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Valeriy
Skrypka was born into a family of artists in Zaporizhia, Ukraine in
1964. At 28 years of age, in 1992,
he
graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine and since 1996
has been residing and painting
in the United States. Skrypka’s work is exhibited in museums and
galleries internationally.
Receiving a rigorous classical training at the Ukrainian
Academy in Kiev, Skrypka broke with tradition
as he developed his
own style, working in oils and in a proprietary watercolor technique.
His work
merges contemporary,
narrative symbolism with an iconography of mythological Ukrainian
traditions.
As windows into a
mysterious, Eden-like world, the paintings illuminate universal human
experience
and exemplifying the
restorative, life-affirming power of art.
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Expectation
oil on Belgian
linen, 10" x 28" |

Night Train
oil on Belgian
linen, 20" x 48" |

Magic Bird
oil on Belgian
linen, 10" x 26" |
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Game with Papers
Butterflies
oil on Belgian
linen, 36" x 48" |

Garden for Both
oil on Belgian
linen, 19" x 24" |

Gift
oil on Belgian
linen, 38" x 48" |
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Garden
Metamorphosis
oil on Belgian
linen, 26" x 44" |

Man with
Marionette
oil on Belgian
linen, 44" x 48" |

Red Bench
oil on Belgian
linen, 18" x 26" |
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Hairdresser
oil on Belgian
linen, 60" x 42" |

Puppet-maker
oil on Belgian
linen, 60" x 48" |

Icarus
oil on Belgian
linen, 23" x 44" |
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Pegasus
oil on Belgian
linen, 44" x 54" |

Irrational Play
oil on Belgian
linen, 28" x 34"
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Games
oil on Belgian
linen, 9" x 18" |
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Silence
oil on Belgian
linen, 12" x 30" |

The Apparel with
Wings
oil on Belgian
linen, 58" x 44" |

Person and
Mannequins
oil on Belgian
linen, 40" x 96"
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Red Clock
oil on Belgian
linen, 17" x 10" |

Gift for a Pretty
Woman
oil on Belgian
linen, 10" x 14" |

Play with Windy
oil on Belgian
linen, 9" x 9" |
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Mechanical Bird
oil on Belgian
linen, 24" x 28" |

White Sail
oil on Belgian
linen, 15" x 20" |

The Little
Stranger
oil on Belgian
linen, 11" x 14" |
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Players
oil on Belgian
linen, 10" x 12" |
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Boatmen
Watercolor on
paper, 7" x 6.5" |

Dog who love Me
Watercolor on
paper, 10.25" x 8" |

Hunter of the
Evening's Windy
Watercolor on
paper, 18.75" x 12.5" |
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Apples of Paradise
Watercolor on
paper, 13" x 18" |

Conversation
Watercolor on
paper, 6" x 6" |

Rest
Watercolor on
paper, 14" x 18" |
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The Quickening
Wings
Watercolor on
paper, 12" x 10" |

Traveler with
Angel
Watercolor on
paper, 6.5" x 4.25" |

Traveler
Watercolor on
paper, 6.5" x 6.25" |
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Collectors
and admirers of Skrypka's paintings will especially enjoy his
recently published book –
a
comprehensive retrospective volume complete with dozens of color
plates and insightful text
by the
distinguished art scholar Sam Hunter (Professor Emeritus,
Princeton University).
Signed copies
are available for purchase at the gallery. |
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