VIKTORIA OSTRENKO
Resident of CUTOUT COLLAGE ART PROJECT: December 2021 - Present
Born in the small town of Horishni Plavni. She drew from kindergarten, so her parents sent her to art school. Then, she entered the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute. She realized the need to create by drawing posters for departments, where she had «tails». Then, like everyone else, marriage and children. But the thirst for creativity did not die down and to monetize talents, Vika became a make-up artist, using her face as a canvas. That's how her love for portraits grew. She is a portrait artist.
She started collage in 2018, inspired by a collage artist from a distant country. Then the global pandemic and isolation strengthened the interest in this type of art. Bottom line: meet wonderful people who bring collage to the rank of art.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
- "Look into Yourself", a collective exhibition of CUTOUT residents, CUTOUT COLLAGE STUDIO, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- " Facets ", group exhibition of Ukrainian collage in collaboration with G.ART Gallery, Freiluft Kunst Klub Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- "Facets", group exhibition of Ukrainian collage in collaboration with G.ART Gallery, Cafe Kyiv, Berlin, Germany.
2023
- «FREEDOM» – CUTOUT COLLAGE FESTIVAL KYIV-PARIS 2023, CAC M17, Kyiv, Ukraine and gallery Le Bonheur est Dans L'instant, Paris, France.
- «Children of Dr. Frankenstein 2» – Collective collage exhibition, CAC White World, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- «Part of the Way» – personal collage exhibition, CUTOUT COLLAGE STUDIO, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- «Genesis of Being» – Collective collage exhibition by CUTOUT, Gunpowder Tower, Lviv, Ukraine.
- «Me and War» – Collective collage exhibition dedicated to the reflections of 2022 ru-Ukrainian war, Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 2022 – «PARALLELS» – an exhibition of collages dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holodomor, TUFA, Trier, Germany.
- «Planet Love 3.0» – Ukrainian collage, residents of CUTOUT COLLAGE STUDIO, IMAGURU CLUB, Madrid, Spain.
2022
- «Planet Love» – Ukrainian collage, residents of CUTOUT COLLAGE STUDIO, art studio El Sitio S, Madrid, Spain.
- «PARALLELS» – an exhibition of collages dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holodomor, Ukrainian Culture Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- «PARALLELS» – an exhibition of collages dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holodomor, National Museum of the Holodomor-genocide, Kyiv, Ukraine.
- «Segments of life», collective collage exhibition, CUTOUT LOVERS, Art gallery «Mytets», Kyiv, Ukraine.
- «Planet Love», group collage exhibition of CUTOUT COLLAGE STUDIO residents, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2021
- «Orange», collective collage exhibition, residents of CUTOUT COLLAGE STUDIO, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2020
- «From imperative to freedom» art project about women, art space in the Caravan shopping center, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
2019
- Solo exhibition «Female», Brutclub Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- Solo exhibition «Female», AMD Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2018
- Personal exhibition «Fashionable portrait and still life», VoVatanya Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
ARTWORKS
The profession of a make-up artist had determined the direction of my work - portrait.
Observing women, their relationships with the world around me, inspires me to be creative. In the works, the viewer can always see and feel the feminine beginning, which I convey not only in form but also in color. Attentive contemplation of my contemporary, communication with her helps to create a more realistic portrait, even when I do not use classical techniques. Through portraits, I study a woman's character, and it helps to understand and accept myself.