Mykhailivske. Diptych. I 1982

Hryhorii Havrylenko made this diptych without a known date using an unknown medium. It's like looking at a landscape through a playful filter, right? The colours are bold and flat, and the shapes are simplified. The green feels so lush, and the golds and blues create this fantastic, almost dreamlike space. It's not about capturing reality, it's about capturing a feeling. See how the blocks of colour sit next to each other, the green, blue and purple seem to dance together. It reminds me of Matisse, but with a Ukrainian twist. This feels like pure joy. I think of artists like David Hockney, who also have that knack for turning the everyday into something extraordinary through colour and form. Art is a conversation, and Havrylenko is adding his own, unique voice to it, reminding us to find the fun in the world around us.