Three questions to Oleksandr Topchyi
About Oleksandr Topchyi
Born in 1982 in Severodonetsk, Ukraine, Oleksandr Topchyi is a contemporary painter based in Kyiv. He graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv, where he now lives and works.
His art is inspired by European masters such as Pierre Bonnard, Alfred Sisley, Vincent van Gogh, and Henri Matisse. Oleksandr's work is held in private collections across Europe, Asia, and the United States.
What are you trying to achieve in your work?
Perhaps my style can be called a mixture of impressionism and pop art. I am interested in telling a story with my work, having a plot in each artwork. I love to create picturesque harmony from things that don't go together in real life. For example, I have a still life called "Cucumbers and sneakers" or "Prosecco and a donkey". In general, I want my art to be life-affirming. I like comical images and content. Most of all, I want the viewer to have a kind, sincere smile when they see my works.
What do you fear?
I'm afraid of wasting time, of missing opportunities and resources that I have now. Few people have the opportunity to create paintings, but I'm trying. And this opportunity is the most important thing in my life! I try to create paintings that I will not be ashamed of, either in front of the soldiers defending my homeland or in front of future generations.
Where do you take courage to create?
I don't know. Maybe you can tell me about a movie where the hero is asked, "Where does the courage to love come from?"... Painting feeds me, gives me strength. I live for it. I came to painting much later than Van Gogh, about whom it was said that it was already late... but I am grateful to fate that I still have the opportunity to continue doing it!
Our selection of Oleksandr's works
