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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 31.5x27.6in
About this artwork
Created in 2020, this painting serves as a foundational piece of my "Horizon" triptych. It is an imaginative reimagining of a sunset, where nature’s grandeur meets the raw energy of abstraction.
In this work, I used a bold palette of red, blue, and yellow to depict a moment of eclipse—a dark, monolithic rock that hides the setting sun. This shadow creates a powerful tension on the canvas, a play of light and darkness that defines the horizon.
The… composition is layered with expressive lines and plane traces, symbolizing the intersection of the eternal sky and the fleeting movements of our modern world. Through these gestures, I wanted to capture the vibration of the air as the day fades, leaving behind a sky full of shadows, memories, and light.
In this work, I used a bold palette of red, blue, and yellow to depict a moment of eclipse—a dark, monolithic rock that hides the setting sun. This shadow creates a powerful tension on the canvas, a play of light and darkness that defines the horizon.
The… composition is layered with expressive lines and plane traces, symbolizing the intersection of the eternal sky and the fleeting movements of our modern world. Through these gestures, I wanted to capture the vibration of the air as the day fades, leaving behind a sky full of shadows, memories, and light.
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.