Vladimir Davidia

Vladimir Davidia (Selivanov)
I once read Hermann Hesse's novel "Steppenwolf". There is an interesting symbol in this novel - the entry point to the "Magic Theater" (the place where the Self is revealed through carnival practice) is located in the space between the church and the psychiatric hospital.
Then I thought that it was exactly about my life and about my creativity.
About life, because I am not just an artist (art has its origins in religious practice), but also a practicing psychotherapist.
About creativity, because for me painting is a point of entry, a method of getting into the "Magic Theater".
A similar idea was embodied in life by Russian avant-garde artists, in particular, in their opera "Victory over the Sun". In many ways, I feel like the inheritor of this tradition.

I was born, live and work in Ukraine, Kyiv.

Art Lyceum at the “Bily Ptakh” Society, Kyiv

Kyiv State Institute of Decorative Art And Design Named after M. Boychuk

Workshop of artist Andrian Babiuk

1995 Group exhibition at the Museum of Russian Art, Kyiv

2015 "Vertigo of Mr. Nemo", art space "Potok", Kyiv

2016 "Night-Day", “Freud House”, personal exhibition, Kyiv

2017 "The Cat Wags Its Tail", “ Freud House”, personal exhibition, Kyiv

2019 "Out of Chaos", "Plato’s Cave", personal exhibition, Kyiv

2021 "Fugue of Marena", painting, Theater "Suzir'ya", organizers gallery "Hudgraf", H.L.A.M., Kyiv

2021 “Theater of Doors”, painting, 88Hall gallery, Kyiv

2021 "Pieta, Margo and Marginalias", Kyiv

2023 "Back to the Dance", RA Gallery, Kyiv