Whom the painters like to paint (PHOTO-REPORT)

Shevchenko Prize winner Petro Skunts (1942-2007), famous artist Adalbert Erdely (1891-1955) painted by People’s Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Mykyta, Bishop of the Mukachevo Greek Catholic Eparchy Milan Shashik – by People’s Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Skakandiy, journalist Marianna Shutko – by Yuri Bodnar. Even an employee of the "Uzhgorod" gallery Maria Matyashovska, where the exhibition "Portrait" has opened, potrayed by Tetyana Ivanytska. Almost 40 Transcarpathian artists presented almost 60 paintings.

The display "tells" that artists like to paint their colleagues, for example, Oleksandr Melesh painted Yosyp Babynets, Petro Sholtes painted Pavlo Balla (1930 – 2008), Oleksandr Voitovich painted Honored Artist of Ukraine Ivan Didik, and People’s Artist of Ukraine Taras Danylych – already mentioned Volodymyr Mykyta.

They also paint themselves (self-portraits). Yosyp Babynets brought the potrait of himself as a young man, Volodymyr Mykyta presented his self-portrait made in 1953. And also, Honored Artist of Ukraine Vlad Gabda, young painters Vasyl Kadar and Yaroslav Dulenko, Vasyl Skakandiy, Yulia Egorova-Rohova, and Mykola Ivancho. Vasyl Kadar says: "Some people say that they did not recognize me in the picture. But who knows me better than myself? This is an image, not an exact copy."

Transcarpathian artists also like to draw family members (wives, children, grandchildren), for example, Mykola Ivanco, Lesya Pryimych, Vasyl Vovchok, Honored Artists of Ukraine Vitaliy Slobodsky, Natalia Sima-Pavlyshyn.

And also faces of old people (Roman Pylyp, Lyudmila Borshosh-Litun, Lyubov Slobodska), young boys (Oleksandr Hromovy), girls in traditional costumes (Viktor Chepinets, Vasyl Vovchok, young artist Angelina Hafynets). There are also "abstract portraits" from Viktoriya Kuzma (on glass), from People’s Artist of Ukraine Borys Kuzma, from Volodymyr Pavlyshyn, Attila Kopriva, Serhiy Biba…

Be sure to visit it, because this is the first large-scale exhibition of portraits over the past few years.