Vasyl Bazhay: 1.1 No title
Oil on canvas, 200 x 340 cm (diptych), year 2016, signed and dated in the upper half of the picture.
“Have you seen the price??? They’ve lost the plot. All that for a sheet of paper and a bit of paint.”
“It’s on canvas, not paper. And it’s a painting by an established artist, and that has its price.”
“I could get a ton of sausage rolls for that. And a good few gallons of best bitter.”
“You’ll never change, will you? But at least this work says something to you. And that’s exactly how it should be. That’s art.”
Vasyl Bazhay: 1.39 No title
Oil on canvas, 130 x 150 cm, year 2009, signed on the back.
“My nephew could do better than that.”
“You haven’t got a nephew.”
“That’s not the point. He could still do it better. It’s all crossed out.”
“They’re brushstrokes.”
“That’s what I said. Crossed out.”
“You don’t like it, then?”
“I do. But what’s that supposed to be? They’re just dashes.”
“That’s art. And you don’t have to understand art. You just have to feel it.”
Vasyl Bazhay: 1.8 No title
Oil on canvas, 200 x 200 cm, year 2011, signed and dated lower left.
“I feel as if I want to jump in there. But then I wouldn’t be able to get out.”
“Yes, the picture has depth. It literally draws you in. It’s like … a whirlpool.”
“Yes, or even a Danish pastry. Oh, now I’m hungry. Let’s go to the pub.”
“It’s easy to see how art inspires you.”
“Absolutely, it gives me a cosy feeling …”
Petro Bevza: Hut
Oil on canvas, 150 x 225 cm, year 2021-2022, signed and dated.
“This looks like an angel standing guard in front of a great golden portal.”
“You think so? It’s called a “hut”.”
“Well, it’s a great hut.”
“You see, art stimulates our imagination, it’s an experience …”
„Mmm. Pub, then?“
