Maliek Kadi

Maliek Kadi, a self-taught artist, was born in 2001 in Amman, Jordan. In 2003, he moved with his mother to Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. His artistic journey began at the age of 17 when he started practicing street art under the pseudonym Badartist. In 2020, he began a series of works using asphalt and later shifted his focus to wallpaper, creating a series of paintings on canvas. In 2022, the war broke out, forcing him to evacuate to Lviv. There, at a factory, he took part in the production of anti-tank barriers and spikes to counter Russian military equipment, while also renting space at the same factory to continue his art practice. In August 2022, after returning to Kharkiv, he transformed his apartment into a studio and continued his painting. In February 2023, Maliek had to leave Ukraine as he was being actively searched for mobilization. He fled to Georgia, where he created his first works on stones. In 2023, his art was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Spain (MACVAC).

Artist Statement
Through my art, I reflect on and satirize various themes, filtering them through the prism of my worldview. Much like photography, I capture moments that have deeply influenced me at different points in time. I strive to capture t...

Lecture Attendance
2022 Lecture,The Power of Visual Narrative in Postmodernism, Vladimir Budnikov, Yermilov Center, Kharkiv, Ukraine

2021 Seminar, Photography as Document and Performance, Boris Mikhailov, Come In Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine

2020 Lecture, Intimacy as a Method, by photographer Igor Chekachkov, Come In Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine

2023 Wunderkinder, C.Rockefeller Art Center for Contemporary Arts,
Dresdem, Germany (two-person exhibition)

2023 Musem MACVAC (Museum de Art Contemporary Vicente Aerie Cerni), Vilafames, Valencia, Spain (group exhibition)

2022 Art of resistance, Municipal Exhibition Hall Casino Lliberal, Algemesi, Valencia, Spaine (group exhibition)

2022 Art of resistance, University Valencia College Major Rector Peset, Valencia, Spain (group exhibition)

2022 House on Fire, exhibition in place avant-garde restaurant «Kiev», Kiev,
Ukraine (solo exhibition)