About


Nazar Symotiuk — Ukrainian Artist Working With Minimalist Wooden Reliefs

I am a Ukrainian artist whose practice focuses on minimalist wooden reliefs that explore subconscious rhythms, inner structures, and the geometry of human experience.

My artworks merge color, pattern, and tactile wooden surfaces to reveal the invisible highways of the mind — the micro-movements of thought, memory, and intuition. Vibrant hues and precise forms create moments of pause and reflection, inviting viewers into a space of sensory clarity.

Across all series — from Highways of the Unconscious to Metastases, Waves, and Color Objects — I explore how repetition, structure, and color affect perception and emotional resonance. Each piece is built entirely by hand: thousands of wooden elements, layered textures, and meticulously measured compositions.

I currently live and work in Lviv, Ukraine. My artworks are represented in private collections in Europe and the United States.

Education

  • PhD Candidate, Decorative Art & Art Restoration, Lviv National Academy of Arts

  • MFA, Department of Wood Art, Lviv National Academy of Arts

  • BFA, Department of Wood Art, Lviv National Academy of Arts

  • Associate Degree in Fine Arts, Vasyl Stefanyk Pedagogical College

Selected Exhibitions

  • “Ratio”, Solo Exhibition, Mercury Art Center, Lviv, 2025

  • Mees-Van De Wiele Galerie, Ghent, Belgium (2023)

  • NordArt, International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Germany (2021)

  • Kyiv Art Week, Kyiv (2019)

  • Lviv National Philharmonic, Solo Show “De:Forma” (2018)

  • Forum Lviv, “5.ART” Project, Lviv (2017)

  • Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum, Lviv (2017)

Publications (Selected)

  • Optical Art in Contemporary Wood Plastic — Visnyk of LNAA

  • Conceptual and Perceptual Aspects of Op-Art — LNAA Research Publication

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