NATALIA OSTAPENKO

NATALIA

OSTAPENKO

When did you first become interested in art?

I guess when I was in kindergarten when other kids and I were making flower paper cutouts for our parents.

How did you get to where you are today in your practice?

It was a long path that started from The Academy of Fine arts, in other words, an old classical art school, continued with impressionism, which gradually led me to geometrical abstracts.

What has been the most challenging aspect of your art career?

To transform all my knowledge of realistic visual form into non-objective art, to use the same principles of colour science, rhythm, composition but for abstracts.

Where do you find inspiration?

To be honest from simple yet essential things like nature, which I miss and appreciate even more in the world's current situation.

Which artist do you look up to? Any artists you're

loving at the moment? A few are Gabriel Dawe, Wang Ziling, Jan Kalab.

What's one thing people should know about you?

I love cycling, once I crossed Central Ukraine by bicycle and hope to do more tours in other countries too.

When did you first become interested in art?

The engaged interest came quite recently, like 2 or 3years ago. Although I started my art education when Iwas 12 and still continue it with my PhD thesis at themoment, my focus was always more on the “tangible”aspects. I like to think I am getting closer to what it'sreally about.

How did you get to where you are today in yourpractice?

The response to this question would change a lotdepending on when would you have asked. What I noticemore recently is my greater commitment to smallerthings, observing seemingly meaningless incidents andtheir unprecedented results.

What has been the most challenging aspect of yourart career?

I think it is still in front of me.

MACIEJ KODZIS

Where do you find inspiration?

Nature. All starts and ends here.

Which artist do you look up to? Any artists you'reloving at the moment?

It’s a strange mix of old and new names: Robert Henke,Anton Stankowski, Metahaven, Wacław Szpakowski,Holly Herndon, Władysław Strzemiński

What's one thing people should know about you?

I get better with time.