Oleksiy Koval

BIO

Oleksiy Koval studied painting at the National Art School of T.G. Shevchenko and the National Academy of Art and Architecture in Kyiv from 1990. He came to Munich in 1999 and received his diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts Munich in 2005. After rigorous Soviet-style art studies in Ukraine, he encountered the diversity and freedom of art which allowed him to develop his own unique language. In 2010-2012, Koval founded the artist groups RHYTHM SECTION and THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE. Oleksiy Koval is represented in group and solo exhibitions and public collections worldwide, including Amsterdam, Athens, Istanbul, London, Odessa, Berlin, Munich, Barcelona and Wuhan. Since 2012, Koval has held various lectureships at academies in Germany and abroad: he has given lectures and workshops in Singapore, Wuhan, Kyiv, Zurich, Hertfordshire, Tehran and Tbilisi, among other places.

PROJECT

Unit, beat and rhythm give form to the application of colors on a surface. The basic unit defines the size of each type of mark on the surface. 1 is the smallest size of a mark, 2 is twice as big, 3 is three times as big and so on… If beat is a time grouping of touches on the surface, rhythm is an accentuation within the beats. A fixed sequence of units during a single entry is a rhythmical motive. The division of the surface and the procedure of movement while painting can be written down with the help of certain signs and symbols. And so THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA LANGUAGE was created. This language allows us to understand the procedure of the compositions, to realize the compositions and to create new ones.

During the stay in Narva Art Residency, Oleksiy will realize and exhibit new compositions on site using both analog and digital means. In addition, he would offer seminars, readings, live painting performances as well as workshops on contemporary visual composition.