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Vladyslav Riaboshtan is a talented Ukrainian artist who often explores the theme of the industrial and underground landscapes of Ukraine.

Summary of Vladyslav Riaboshtan

Vladyslav Riaboshtan’s art spans a range of visual art forms, including oil, acrylic, and enamel painting, as well as silkscreen printing, aerosol art, mixed media, paper, graphite, and photography.

Biography of Vladyslav Riaboshtan

The artist was born in 1996 in Dnipro, Ukraine. From an early age, Vladyslav was surrounded by factories, railways, unfinished metro, and other industrial sites, which inspired him. 

From 2012 to 2016, he studied graphic design at Dnipro Art College. He later earned a bachelor's degree in easel and formal painting and a master's degree in monumental painting from the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture.

Vladyslav Riaboshtan’s paintings have been featured in numerous exhibitions held in various venues in Ukraine and abroad, including those in Kyiv, Lviv, Graz, Basel, Lutsk, Dnipro, and many more.

Currently, the artist lives and works in Kyiv. 

Vladyslav Riaboshtan’s Famous Paintings: Exploring Industrial Aesthetics

The artist has produced an extensive body of work, including both paintings and drawings. Many of Vladyslav Riaboshtan’s original paintings are dedicated to the subway, including “Unwanted Advertising” (2021), “Directions of Movement” (2021), “Pokrovska” (2020), and “Svobody Avenue” (2020). His paintings “50234079” (2020), “CH17” (2019), “65343212” (2019), and many more are dedicated to railways and trains. 

His recent drawings depict scenes of war in Ukraine. These include “Cluster Shell. Series” (2022), “View from Bayraktar. Series” (2022), “Ukrainian Dream. Series” (2022), and “On the Coast. Series” (2022), among others. Vladyslav Riaboshtan’s paintings for sale are available at auction on the UFDA website. 

Vladyslav Riaboshtan’s Art Style

Since his childhood, the artwork of Vladyslav Riaboshtan has been inspired by factories, railways, unfinished subways, and many other industrial objects. Even after he moved to another city, he maintained a desire to capture such familiar places. His art aims to preserve the unique atmosphere of these locations, which had a lasting influence on his personal development over the years.

Before the war in Ukraine began, the artist worked on a series of paintings dedicated to the subway. However, the concept of the project has shifted to portray the subway as a shelter, a safe zone from rockets and explosions. The war has changed the perception of many things for Ukrainians, and the artist seeks to show how this experience has altered both what he depicts and why.