Bystrova Yana
Red is Yana Bystrova’s favourite colour, which became central to her early work. It combines the artist’s conceptual and formal searches, helping to create paintings that “correspond to her inner mythology”. Bystrova often refers to stories from her personal life, embodying her reflections on the history of art and literature.
“Colour is an amazing container of both form and meaning.” Fascination with colour, study of its influence, interpretation of the image and ambivalence of perception are characteristic features of Bystrova’s work.
“Erotic Still Life” is a painting from the period of the artist’s work when she lived in Kyiv. The artist combines her love for the colour red with the issue of interpreting the female body. And although this theme is more fully revealed in her works abroad, the vector of movement in this direction can be seen in Bystrova’s early work.
Born in 1966 in Kyiv into a family of artists, sculptor Borys Bystrov and artist Valentyna Kutsevych.
She studied at the School and Academy of Fine Arts of Ukraine in Kyiv, having received an art education. She participated in the lively art scenes of Kyiv after graduation, and in 1991, moved to Paris.
She continued to develop her career there, exploring additional media, such as photography, digital art, and silkscreen, and learned programming. Moving away from the training of her early years, Yana’s work revolves around the psychological impact of colour, the ambivalence of perception, and the interpretation of images.
Her interest in several media, also makes her especially aware of the interactive elements of her work, and the viewer’s subsequent engagement.
She lives and works in Paris.