Bisecting Parallels

Oksana Korobka has submitted her works to numerous Ukrainian and international art exhibits, including “Fall Vernissage,” “Crossroads,” “New,” “Ecology through an Artist’s Eye,” “Christmas Eve,” the nationwide Ukrainian exhibit commemorating Artists’ Day, and many others. The artist pleasantly surprised the capital with her original debut entitled “Bisecting Parallels.” What parallels was the author trying to draw with the aid of graphic techniques? “The life of every individual is a straight line, but feelings, emotions, and memories bend it. Only curved lines can touch and bisect each other,” says Oksana Korobka. She believes that if one of her works can stir the emotions, then it’s a good one. Most of the 15 works on display are rather good, and they did stir up the best emotions and associations. “Oksana Korobka’s works are delicate and refined; they’re like illustrations for a good old children’s book. You look at them and feel as though you are being transported back to childhood,” says fellow artist Oleksandr Koltsov. His colleague Akbar Khurasani notes that Oksana’s works have a “manifestly individual style and clear-cut composition.”

Many exhibit-goers showed a preference for “Dreams of the Orient,” “Africa,” and “A Night in Venice.” Oksana Korobka’s works incorporate various international elements, but the Ukrainian aspect is easily discernible. Oksana thinks that her “Makoviychyky” and “Green Trinity” are the best, for they reflect her childhood memories.

One visitor told us that Oksana’s works of art reminded him of lace, proving that the direct line of a modern individual’s life is not doomed to pragmatic solitude.