have also been three books published with my illustrations. I like to learn by painting the works of the masters – Picasso, Matisse, Vermeer – with watercolor.
I love children’s illustrations for my entire life. For all my life I love fairy tales, fables and all the methods of creation where people have brought and continue to bring something totally new to this world - poetry, sculpture, vocals, classical music, photography, literature works, tasty dishes, wonderful outfits, paintings and cinema. Human life is complex and full of unexpected things, pain and chaos. And creativity, like Kintsugi (金継ぎ), makes it possible to create something absolutely new at the place of the destruction. When I see how inventive p...

1. Rotterdam Art Week 2023 - Contemporary Art from Ukraine- Wilhelminakade 701, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2. Kunst van Ver Dichtbij - Van Capellenhuis , Dorpsstraat 164, 2903 LB Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, April 10-May 7 2023.