llona Sochynsky: "A Journey Into Abstraction"
A Painting Retrospective
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"Journey"
1995
25" X 12"
Oil on Linen |
"The Flight"
1988
56" X 56"
Oil on Canvas |
"Garden of Eden"
1995
9" X 9"
Oil on Linen |
"Dialogue"
1995
10" X 10"
Oil on Linen |
About The Work
As Christina Sad wrote in a recently published article on llona Sochynsky,
titled A Journey Into Abstraction, "Every artist hopes to create a unique
view of this world: llona Sochynsky has succeeded. Over the decade, Sochynsky's
work has progressed from photo realism, through abstraction and elements
of surrealism. The paintings are executed in a very clean, hard edge manner;
the handling of the oils is accomplished, with smooth-surfaced, uniform
application. Sochynsky's work belies the prejudice that painting is dead
and that academic training hinders creativity. Her technical virtuosity
and evocative images would be impossible without sound academic discipline
and tradition."
About the Artist
llona Sochynsky has a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and has an
MFA from Yale School of Art. An instructor of commercial art at Atlantic
Community College, she has had several one person exhibits at various locations
throughout the United Stated including Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
in Chicago {1988} and the Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC {1984 and
1991). Locally she has exhibited her paintings in solo shows at Ocean City
Art Center {1994} and Back Porch Cafe, Rohoboth Beach {1989 and 1995}.
She has also been included in numerous group shows throughout the United
States.
Her most recent accomplishment was the acquisition of a merit award
in painting at the annual event "Women Artists of Atlantic County" held
at the Garden Pier in Atlantic City. The subject of several articles about
her art work, Ms. Sochynsky has an upcoming one person exhibit of paintings
at the National Museum in Kiev, Ukraine, scheduled for August of this year.
For more information about this show and other Art Gallery events, please
call Buddy Jacobs, ACCC Art Gallery Coordinator, 609/343-5040, ext. 5346
or e-mail bjacobs@atlantic.edu.