Maria is an artist who creates something between painting and objects. Her interest is immersed in unreality, reality; she reflects on symbols, space-time, and the phenomenon of consciousness.
She prefers the fact of perception to a logical explanation.
« Nothing is more fiction than reality »
The artist invites you to take a journey through the multiplicity of realities. Through the prism of sacred vision, she seeks answers to various questions — from cosmogonic mysteries to pressing social issues. She processes personal and collective upheavals in her unique way, transforming them into symbols and myths. Her curiosity is drawn to how phenomena arise in consciousness, whether the world exists when it is not observed, and if anything lies beyond the veil of appearances.
The artist works with tempera on shaped panels made from recycled wood, adhering to iconographic traditions of various cultures. Intrigued by the act of perception itself, she "plays" with perspective, situating the imagined "vanishing point" not on the horizon but in the viewer’s position.
Maria Vasylenko was born in 2001 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She studied drawing, painting, and design at an Art School, College, and the Academy of Arts in Kyiv and is currently pursuing a Master’s program in Philosophy. Additionally, she has studied canonical iconography and memorialization practices. She works on exhibition projects, memorials, and participates in various art programs.