Orest Skop: Cossack Mamai

June 12 – September 4, 2016 - The exhibition incorporates some new symbolism in his own image of Cossack Mamai. His Mamai is not only evolution of the established iconographic style, but also enriched and very sensitive interpretation of the traditional theme, as well as the tribute to the contemporary time and contemporary challenges currently faced by Ukraine and its artists. In Orest Skop's paintings, traditional artistic canons are intertwined with the new ones, traditional components of the Mamai image are complemented with the contemporary artistic accents.