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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 59.1x39.4in
About this artwork
In my work, I explore the metaphor of balance—or rather, its inherent fragility. This piece was a part of my solo exhibition, "Holding One's Breath," where I focused on the physical and psychological tension of staying upright in an unstable world.
The image and concept of this paiting appeared from the performance I did in Poland in 2023. I painted my own legs standing on precarious foundations, sussounded by two viewers, that are sitting on the… chairs that only seem to be stable. In "Waiting for the Fall," I stand atop a mound of sand—a substance that shifts and crumbles, impossible to exist under the weight.
The image and concept of this paiting appeared from the performance I did in Poland in 2023. I painted my own legs standing on precarious foundations, sussounded by two viewers, that are sitting on the… chairs that only seem to be stable. In "Waiting for the Fall," I stand atop a mound of sand—a substance that shifts and crumbles, impossible to exist under the weight.
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.