Kostiantyn Shyptia
A contemporary Ukrainian artist who was born, lives, and works in the city of Sumy. His works are exhibited and represented both at the national and international levels.
In his figurative works, the female form dominates, serving simultaneously as the personification of natural human beauty and the embodiment of symbolic ideas within complex compositions. The author's style leans toward traditional canons but incorporates elements of symbolism, abstraction, and the grotesque.
The artworks are rich with references to classical narratives, religious and philosophical themes, ancient history, and their modern interpretations. His paintings often depict genre and everyday scenes where emotional human characters are vividly expressed. The vitality and uniqueness of these images frequently transform into humorous grotesque.
Folk themes in the artist's paintings are imbued with love for his Homeland. He breathes life into his canvases using imagery from Ukrainian history and folk legends. The paintings are executed in an allegorical-realistic manner, where the tragic and the comic intertwine, making the author's style recognizable and unique.
"Painting and graphics are the means by which I strive to convey to the viewer an illusory world of dreams, from which the fabric of reality is woven."
The author's motto in creativity and life is the Latin proverb "Dum spiro, spero" (While I breathe, I hope).