Virtual Garden
Virtual Garden series consists of anthropomorphic flowers-characters
inhabiting the boundless virtual expanses of the artist’s works. They are not
mere objects, but heroes, possessing their own character and equipped with
artist’s description. In addition to the mythology which every character is
endowed with, they all have bright and unusual forms with almost tangible
materiality.
Flowers are a symbol of the origin of life, inspiration, creativity and
hope. By creating virtual nature Stepan Ryabchenko dedicates it to the
establishment of harmony between humanity and existing material nature,
offering his own approach to these relations, gentle and personal, where
everyone is a conscious subject. In Ryabchenko’s interpretation this topic is
reminiscent of Romantic period artists, who sought answers to many questions in
the relationship between human and nature, and who saw in nature a reflection
of the innermost feelings and thoughts.
The theme of
relations between humanity and nature is as old as the world itself, but the
artist is looking for new ways and languages for its comprehension. In
addition, this topic becomes especially acute when the threat of environmental
catastrophe permanently hangs over the world mainly because our activity and
relations with the world are not thought-out enough. Using one of the results
of humanity technological progress as a tool, Stepan Ryabchenko aims to bring
an element of creativity into relationship between human and their original
natural surroundings.
Natalia Matsenko, art critic
