Little Sharp Madness

Oleksandr Kryzhanovskyi is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in painting, graphics, and sculpture.

Through his multidisciplinary practice, the artist explores the intricate dynamics of human perception, memory, and transformation. Oleksandr Kryzhanovskyi's paintings have been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad. 

The artist was born in 1997 in Drohobych, Lviv region. He received his formal art education at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, where he studied from 2018 to 2024. 

Apart from this, Oleksandr has participated in several art residencies, including AR-Finland at Tampere Artists' Association in Tampere, Finland (2022-2023) and in Yaremche, Ukraine (2023). 

Kryzhanovskyi debuted with two solo exhibitions in Kyiv and one in Svirzh, Lviv Region. His solo shows include "Conditions of Being" at the Business Center Peremoga in Kyiv (2024), "Signs/Revealings" at Ya Gallery in Kyiv (2023), and "Transfiguration" at the Cultural and Artistic Center Svirzh in Svirzh (2023).

Oleksandr Kryzhanovskyi's art has also been showcased in group shows in Ukraine and abroad, including "Will to live" at Avangarder gallery in Kyiv (2024), "The Collectyv" at National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv (2024), "New Dream World" at Sapar Contemporary in New York (2023), "Moya Ridna" at CAPSUL Studio in Toronto and Montreal (2022), "LET US IN: Together" at Sebastien Lepeuve Gallery in Paris (2019), among others. His works are also held in various collections, including the collection of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum.

Currently, the artist lives and works in Kyiv. 

The artist works in painting, graphics, and sculpture, continuously refining his conceptual approach. Oleksandr Kryzhanovskyi’s original paintings include oil on canvas pieces such as "Little Sharp Madness" (2025), "Emblem" (2025), "Powerless Giant" (2024), "grounding" (2025), "Light That Doesn't Reach the Depth" (2025), and many more. Oleksandr Kryzhanovskyi's paintings for sale are available on the UFDA website.

Kryzhanovskyi explores the individual as a social entity shaped by deep-seated archetypal and subconscious forces, often in conflict with externally imposed rational structures.

His practice examines this tension as a rupture—an existential divide between cause and effect—manifesting in traumas and upheavals, both collective and deeply personal. These disruptions leave behind traces, fragments composed of experience and memory, which in turn shape fundamental human values. Yet, these aspirations and underlying tendencies often seem to follow an alleged Babylonian scenario—one of perpetual reconstruction, misunderstanding, and a striving for unity that remains elusive.