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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 51.2x51.2in
About this artwork
Part 2 of the tryptich.
This work is the culmination of the series' emotional tension. "Gambit" focuses on the psychology of risk. We see only a fragment of the chessboard where the drama unfolds, and the player is holding their head. This gesture is not a sign of defeat, but a moment of profound concentration.
The dominant yellow and rich red tones create an atmosphere of internal struggle, passion, and the anxiety that accompanies any risky step.… It is a visualization of the moment when logic gives way to intuition and courage, and the cost of the decision is extremely high. There is no peace here, only the pulsating energy of choice.
This work is the culmination of the series' emotional tension. "Gambit" focuses on the psychology of risk. We see only a fragment of the chessboard where the drama unfolds, and the player is holding their head. This gesture is not a sign of defeat, but a moment of profound concentration.
The dominant yellow and rich red tones create an atmosphere of internal struggle, passion, and the anxiety that accompanies any risky step.… It is a visualization of the moment when logic gives way to intuition and courage, and the cost of the decision is extremely high. There is no peace here, only the pulsating energy of choice.
Yaryna Shumska
Ukraine
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Prizewinner
- Residency Participant
- Covered by the Press
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« I work with painting, performance art, installation, and dance. I'm interested in the research of spaces with human presence and looking for situations that reveal dual reality and ambiguity. »
Yaryna Shumska is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges the gap between performance and abstract painting, creating what she calls an "archive of action."
She is a prize-winning Ukrainian artist whose works have been widely exhibited on a national level, as well as in Poland, France, Spain and the United States. Her artistic geography is truly global, ranging from the Venice International Performance Art Week and Tokyo to Bangkok, Barcelona, and the Arctic Action in Svalbard. A significant place in her practice is occupied by abstract painting from the 2008–2020 period, which served as a foundation for exploring the canvas as a space for "inhabiting" action. In these works, color and texture function not merely as visual elements, but as mediums for internal rhythm and energy. These canvases laid the groundwork for her current practice, where painting is transformed into a direct imprint of physical presence.
She is a prize-winning Ukrainian artist whose works have been widely exhibited on a national level, as well as in Poland, France, Spain and the United States. Her artistic geography is truly global, ranging from the Venice International Performance Art Week and Tokyo to Bangkok, Barcelona, and the Arctic Action in Svalbard. A significant place in her practice is occupied by abstract painting from the 2008–2020 period, which served as a foundation for exploring the canvas as a space for "inhabiting" action. In these works, color and texture function not merely as visual elements, but as mediums for internal rhythm and energy. These canvases laid the groundwork for her current practice, where painting is transformed into a direct imprint of physical presence.