At the origins

In my project “At the origins” I establish a dreamlike depiction of my native village, examining concepts of home and belonging in the process. The work presented an opportunity to portray the meaning of homeland as a peculiar microcosm of a human being; a homeland as a place in consciousness rather than a physical territory.⁠

Look at me

Dependence on social opinion, on trends and fashion, on novelties in cosmetology, music, clothing, style.
All these topics are very acute for the author, because they cause internal protest.
She studies this topic, interview women on the topic of beauty and social networks. How much they have affected their lives. Opinions are completely different.

Where are you?

I have pain because of this war and my own losses. Losses on which I reflect and try to understand how to continue living. I’m trying to figure out what will help me be strong now.
To have harmony within. I have been working with Barbie since 2020. However, I have now focused on portraits of dolls in landscapes. After all, nature is life, which moves in a circle from birth to death and vice versa.

ANGEL

The artwork is a digital collage of photo fragments of Astian Rey’s physical sculpture from shell casings and exists as an NFT.
While creating the work, Astian decided to draw an analogy with the Guardian Angel, who is embodied in the form of a weapon with which brave fighters defend Ukraine.
The rising sun symbolizes the new peaceful life that will come after victory.
Link to NFT:
https://foundation.app/@astian_rey/sacrs/10

«SACRED SYMBOLS»

Artworks from the «SACRED SYMBOLS» series are created based on the author’s traditional sculptures and exist in NFT format. Astian Rey experiments with the method of digital collage and the construction of symmetry, using various fragments of sculptures taken from his own photographic archive.
During these experiments, unpredictable and spontaneous symbols are born, referring us to medieval sacred art.
Link to NFT:
https://foundation.app/collection/sacrs

«ALCHEMY CLOTHING»

The concept of clothes is to combine sacred symbols and stylistics of medieval manuscripts with brutal work clothes for electric welding and metal turning. This combination reflects author’s view on religious contradictions and the search for mental balance, which a person strives to achieve, despite a rather difficult life experience.

memory

Often my works are situational reflections that I make very quickly, thus transforming everyday events. The issues raised in the works are focused on the topic of human memory and memories. The goal is to draw the viewer’s attention to existing questions and problems, to encourage reflection.

Ukrainian poetry

Poster for the exhibition in Odesa dedicated to Ukrainian poetry. The visual style was inspired by the works of the prominent Ukrainian graphic artist Jacques Hnizdovsky. Slab serif typeface is a custom font called Expromt, which is also inspired by Ukrainian heritage. Poetry by Serhiy Zhadan.

UKRAINIAN LETTERS (temporary) MUSEUM

UKRAINIAN LETTERS (temporary) MUSEUM presented 33 works of art, namely 33 letters of the Ukrainian alphabet, and was exhibited in Weimar, Germany and New York City.

These are revivals and interpretations of the works of 33 prominent Ukrainian graphic artists. The letters were found on old book covers and other printed materials created from 1917, the time of the Ukrainian National Republic, to the present day of Independent Ukraine.