Exhibition of Ukrainian landscape art works to show in Silkeborg, Denmark, supported by Tymofeev Foundation

The exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian art Unfolding Landscapes: Landscape and Poetics in Ukrainian Art will start on January 29, 2022. It will be exhibited in the art center Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark.

The partners and sponsors of the exhibition are The Danish Arts Foundation (Staten Kunstfond), the European Region of Culture (Europæisk Kulturregion), the platform of art dealer Igor Abramovych Abramovych Art, and the fund of venture investor Ruslan Tymofieiev Tymofeev Foundation.

The exhibition will feature more than 40 Ukrainian artists with their artworks in various mediums: from painting and graphics to sculpture and video installations. The main conceptual theme is the nature and topography of Ukraine.

Art critic Natalia Matsenko, a consultant and coordinator of the exhibition, points out that this is the first presentation of Ukrainian art in Denmark in recent decades.

“By visiting the exhibition, the Danish audience will be able to learn about new cultural phenomena, as the previous large-scale presentation of Ukrainian art in Denmark was thirty years ago. One can consider this project in terms of heredity on one hand and transformation on the other. In thirty years, there have been many changes – in Ukraine, in Denmark, in the world, in art and philosophical views on the relationship between humans and nature in general. The project is aimed at stepping aside from colonial exoticism to show contemporary Ukrainian art as an organic part of global processes and to show the country as a place where, like everywhere else, people urge to comprehend their relationship with the environment,” sums up the art critic.

The exhibition will feature artworks by famous Ukrainian artists: Hryhoriy Havrylenko, Anatoly Kryvolap, Mykola Kryvenko, Alexey Kondakov, Nazar Bilyk, Oleg Tistol, Tiberius Silvashi, Marina Skugareva, Zhanna Kadyrova, and others. Apart from that, visitors have an opportunity to see artworks by Sergei Sviatchenko, a representative of the new Ukrainian wave who lives in Denmark and whose works are in the collection of the Royal Court of Denmark.

Ruslan Tymofieiev, the founder of the Tymofeev Foundation and the investment fund Adventures Lab, emphasizes that the event has an important mission to strengthen Ukraine’s international image, and the presented artworks allow people to look at Ukraine through the prism of art.

“The exhibition is timed to the 30-year jubilee of Danish-Ukrainian diplomatic relations. Such cultural events help strengthen the image of Ukraine, as with the help of art, we declare our country to the world, present Ukrainian culture to the international community. It is essential that art remains an integral part of the dialogue between the countries because it is a language that does not need any translation. Art is a multitool that establishes ties at many levels: it is both a part of international diplomacy and a personal conversation that finds a way to the heart of every viewer,” said Tymofieiev.

Igor Abramovich, Head of the Abramovych Art platform, Adviser to the Director of the Modern Art Research Institute of Ukrainian Academy of Arts, explains the unique presentation of contemporary Ukrainian art through the prism of landscape and its vision by artists of different generations.

“Such a universal theme shows Ukraine as an organic part of the world, which equally, in all corners, cares about the environment, its beauty and diversity, as well as related modern challenges common to everybody, to Ukraine as well, as the poeticization of its landscape is deeply rooted in its culture. Its nature is really a landmark, an integral part of the existence and practices of artists. In addition, thanks to the works of contemporary artists, it is possible to clearly trace the transformation of the landscape, its perception and image from the classical to a variety of artistic experiments,” says Igor Abramovych.

The exhibition Unfolding Landscapes: Landscapes and Poetics in Ukrainian Art in Silkeborg is on show until May 1, 2022.