What's Ahead? (2)

"What's ahead (2)" is a painting realized by Ukrainian artist Okno in 2023.

Acrylic and marker on paper. Hand signed. Excellent conditions. Not framed.

The artwork is part of the artist's studies on paper. The study focuses on the chiaroscuro that is created by the different cadences of light. The light on the face comes from below, but the shadow created under the head contrasts with it, becoming almost a nemesis and leaving possible depictions beyond the borders of the paper to the imagination. The artist also chooses to depict a non-neutral facial expressiveness, thus giving the character a preeminent pathos.

Valeriya Shebelnichenko, aka Okno, was born in Ukraine in 1996. Painter and performer, she currently lives and works in the city of Turin, Italy.

She moved to Italy in 2004 and studied at the Art and Music High School in Forlì, obtaining her diploma in 2016. With her emotional approach to painting and performance, she manages to involve the viewers by making them part of her experiences.

Okno’s works have been shown in the cities of Venice, Milan, Turin, Pisa, Rimini, Forlí, Edinburgh, she arrived as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize and exhibited in the spaces of the Venetian North Arsenale. Her career, albeit young, denotes various collaborations, aimed at creating an artistic dialogue that involves multiple senses.