Yu Polch

An Ukrainian Abstract Expressionist artist, Yu Polch is passionate about freedom of expression and the momentary power of nuance.

Polch’s artistic journey began in his native Kyiv, where he honed his skills in painting and experimental music.

STATEMENT

"I have lived my whole life with abstract art under my skin and take deep joy in the fact that my great-great-grandfather was an official Orthodox Church painter. I still have his faded black-and-white photo, where he sits painting at an easel.

I am Ukrainian, born in Kyiv in 1959, and still live in Kyiv, Ukraine today. I started painting early, and the decision to attend a local Children's Art School was taken entirely on my own.

I have explored many visual styles and academic fine art techniques, but my heart is definitively in Intuitive Abstract Expressionism.

I love discovering new impressions, building spaces, and finding harmony in chaos. That is my passion.

Most of my works begin with an inner, spontaneous impulse, much like musical improvisation. From that initial gesture - a line, a stroke, a dot - I set out on an unfamiliar journey until the painting begins to resonate with me. This process is very close to Zen meditation. You could say I love spontaneous, free-form ...

4 years at Kyiv Children Art School
5 years at Kyiv Music School

1991 Kyiv, KPI Student Art Show
1990-2000 Kyiv, Private Art Galleries
1992 Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, U.S.A. Ludwa Gallery
Collections in Germany, U.S.A., Australia, U.K.