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Yuriy Bolsa is a talented Ukrainian artist working with personal stories, as well as socio-political problems.

Summary of Yuriy Bolsa

Yuriy Bolsa’s art oeuvre is truly versatile, encompassing paintings, graphics, and collages. These works have been featured in numerous individual and group exhibitions. 

Biography of Yuriy Bolsa

The artist was born in 1997 in Chervonohrad (now Sheptytskyi), Lviv region, Ukraine. He studied at the College №11 in Chervonohrad, graduating in 2015 and majoring in computer typing and typesetting.

In 2022, the artist became a scholarship holder of the Ambassadors of Culture program at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Odesa.

He participated in a lot of group projects, including "That's Wassup" at M17 Center for Contemporary Art, Kyiv (2017), "Children of Doctor Frankenstein" at Pavel Gudimov Art Center "Ya Gallery", Kyiv (2018), and many more. Additionally, Yuriy Bolsa’s paintings, drawings, and other works of art have been showcased in various solo exhibitions in Odesa, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kyiv. 

Yuriy Bolsa’s Famous Paintings: A Glimpse into the Artist’s Soul

Among Yuriy Bolsa’s original paintings are “Absorption” (2021), “The Falling Star” (2021), “The Raw Concrete” (2021), “The Birds Are Flying into the Dark” (2021), and “The Death of the Unicorn” (2021). 

In addition to these works, the artist has created numerous drawings and collages, including “Untitled” (2021), “The Village” (2015), “Fire” (2016), “Untitled” (2021), and many others. Yurii Bolsa’s paintings for sale, as well as collages and drawings, are available on the UFDA website. 

Yuriy Bolsa’s Art Style

His artistic practice began with self-inflicted imprisonment in the apartment, which lasted for 6 years. So, the artist works with personal stories, dominated by loneliness, self-destruction, and research of the surrounding society through the prism of alienation.

After moving to Kyiv, the artist began to work more with socio-political problems that resonated with his injuries. The main direction is the theme of destruction and changes that lead to the emergence of something new. His works also include a big project about his hometown, Chervonohrad. The main concept is glorifying this place, and at the same time, it serves as a series of self-portraits.