Valeriya Shebelnichenko, What's Ahead? (1), Acrylic & Marker, 2023

"What's ahead (1)" is a painting realized by Ukrainian artist Okno in 2023. Acrylic and marker on paper. Hand signed. Excellent conditions. Not framed. The artwork is part of the artist's studies on paper. The study focuses on the chiaroscuro that is created with the different cadences of light. The anatomical outlines are accentuated by the reflected light from below, which gives a prominent pathos. The artist also chooses to depict a non-neutral facial expressiveness, this becomes an added value that lets the character's emotionality shine through. Around, a tangle of limbs and organic forms, a deconstructed anatomy, which contributes to make the scene surreal. Valeriya Shebelnichenko, aka Okno, was born in Ukraine in 1996. Painter and performer, she currently lives and works in the city of Turin, Italy. She moved to Italy in 2004 and studied at the Art and Music High School in Forlì, obtaining her diploma in 2016. with her emotional approach to painting and performance, she manages to involve the viewers by making them part of her experiences. Okno’s works have been shown in the cities of Venice, Milan, Turin, Pisa, Rimini, Forlí, Edinburgh, she arrived as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize and exhibited in the spaces of the Venetian North Arsenale. Her career, albeit young, denotes various collaborations, aimed at creating an artistic dialogue that involves multiple senses.