Eugene Shadko's paintings focus with captivating intensity on the human figure in youth.
His pictures not only reflect the external coolness of the young people, but also penetrate into their inner fragility. Representing this duality gives his works a depth that encourages the viewer to look beyond the surface and explore the complexity of youth. He succeeds in capturing moments of freedom and lightheartedness that are at the same time permeated by a fragile emotionality.
The subtle combination of figuration and abstraction characterizes his work, with his source often lying in photographs he took himself. But here the shot merges with his vision, as the bright flash he uses imbues the images with modern aesthetics. The protagonists of his works are torn from their individual stories and placed in a nameless sphere. Here their isolation and their vulnerability are accentuated, while at the same time they are in the spotlight of an imaginary stage. Radiant play of colors against a dark background, a haunting texture, all of this gives Shadko's images a touch of the unreal. A melancholy that captivates, sometimes disturbs - a fascinating interplay.
The foliage is linked to the concept of youth. Similar to the change in leaves in autumn, youth also goes through a phase of change. The transience of autumn foliage serves as a reminder that youth is a temporary stage in life. Both youth and foliage encourage us to embrace change as a natural and fascinating aspect of life.
Eugene Shadko was born in Borisov, Belarus in 1987. He is an emerging Belarusian artist living and working in Warsaw, Poland. He studied at the Glebov Academy of Arts in Belarus and Nicholas Copernicus University in Poland. His works have already been presented in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe
Solo exhibitions:
2024 – On the black background. De Twee Pauwen. The Hague, The Netherlands
2023 – Living behind my own illusion. Fine Art gallery
2022 – Watching the monster die. Fine Art gallery
2022 – Asylum. DK gallery. Minsk, Belarus
2021 – Black mirror. De Twee Pauwen. The Hague, The Netherlands
2020 – Daybreak. AV gallery. Minsk, Belarus
2019 – Persone e identità. galleria Spazi Arte. Piacenza, Italy
2015 – e s c a p e. Y gallery of contemporary art. Minsk, Belarus
2013 – in the dazzling white corridors. Y gallery of contemporary art. Minsk, Belarus
2011 – painting. Gallery of mount blanc. Torun, Poland
Group exhibitions:
2024 – Art Karlsruhe. Rodler Gschwenter gallery. Karlsruhe, Germany
2023 – The Shanghai art fair. Cobra gallery. Shanghai
2023 – Luxembourg Art Week. Rodler Gschwenter gallery. Luxembourg
2023 – Art Vilnius. DK gallery. Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 – Parallel Vienna. Rodler Gschwenter gallery. Austria
2023 – Volta Basel. Galerie Gans. Basel, Switzerland
2023 – Auction for refugees from the Ukraine and Belarus. Piękna Gallery. Warsaw, Poland
2023 – Art Minsk, Palac mastactva. Minsk. Belarus
2023 – Conversation. Godo gallery. Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 – Absurdity and Harmony. Fine Art gallery.
2023 – HIDDEN STORIES. Galerie Gans. Vienna, Austria
2022 – Art Vilnius. DK gallery. Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 – Cosmoscow. Fine Art gallery
2022 – Ultracold. Vershy. Minsk, Belarus
2022 – Parallel Vienna. Galerie Gans. Vienna, Austria
2022 – Hosted in Paradise. Art-box galerie. St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
2022 – Auction for refugees from the Ukraine and Belarus. Piękna Gallery. Warsaw, Poland
2022 – Depth of field. DK gallery. Minsk, Belarus
2022 – Portrait. Art Belarus gallery. Minsk, Belarus
2021 – ADVENT BEGINNING, new Tretyakov Gallery
2021 – Recollect & collect. Third place. Saint Petersburg
2021 – Art Vilnius. Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 – Ošemetná záležitosť. Levoča, Slovakia
2020 – Non Place. Palac Mastactva. Minsk, Belarus
2019 – Secret Art Show. 31 Ravenscroft rd. London, England
2019 – Art Padova Fair. Apartment art gallery London stand 101. Padova, Italy
2019 – Salon d’Automne. Palac Mastactva. Minsk, Belarus
2019 – In-between flesh and bones. Petrompei Mavromihali 3A. Larnaka, Cyprus
2019, 2018 – Art Market Budapest. Budapest, Hungary
2016 – Anatomy. CCA. Minsk, Belarus
2016 – Granice. Duszniki-zdrój. Poland
2015 – Measurements of Emptiness. Y gallery of contemporary art. Minsk, Belarus
2014 – Memory of their shadows. Palac Mastactva. Minsk, Belarus
2014 – Alphabet. Vashchenko Gallery. Gomel, Belarus
2013 – Becoming An Artist. Y gallery of contemporary art. Minsk, Belarus
2013 – Structurization. Y gallery of contemporary art. Minsk, Belarus
2013 – waste paper. National Center for Contemporary Arts. Minsk, Belarus
2012 – The Sound of Silence: Art in a Time of Dictatorship. New York, USA
2011 – Bialoruski t\error. Wydzial culture squat. Torun, Poland
2010 – Oil painting. Y Gallery of Contemporary Art. Minsk, Belarus