BIO
Rymma Vinogradova is a Ukrainian contemporary artist working in the style of figurative art, based in Basel, Switzerland. She was born in 1998 in Ukraine, where she spent 21 years of her life.
In 2013 graduated from the Art School named after Raisa Kyrychenko in her hometown Poltava. Since her youth, Rymma has been discovering Ukrainian culture in its various manifestations. This gave her a sense of taste and aesthetics as she feels and sees it now.
Her main question is: is there a place for ethnicity in our "virtual" reality? In Rymma's reality there is. She delves even deeper into the study of ancestral traditions, folk art, peculiarities of history and passes it to others. Because these things are very fragile. "If we don't recreate it in our memory now, who will pass it on to future generations?" − is the question that prompts Rymma to tell incessantly about the importance of saving and rethinking of cultural heritage through her artwork.
Art for her is a path and the way to be heard.
Statement
​In my artistic practice I explore how the cultural heritage is being transformed by current trends of human development, how it changes into new forms, and reveals itself in new ways of contemporary conditions.
By seamlessly combining past and present, I emphasize the timeless relevance of cultural heritage and its importance in shaping of identity. By immersing viewers in a thought-provoking environment, i invite them to reflect on the consequences of cultural loss and develop a deep sense of connection and empathy.
In my art, viewers can find a juxtaposition of strength and fragility, stability and instability.
I believe that it is impossible to comprehend the essence of art, but rather the opposite: art helps us understand our taste, what we feel and who we are in general.
In my work, I try not to neglect the visual and attach great importance to the form, making my art as aesthetically pleasing as possible, trying to leave room for air, because a painting has to breathe.
I work mainly with acrylics on canvas, but I also like to achieve interesting effects using oil and watercolor pastels, ink, charcoal, and even texture paste.
CV
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
December 05 - 27 - KRAJI MOČI, Places of Power, Finžgarjeva gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
October 28 - December 30 - "Unbreakable", Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL, USA
October 20 - November 20 - "Ab Ovo", Swiss Diamond Hotel, Lugano, Switzerland
October 07 - Finissage of the artist residency, Lugano, Switzerland
March 02 - 23 - "Human rights Padua - Kherson", Cultural Center Altinate San Gaetano, Padua, Italy
February 14 - "Unbreakable", Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA
2022
December 01 - 22 - group show in Eleven Ten Studio, Basel, Switzerland
November 13 - 17 - "Art against violence", Villa Reale di Monza, Monza, Italy
October 7 - 27 - "MiÄ™dzy niebem a ziemiÄ…", Solvay Center for Contemporary Art, Kraków, Poland
June 20 - 30 - "Still in Ukraine", on the occasion of International Refugee Day, Atrij ZRC, Ljubljana, Slovenia
February 1 - March 4 - ART BOX Project World 2.0, Urbanside Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
2021
August 26 - 29 - "Swissartexpo", ART BOX Project 3.0, Zürich, Switzerland
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RESIDENCIES
September 29 - October 08, 2023 - by We & The World Kozytskyi Charity Foundation and Amicizia dei popoli, Lugano, Switzerland
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AUCTIONS
May 23, 2023 - "6", "Metropolitan's Residence" of the National Conservation Area "St. Sophia of Kyiv", Kyiv, Ukraine
December 01, 2023 - "FIVE", Lviv, Ukraine
May 07, 2023 - "PROMIN", Lviv Opera, Ukraine
December 24, 2022 – "Two miracles", Lviv, Ukraine
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PUBLICATIONS
March 06-10 - Launching of the Collector’s Art Book by Al-Tiba9, ARCOmadrid, Spain
November 2023 - VOGUE. UA, Cultural diplomacy in Lugano, Ukraine
November 2023 - TIO. CH, L’arte che resiste alla guerra, Switzerland
August 2023 - The interview for Al-Tiba9, Artists' dialogs, Barcelona, Spain
October 2022 - ART UP MI Magazine, Autumn Issue, Milan
November 2021 - Interview for the Chromart Magazine, Berlin
March 2021 - JaamZIN Creative Magazine, Singapore
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AWARDS
2021 - Honorable Mention Award from the Art Show International, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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