Volodymyr Demkiv

Website: https://volodymyrdemkiv.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volodymyr_demkiv/
email: vdemkiv@gmail.com

Bio:
BORN IN 1986 IN UKRAINE.
CURRENTLY LIVES IN WESTON, FLORIDA, USA.

THE ARTIST'S PASSION FOR NATURE EXTENDS BEYOND THE MERE ACT OF CAPTURING IT ON FILM. THEY VIEW THEMSELVES AS A GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND SEEK TO ENCOURAGE A MORE THOUGHTFUL AND SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THEIR WORK.

USING TRADITIONAL, NON-DIGITAL, ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIUM, THE ARTIST CREATES A BODY OF WORK THAT CONVEYS THE BEAUTY AND FRAGILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THEY BELIEVE THAT PHOTOGRAPHY HAS THE POWER TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE, AND THEIR WORK IS A TESTAMENT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE ARTIST'S DEEP CONNECTION TO NATURE IS REFLECTED IN THEIR APPROACH TO THEIR CRAFT. THEY ESCHEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN FAVOR OF A MORE HANDS-ON, TACTILE APPROACH THAT REQUIRES PATIENCE, SKILL, AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THE ACT OF CAPTURING AN IMAGE ON FILM IS A DELIBERATE, MEDITATIVE PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE ARTIST TO FULLY IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE MOMENT.

THROUGH THEIR ART, THE ARTIST ENCOURAGES US TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF OUR ACTIONS ON THE NATURAL WORLD. THEY BELIEVE THAT HUMANITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THEIR WORK SERVES AS A CALL TO ACTION. EACH PHOTOGRAPH IS A REMINDER OF THE BEAUTY AND COMPLEXITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND A TESTAMENT TO THE ARTIST'S BELIEF THAT WE MUST STRIVE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH IT.

IN A WORLD THAT OFTEN SEEMS INCREASINGLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE NATURAL WORLD, THE ARTIST'S WORK STANDS AS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH THEIR ART, THEY SEEK TO INSPIRE A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR NATURE, AND A MORE THOUGHTFUL AND SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD AROUND US.

CV:

2019
URBAN 2019 Photo Awards Group exhibition (Italy)
Kyiv Photo Fair group exhibition "offline" (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Honourable mention MONOVISIONS BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS in Architecture (England)
Honourable Mention MONOCHROME AWARDS in Fine Art Category

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2020
URBAN 2020 Photo Awards Group exhibition previews, in August-November (Italy)
Honourable Mention MONOCHROME AWARDS in Professional Conceptual Category
Group Exhibition BBA Gallery Berlin (Germany)
International Photography AWARDS (IPA) 2 Honourable mentions California (USA)
MYPH ART Graduates group exhibition (with projects "Clouds" and Fields" (online)

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2021
PHROOM Platform publication with project “Clouds“ (Italy)
Blank Wall Gallery Group Exhibition (Athens, Greece)
Foley Gallery Group Exhibition (New York, USA)

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2022
MYPH book (Ukraine)
Tbilisi ART Fair (Georgia)
Dymchuk Gallery Group Exhibition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Honourable Mention MONOCHROME AWARDS in Professional Fine Art Category

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2023
Honourable Mention MONOCHROME AWARDS in Professional Landscape Category
Publication in Ilford Magazine - Bizkaia
“New MYPHology“ group exhibition with project “Clouds“. Yermilov Center, Kharkiv, Ukraine
International Photography AWARDS (IPA) Honourable mentions for project “Chicago Loop“ (USA)
International Photography AWARDS (IPA) Honourable mentions for book “Bizkaia“ (USA)

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Artworks

All images are available as Limited edition Silver Gelatin Prints – Contact Artist
Medium: silver gelatin print of Ilford Art Hahnemule 300 paper.
Dimensions(inches): 8x10, 12x16, 20x24, 35x47