Serge Ovcharuk
Serge Ovcharuk
London, London, United Kingdom
About Serge Ovcharuk
“ HOOKED ON COLOUR “ I breathe and live for painting. It is my passion. The power of colour has had a tremendous impact on my world and dominated my view of life since my early childhood, continuing into my adult life. Subconsciously colour, in its various forms with its mix of shades and tones creates a harmony similar to the delicacy and subtlety of musical chords produced by a composer. The sound shared by the listener produces a powerful rush of emotion and energy. In the same way I want those emotions of positive energy, happiness and joy to be felt by the viewers of my paintings. Art means everything to me and I want to share and give an insight into how I believe that the forces of good rule over our conscience and through our sensitivity to art comes a feeling of wellbeing. ++++ Sergei Ovcharuk (Sulima) is a dreamer and a romantic, with the soul of a sailor and the delicate hands of an artist. Sergei's paintings offer a fresh view on the classic style, and immerse us in the mysteriously spiritual world of impressionism. The amazing combination of the old master's painting traditions with expressive colors awakens imagination and leads to deep philosophical thinking. Ovcharuk was born in 1963, in Lvov, Ukraine. He graduated from the Khmelnitskiy School of Arts in 1980. His youthful romanticism led him to the door of Russia's oldest maritime school, LVIMU (now State Marine Academy) in St. Petersburg. However, under the influence of this historic city - one of the world centers of the arts and culture - he found himself consumed with a desire to follow a creative path, and took up the study of painting. Meeting with the outstanding master-colorist Vladimir Borodin in 1982 was the transformative event in Ovcharuk's life as an artist, and spending four years studying in Borodin's studio provided the basis for his development as a painter. Ovcharuk's romantic-symbolic sense of the world and his passion for color can be traced directly to this period. Over the course of many years, Ovcharuk dedicated himself to his craft while at the same time constantly reexamining and refining what would become the philosophy that governed his work: "˜The world of the talking things' in the still life genre, an intimate philosophical view of world told through observation of the simplest things. The romantic component of the artist's soul inevitably led him to impressionism, where the vitality of Sergei's creativity met with bold harmonies of colour, the fruit of which constantly attract us with their dazzling newness and unpredictability. For his impressionistic paintings, the master primarily uses the palette knife. In Ovcharuk opinion, the knife offers the best tool for his "blind painting" technique, which provides an excellent (and accurate) reflection of his soul. After graduation from the Academy, Ovcharuk spent 7 years as a deep sea navigator and deck officer in the merchant marine. Eventually, he dropped anchor in the beautiful and quiet harbor of Klaipeda, on Lithuania's Baltic coast, where he lives with his wife and son. While he continues to paint, his artistic talent is not limited to painting: he has an outstanding bass which he puts to good use in his church's choir. Artist's Membership: 2009 - Zhemaitija's Artist's Association, Lithuania. 2014- Wimbledon Art Studio Community ,personal studio No.148, London,UK He has participated in both one man and group art exhibitions , international art fairs in USA, UK, Hong Kong, Monaco, Switzerland, Austria, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, as well as the "Art-Gallery of V. Borodin" in St, Petersburg, Russia. His paintings are represented in the private collections in USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia,Russia,Ukraine, UAE, Qatar, Israel.
Education:
1963-born in Lviv, Ukraine
1976-1980-Khmelnitsky State school of Art,Ukraine (class of Maestro George Ivanesku & Ludmila Garievskaya)
1982-1986- Vladimir Borodin master studio (painting& composition),alumni of former V.Mukhnina High College of Art and Design , Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Events:
2018.02.23- " Toward the port" original art work was auctioned at life art auction in Aid of "The Prince's Trust" hosted by Cunard Line co.at London.
2017.10.19- " Tower Bridge after the rain" original art work was auctioned at life art auction in Aid of "The Prince's Trust" hosted by DELL co.at the "SAVOY" hotel, London
2017.03.23- participation in live action of modern and contemporary art by Maitre Bertrand Jabot, Paris, France
2016.10.20- " By the Hotel "Ritz" original art work was auctioned at life art auction in Aid of "The Prince's Trust" hosted at the SAVOY, London
2016.02- TOP-10 finalists of ARTEXPO NEW YORK 2016 POSTER CHALLENGE open competition.
