Orangery, 2022

Henadzi Havartsou  

Artist Statement:

My hometown is Vitebsk. This is a city that became known all over the world as the birthplace or work of such outstanding avant-garde giants as Chagall, Kandinsky, Malevich, who were a source of inspiration for me.
As a person and as an artist, I draw a lot from my numerous travels, this is how such diverse landscapes and abstractions are created, inspired by the unique colors of different parts of the world. I am constantly on the lookout, experimenting with new painting techniques, new colors, shapes. The predominant technique is oil on canvas, made with a spatulas and brushes. If we talk about abstractions, then at the beginning I never assume how the work will look, and after the first few strokes of a brush or a spatula, it is the canvas that dictates each subsequent step. Self-expression in my painting is constantly dependent on changes from within and the formation of my own view of the world. I believe that this process is endless and develops in parallel with the development of the worldview of the individual. My works do not pose any limitations to the observer and do not indicate a specific point of view, but rather encourage him to create his own story, to be free in imagining, thus allowing someone to interpret art through his own feelings and emotions.
My works are presented in many private collections in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, USA and others.

Education:

I graduated from University of Masherov in Vitebsk, Belarus, defended his master's degree at the Faculty of Painting and Graphics (1987 - 1992). From my teacher and mentor, Valentina Liahovich, I received the most important thing - a sense of freedom of creativity.

Exhibitions:

Participate in international plein-airs exhibitions
in Poland every year:
- International Plein Air Chraplewo 5-16 July 2016, diploma and medal for promoting the idea of organic work.
- Nowy Tomy?l July 17-29
2017
-II International Plein Air in Miedzybrodzie Bialskie.
2018
- XVII International Art Plein Air in Svodina in Slovakia
- 4th International Plein Air Painting - Koscian 2018
2019:
- XVIII International Art Plein Air in Svodina, Slovakia. 5 - 12 July 2019
- V International Art Plein Air - Koscian 2019
- International Art Plein Air - Zbaszyn July 26 - August 4, 2019
- International Art Plein Air - Prszeciszow 2-12 July, 2021

Artistic Influences:

My paintings throughout my life are me and my impressions of travels, events, books I read, new acquaintances. They change with me, and I hope that this process is endless.