Oleksii Koval.

Born on October 16, 1977 in the city of Kyiv. Since I spent my childhood in Berminvody in the Kharkiv region, where everything was big: trees, grass and, of course, adventures, I learned to love nature and everything beautiful from an early age. And visiting the Kharkiv Art Museum, I was inspired by the outstanding works of famous artists from an early age. It was then, through drawing and observation, that my personal knowledge of the world began. Museums, open-air museums, isostudio and children's art school No. 5 became the first steps on the way to becoming a professional artist.

But the most important and valuable thing in my life were the people I met and learned from. Petro Prokopovich Klividenko was the first teacher, through communication with whom there was a desire to go further. The Republican Art School became a good preparatory base for the Art Academy, and academic education was a necessary step.

Professor Vasyl Ivanovych Zabashta was more than a teacher, he was a philosopher and an example to follow. I am glad that I got to his workshop during my studies at NAOMA.

I came to the enamel technique consciously already in adulthood. It so happened that I had the idea, the composition and the material, but I was looking for artistic means through which I could fully express my thoughts. While traveling the world, studying the art of other countries, I saw samples of incredible colors and textures of enamel and realized that it is through this technique that I want to express my creative ideas.

I went to study in European and Asian countries, studied enamel technique in world museums and with the best masters.

Today, I have completed personal exhibitions in museums of Ukraine and the world, participation in collective exhibitions and 2 author's cultural and educational projects: "Language of Enamel" and "Enamel. History. Ukraine. World", which were presented in different countries of the world. I take part in symposiums on decorative arts in Ukraine and abroad.

Interest in literature, ethnos and geographical expeditions opens up new horizons in my work and as a result - the realization of the best achievements in creativity.

It is known that enamel paintings are considered eternal, their color does not fade even after a century. That is why I set myself the goal of immortalizing Ukraine, its history and cultural heritage in this technique. For this, he collected images, patterns, rare works from all regions of our country, studied the history of Ukrainian symbols and embroidery. In the "Language of enamel" series, I crystallized these images, shapes and colors, embodied in each work an entire era from the life of our people.

Based on the history, cultural heritage and ethnicity of this wonderful world, I want my paintings to have a good, optimistic program, so that people can see this living world through them.