Between Heaven and Earth - turquoise blue abstraction, 2024

Nataliia Krykun  

This dynamic artwork explodes with a flurry of blue and white hues, capturing an astonishing burst of energy at its center. Whirling, splattered strokes radiate outward, creating a sense of motion and vitality. The artist expertly blends shades of blue, from deep navy to light azure, contrasting sharply with vivid white and subtle hints of gold, evoking a sense of chaos and harmony simultaneously. This play of colors suggests an abstract depiction of cosmic phenomena or the intricate patterns found within a snowstorm. The white canvas background serves as the perfect contrast, amplifying the painting’s vivid features. The piece's energetic composition and vibrant palette make it an extraordinary example of contemporary abstract expressionism, compelling viewers to explore its layers of complexities and emotions.

BIOGRAPHY

Nataliia Krykun, is a Ukrainian Austrian ultra-contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in Vienna, Austria. 

Her works capture the serene yet powerful spirit of nature through a distinctive fusion of abstract minimalism and impressionism. Krykun draws inspiration from Nature, boundless horizons, shifting light, and meditative rhythms of the ocean.

Krykun’s approach is deeply intuitive, allowing color and light to guide her process. By reducing visual elements to their essential lines and hues, she evokes a timeless sense of space and depth. Her work often resonates with viewers as both a personal sanctuary and a universal nature memory, transcending geography and speaking to the human longing for openness and freedom.   

Her signature blue–turquoise artworks are an invitation into a world of quiet contemplation, where the horizon becomes a meeting point between reality and imagination. Working primarily in oil and acrylic on canvas, she distils vast impressions seascape and impressions landscape into pure forms, subtle textures, and layered tonal harmonies. Each painting is a study in stillness and movement — a balance between the expansive calm of minimalism and the emotive brushwork of impressionism.

Krykun has participated in numerous international exhibitions and art fairs worldwide, including VOLTA Basel, Paris Contemporary Art Fair, ArtVilnius, CONTEXT Art Fair during Art Basel Week Miami, Artexpo New York, Affordable Art Fair in London and The Other Art Fair (Saatchi Gallery), ARTMUC in Munich, and exhibitions in Austria’s Krems Museum within the historic Dominican Church. She continued her studies at the University of Arts Linz 2025-2026, Austria.

A significant milestone in her career was her participation in the Pavilion of Ukraine at the 58th La Biennale di Venezia, in the group project “The Shadow of a Dream Cast Upon Giardini della Biennale.”