Sofiia Kozeniuk

Artist Statement

Sallia (Sofiia Kozeniuk) is a contemporary Ukrainian artist who combines the possibilities of digital technology with fine arts outlines. She researches ways of communicating emotions and transitional feelings through sensitive portraits in digital painting. Her art reveals personality traits without limitations and navigates both suppressed and exposed aspects of psyque.

Supported by her studies in psychology, Sallia emphasizes the significance of internal support based on introspective research between human relations. Her personal narrative of immigration, compounded by her experiences in militarized zones in 2014 and 2022, profoundly informs her artistic exploration of the emotional resilience and complexities inherent in critical circumstances.

Sallia's technique involves the intricate depiction of robust characters, integrated in harmony with semi-abstract elements. Her artworks predominantly feature women, delving into the complexities of female perspective associated with vulnerability, especially highlighted in times of war. This focus reflects the courage and strength required to acknowledge and bear the risks that come with expressing female sexuality, a bold statement on the enduring resilience amidst life's challenges.

Biography

Ukrainian existential artist, born in 1997 in Konstantinovka, Donetsk region. After the start of the war in 2014, from 2015 to 2022 she lived in the cities of Kyiv and Lviv. Currently based in the United States.
Participating in international group and solo exhibitions, an artist whose work combines the features of the classical academic approach to figurative painting and modern digital technologies. Revealing vulnerability to seek initial sincerity is the basis of her artistic style. She creates deconstructed, illusory images that explore themes surrounding the seductive nature of the unknown.

EDUCATION

2019 – Lviv National Academy of Arts, Department Restoration Fine of Arts.
2018 – Shamoyan Institute, Department of Psychology.
2015 – School of Academic Arts

Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZT1rxQotQhBOQMQTsxMl0DMomAHdpyl/view?usp=drivesdk

Digital painting, 2023

"Surrender to Life"

As submitted to the currents of existence, she embodies the profound faith and trust in the unfolding journey of life. The painting beautifully conveys the idea that, by relinquishing control and accepting what comes, one can attain a profound harmony with the universe, making surrender the ultimate act of trust.

(2- second large image)