Fusion. Nazar Bilyk
30.08 -15.09 2022
National Center Ukrainian House
For the artist, work on his Fusion series became an experiment in searching for new forms in all their specificity, an exploration of space and the boundaries of its influence. The project’s conciseness and expressive power is embodied in its multi-level and meanings-laden title that refers to the technological process of creating a sculpture. After all, working with bronze, a highly classical material, the author develops a new understanding of the nature of interconnections.
Nazar Bilyk on the project:
“When talking about the war in our country, I don’t mean just the act of war as such, but also the images and narratives that I am now groping for. I don’t think anybody can estimate the extent of its destructive effects or the date of its ending with any degree of accuracy, but it seems appropriate to document its effect and to describe the state into which the war is remoulding our society.Social documentation of these changes is all we can talk about now. The flames of war, after all, change us into different people: initially scared and shocked, we have become mobilized and efficient, often devastated but still capable of overcoming our fears and with full faith in ourselves. This show marks the beginning of my new series, entitled Fusion.These sculptures are made of bronze, a colored alloy of several metals. Continuing my method of working with “reverse volume” or counterforms, I reveal human figures by making them collide with the masses of molten metal enveloping them.”
The project is done in collaboration with the Ukrainian House, ABRAMOVYCH.ART and the Platform for Cultural Initiatives NGO with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.
Expert: Oleksandr Soloviov
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