Max Vityk

Max Vityk (born May 27, 1964) is a Ukrainian-American painter and geologist who currently lives and works in Kyiv, Ukraine. He is best known for his avant-garde geology based abstract series, as well as figurative art inspired by global revolutionary events to convey the fight for freedom. Trained as a geologist, he constantly experiments with a variety of materials: rocks, sands, industrial materials, various paints and pigments, and other mixed media. His canvases are often multi-layered, heavily textured, and resemble sedimentary and igneous rock surfaces covered by hieroglyphs.