When “you and I” becomes too tangled (2026) by Yelyzaveta Bokhanevych - subjektiv.art
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Yelyzaveta Bokhanevych
Artist from Czech Republic
Today I continue my practice in Prague. But I was born in Kyiv into a creative family where artistic vision was our main way of communicating. This environment helped me see the world through color and form long before I first picked up a professional brush.
My growth as an artist is based in a strong academic tradition. My early training at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv) was crucial. It’s where I built the solid technical foundation that supports my work today. The encouragement I received from the Academy's masters gave me confidence and a discipline in drawing that I now incorporate into my free-form experiments.
Painting has always been a key part of my life, even while I worked in political PR. This experience with complex meanings, symbols, and strategies enriched my art. It taught me to find structure in chaos and to include deep subtexts in my visuals.
I never stop evolving. I constantly improve my skills by learning from top contemporary artists and looking for new ways to work.
For me, art is a journey where academic knowledge meets modern myths and my personal search for the perfect form.
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These reflections of mine concern codependency in relationships—that subtle boundary at which, after a while, two people start to blend into each other. Is it necessarily wrong to lose oneself? There is no straightforward answer either, since genuine partnership is based on interconnectedness and mutual cooperation.
In the middle there is a poodle—firm, self-assured, and fearless. It comes across a snake which is blocking the way, even though the snake is not actually venomous but is only imitating a coral snake. Does the poodle realize it’s an illusion?
The choice is not with the dog but with the hooded crow sitting on its back; the crow symbolises peaceful coexistence in the wild, just as these intelligent birds harmoniously share human environments.
The scene is illuminated by the full moon and seems to draw upon mystical energy; around the moon are constellations showing the Lion, the Bull, and the Eagle—figures which appear on the well-known ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Tarot card—and they act as a gentle reminder of fate, choice, and the important decisions we have to make.
Today I continue my practice in Prague. But I was born in Kyiv into a creative family where artistic vision was our main way of communicating. This environment helped me see the world through color and form long before I first picked up a professional brush.
My growth as an artist is based in a strong academic tradition. My early training at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv) was crucial. It’s where I built the solid technical foundation that supports my work today. The encouragement I received from the Academy's masters gave me confidence and a discipline in drawing that I now incorporate into my free-form experiments.
Painting has always been a key part of my life, even while I worked in political PR. This experience with complex meanings, symbols, and strategies enriched my art. It taught me to find structure in chaos and to include deep subtexts in my visuals.
I never stop evolving. I constantly improve my skills by learning from top contemporary artists and looking for new ways to work.
For me, art is a journey where academic knowledge meets modern myths and my personal search for the perfect form.
