Oleksii Shcherbak

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Oleksii Shcherbak was born in 1997 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. He was based in Kyiv for 9 years, until mid-2022. He has been addicted to drawing since early childhood, inspired by cartoons, games and comics. Four months after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the artist moved to Paris, where he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts. In his works, Shcherbak often combines traditional oil painting with graphic elements reminiscent of the comic book and adds features of illustration, using them as a tool to enhance the inner state of the hero. His works have a touch of 19th-century nostalgia. They also often have a dark, fairy-tale Victorian tint. The artist mostly reflects on the basic existential questions of humanity, love, and the relationship between people and the world around them. The author embodies his inner feelings through enigmatic characters from another universe. He gives each one a name. And in each painting, he writes short, mysterious stories about them, which he considers poetry. He is inspired by Renaissance painting and many contemporary artists such as Odd Nerdrum, James Jean, Nicola Samori, Kim Jung Gi, Ruprecht Kaufman and others.

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