2015.11- The "Prince's Trust" charity art auction, Windsor, UK
2014.03- 6 works featured to Saatchi Art online collection "Inspired by Impressionism" curated by Saatchi Art chief curator Ms.Rebecca Wilson
http://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Drawing-Printmaking/Inspired-by-Impressionism/2/63412/view
2014.03.03- participation at "Children'sTrust" charity auction,London ,UK
2014.01.01 - member of Wimbledon Art Studios Community, SW17 0BB London, studio No.148
Exhibitions:
2018.07-"RETURN",personal exhibition hosted by "Art Gallery of Madam Palmgren",Lviv, Ukraine
2018.04 - "ArtExpo New York-2018 (Solo), booth S504, pier 94, NYC,USA
2018.03-annual group expo curated by "The Paragon Gallery", Cheltenham, UK
2017.11-"WAF-2017", Wimbledon Art Studios Fall 2017 member's expo, st.No.148, London,UK
2017.11- "Windsor CAF-2017", booth 126, Berkshire,UK
2017.04 - "ArtExpo New York-2017 (Solo), booth S617, pier 94, NYC,USA
2017.03-"London Biennale 2017", Chelsea Old Town Hall, London,UK
2016.12- " Tale of talent", group art show, Bene Rialto showroom at 13W 38th str.,NYC, USA
2016.11- "WINDSOR CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR" , stand No.134, Windsor, Berkshire ,UK
2016.11-"WIMBLEDON ART STUDIOS OPEN SHOW, studio No.148, London ,UK
2016.07- solo exhibition "THE TRUE COLOURS 2016",
Ice House gallery, Holland Park,London,UK
2016.06- "UNTITLED GALLERY'S ART FAIR-2016", Chelsea, London, UK
2016.05-"WIMBLEDON ART STUDIOS OPEN SHOW", studio No.148, London, UK
2016.04- "READING CONTEMPORARY AF-2016", Reading, Berkshire,UK
2016.03- " THE RUSSIAN EVOLUTION " - group show curated by "The Paragon gallery", Cheltenham, UK2015.11.12-15-"WINTER SALON"-Int'l group show, Pavilion Josephine, Strasbourg, France
2015.11.13-15- "WINDSOR ART FAIR 2015", Windsor, Berkshire, UK
2015.11.02-07-"AUTUMN GROUP SHOW" -La galleria Pall Mall, London,UK
2015.10.03-07 - "CAMBRIDGE ART FAIR", Arcan gallery, Cambridge ,UK
2015.09.-05-13- "CHIANCIANO BIENNALE 2015" curated by Art Museum of Chianciano, Tuscany, Italy
2015.06.04-07 - "ART FAIR EAST", "ARCAN" gallery , London ,
2015.05.02-16- "The true colors"personal exhibition ,Icehouse gallery, Holland Park ,Chelsea, London
2015.04.15-05.03-The Russian Evolution 2015" , Paragon gallery, Cheltenham,UK
2015.01.20-25 -London Biennale 2015 ,Chelsea Old Town Hall ,London
2014.11.13-16-Wimbledon Open Art Studios show 2014 fall
2014.11.07-09-Windsor Art Fair 2014 ,Windsor Royal Racecourse
2014.09.26-10.12- solo exhibition "impressions 2014" Icehouse gallery,Holland park,London
2014.08.25-30-Spirit of Art-Vienna 2014. Museum MOYA -
2014.07.25-27 -Parallax Art Fair 2014, Chelsea Town Hall, London
2014.05.15-18 -Asia Contemporary Art Show- Hong Kong
2014.05.15-18-Wimbledon Open Art Studios Show 2014" -studio No.246
2014.03- "Art of the world", La Galeria Pall Mall ,London,UK
2013.09-- solo exhibition "Europe-Ukraine.The colour bridge", London,UK
2013.07- Art Hamptons Art Fair ,NY,USA
2013-05-06 participation Studio 26 gallery art shows, NY,USA
2013.04- ART Monaco 2013