Carlo Zvirynskyi

Karlo Zvirynskyi (1923 – 1997) is a Ukrainian nonconformist artist, the founder of an underground academy in Lviv (1959-1966), whose methodology was based on reviving modernist artistic practices. In his works, he developed the idea of ​​a syncretic world. With the help of various materials, he created tactile abstraction based on subconscious sensitivity and prayerful meditation. The artist's works are held in museums in Lviv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Wroclaw, New York, and Toronto, as well as in many private collections.

One of Karl Zvirynskyi's favorite subjects: is the thickets of the Carpathian forest, tree stumps, and "vorinnia" (wooden fences). He does not aspire to large-scale panoramic views, he focuses on details, looking for his images among fallen trees, branches, and uprooted stumps. It became a kind of escape for the artist, a way to abstract from the environment.