Interviews, critical essays and documentary records. Official interviews (Harper's Bazaar, Vechirniy Kyiv, ELLE Ukraine), museum documentary films, and media chronicles.
March 6, 2024
«"Art must come from within a person—from the heart and soul—then it is genuine."»
In-depth feature interview discussing the nature of easel painting, over 2,000 completed works, dreams as visual catalysts, synthesizing academic training with intuitive freedom, and wartime frontline artistic journalism.
11:47Official documentary film following the art residency at Khmelnytskyi Regional Art Museum. Yevhen Klymenko speaks on researching historical material, museum dialogue, and the execution of monumental canvas.
0:15 (Loop)Cinematic study of the Kyiv studio environment: grand piano, candles, chess pieces, horned ceramic vessel, and monumental oil canvas on the wall. A sanctuary of contemplative focus before the painting ritual.
"The central idea is to show how our experiences, emotions, and feelings affect the environment."
Critical review of the collaborative exhibition and performance at Kyiv Municipal Gallery 'Lavra'. Examining the dialogue between monumental canvases, sculptural clay, and bodily movement.
"It is a kind of artistic journalism. Where a photojournalist takes photographs, I make drawings."
Coverage of Yevhen Klymenko’s contribution to the landmark Ukrainian House / UMCA exhibition with works "Kikimora", "Wounded Soldier", and "Father's Portrait".
