Flowers are Children are Love, 2014
Painting : oil · 70 x 70 x 2 cm 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch · Ready to hang
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Flowers are Children are Love (2014) is a poetic urban landscape from Ivan Tverdun's transitional symbolic period, where metaphysical thought merges with emotionally resonant city imagery. Painted in oil on canvas, the 70 x 70 cm square format intensifies the compositional balance between architectural structure and expressive abstraction. Ochre buildings stand beneath a deep blue winter sky illuminated by scattered star-like lights, while bare red trees – stripped of leaves – create strong vertical rhythms across the composition.
The reflective surface at the lower half of the painting dissolves the urban forms into fluid abstraction. Within this reflective field appear dark, semi-transparent figures – ghost-like silhouettes that seem to inhabit memory rather than physical space. They do not disrupt the calm atmosphere; instead, they reinforce the sense of emotional residue lingering within the city. The winter setting introduces quiet introspection, yet warm interior windows and luminous colour contrasts prevent the scene from becoming melancholic.
The title reads like a symbolic formula: Flowers are Children are Love. It suggests continuity, tenderness, and fragile growth within human relationships. On the reverse side of the canvas, sketches of eyes and lips and handwritten notes dated 2014 expand the painting's narrative into the realm of personal symbolism. This work represents a rare and emotionally refined chapter within Tverdun's early symbolic cycle and appeals to collectors of contemporary figurative symbolism and expressive urban painting.
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Ivan Tverdun (b. 1961) is a professional Ukrainian painter and draftsman based in Lviv, Ukraine. He graduated from the Lviv College of Decorative and Applied Art named after Ivan Trush in 1980 and from the Lviv Academy of Arts in 1985. Since 1995, he has been a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Tverdun's artistic practice spans a wide range of styles and media. His early works reflect a strong interest in symbolism, esoteric themes, and philosophical reflection. To balance this intellectual focus, he often turned to plein air painting—a way to engage directly with nature and “clear the mind," as he describes it.
In recent years, Tverdun has concentrated on vivid, expressive landscapes and cityscapes in oil, marked by bold colour and post-impressionistic energy. At the same time, he continues to develop a parallel body of pastel works—particularly nudes and portraits—demonstrating his strong command of line and emotional nuance. Across all genres, his work reveals a deep sensitivity to light, atmosphere, and human presence.
Recognised for his distinctive style and emotional immediacy, Ivan Tverdun is considered an established figure within the Ukrainian contemporary art scene. His works are held in private collections across Ukraine, Europe, and beyond, and he is represented by several galleries in Ukraine and Poland. He has participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including in the United States, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, and Germany.
Selected Exhibitions
2023 - Lebensfreude – Freiheit von Angst (“Joy of Life – Freedom from Fear"), solo exhibition, Waldmüllerzentrum, Vienna, Austria
2018 - Verschleierte Träume (“Veiled Dreams"), solo exhibition, Waldmüllerzentrum, Vienna, Austria
2016 - Impressionen eines ukrainischen Künstlers (“Impressions of a Ukrainian Artist"), solo exhibition, Waldmüllerzentrum, Vienna, Austria
2006 - Solo exhibition, National Museum named after A. Sheptytsky, Lviv, Ukraine
2002 - Symbols of Light, solo exhibition, Dzyga Art Center, Lviv, Ukraine
2000 - Solo exhibition, Alla Rogers Gallery, Washington D.C., USA
2000 - Group exhibition, Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA
1998 - Solo exhibition, Gallery 36, Kyiv, Ukraine
1998 - Europ'ART, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
1988 - Third Prize, International Triennial of Painting “Silver Square", Przemyśl, Poland
1995 - Group exhibition, OR Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
1992 - Solo exhibition, Museum of Ethnography, Lviv, Ukraine
1990 - Solo exhibition, Bank premises, Dillingen, Germany
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