Anatoliy Menkiv

I love life and forming new relationships, I appreciate every minute of life and those moments when I plunge into the depths of my emotions, when I create my art. My artworks are inspired by the recent events in my country, and even abstract pieces represent my philosophy on current events and the h...

I love life and forming new relationships, I appreciate every minute of life and those moments when I plunge into the depths of my emotions, when I create my art. My artworks are inspired by the recent events in my country, and even abstract pieces represent my philosophy on current events and the human place in the world. I'm experimenting, searching, researching the world with my art. I treat art as a philosophy. We live in a very dynamic world. Everything is changing very quickly. A person has no time to think. He must make decisions with lightning speed. All this is a rapid rhythm, movement, speed, reaction, accidents, all this is in my works and reflects the modern world. I am researching the influence of the environment on a person. I am interested in internal transformations, the release of energy and emotions leading to a better understanding of my inner self. For me, the important thing is the color in my artworks. Color, like music, affects the emotional state. As you know, each color has its own wavelength. And each wavelength has its own effect on a person. I observe and study this impact. I use my experience gained in the process of conducting ar-therapy for soldiers who have gone through the fighting. It really has a very strong effect on humans. And this process is exciting. In my art I suggest letting go of your mind so will see a wonderful new world, only your world.

In my works, I experiment with different materials. I mainly use acrylic and oil paints, I also add spray paints and other materials. Sometimes I enhance color effect with luminescent and metallic paints. I love the play of color, textures and lines which or becomes more intense or becomes weakening.