Maria Umanets

Maria Umanets
Born in Kyiv Ukraine 1989.

Maria's paintings are her response to contemporary events that shape the history of humanity or deeply touch her emotions. Whether it's horrifying wars, cataclysms, political scandals, or the human stories witnessed in everyday life, as an artist, Maria Umanets filters through these events, perspectives, and emotions, reflecting them on the canvas and drawing attention to the challenges of human existence.

Her favorite art epoch is Classicism, where artists sought the finest realism in execution technique and profound meaning in the paintings' narratives. However, as a modern artist, she combines realism with contemporary trends, materials, and technologies, creating unique images.

The main feature of her paintings is the unique proprietary technique of using paints that are barely noticeable when illuminated but manifest and glow in darkness or semi-darkness. These paintings accumulate light energy and reveal themselves in the dark, thereby reflecting the full depth and meaning of her paintings. In this way, Maria challenges stereotypes that details and meaning can only be discerned in bright light. In reality, the "dark side of the moon" can only be seen in darkness.

Kyiv National University of Building
and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine

2024:
GENERATIONS OF WAR, 05.03/2024 – 05.04/2024 Central Park of Culture and Recreation, Kyiv, Ukraine
MILANO FASHION & ART, 20.02/2024 – 03.03/2024 Galleria San Babila, Via Visconti di Modrone 6, Milan, Italy
ANTI-WAR 27.01/2024 – 29.02/2024 Biafarin Online Exhibition

2023:
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION and INTERNATIONAL ARTIST SYMPOSIUM 14.09/2023 – 20.09.2023, Rizocarpaso, Cyprus
EXPO ART AS A CURE FOR NATIONAL TRAUMA 11.08/2023 – 18.08/2023 Lugano, Switzerland
MALANO ART DESIGN WEEK 15.04/2023 – 23.04/2023 Milan, Italy
DAYS OF UKRAINIAN CULTURE EXHIBITION 1.02/2023 - 5.02/2023 Lugano,Switzerland

2022
Personal:
SAVE THE WILDLIFE 6.10/2022 – 16.10/2022 Piaza Indipendenza, Bellinzona, Switzerland

Group:
ART SUPPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS 25.12/2022 – 29.12/2022 Zurich, Zwitzerland
LUGANO CREATIVA 26.09/2022 – 27.09/2022 Lugano Zwitzerland
AUTUMN FLAIR CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION 16.09/2022 – 25.09/2022 Art Cave, Zurich, Switzerland
UKRAINE ART EXHIBITION 20.05/2022 – 07.06/2022 ATINKANA CAFÉ, Zurich, Switzerland