ABSTRACT RUSSIAN OIL PAINTING BY IVAN OLASYUK

ABSTRACT RUSSIAN OIL PAINTING BY IVAN OLASYUK
Ivan Olasyuk, Russian, Ukrainian, Soviet era, born 1961, oil painting on canvas, Untitled No 4, 1996. Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, on the backside. Stamped on the backside. Ivan Olasyuk is one of the most prominent St. Petersburg artists engaged in abstract painting. Ivan Olasyuk is one of the most prominent St. Petersburg artists engaged in abstract painting. By the way, the artist himself is far from understanding his works as abstract, insisting on the insignificance of using abstract or figurative forms. We are talking about finding the only correct or possible painting form that unites all the pictorial elements into a certain whole, which, as a rule, does not take shape immediately, but layer by layer, over time, so that sometimes only a skeleton, a shaky grid, remains of the original plan. Often in his works Olasyuk prefers monochrome colors, noble black and gray, as well as repeating, refrain forms, however, each time moving away from a tried and tested technique. His painting is based on a viscous and dense structure of all forms that form a certain rhythmic organization. Ivan Ivanovich Olasyuk was born in 1961. in the village of Kurin, Volyn region. 1975 to 1979 art school, Lutsk. 1979 to 1981 thin graph. Faculty of OGPI Odessa. Since 1981 he has lived and worked in St. Petersburg. Member of the Humanitarian Foundation Free Culture. Modern Russian Fine Art, Abstract Oil Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

Dimensions
Canvas 48 x 36 in. Image size 43 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate.

Condition
Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and age. Has stains and tears. Refer to photos. Sold as is.