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KYIV, UKRAINE (B.1996)

MIKHAILO PISKUR

Introducing Mykhailo Piskur (b.1995), an emerging artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

in his latest works, Mykhailo turns his attention to the subtle choreography of everyday life: a glance, a pause, a touch, or the simple act of being. He is drawn to the moments when people are not performing, but simply existing - sitting, standing, holding, looking. Through these intimate portrayals, he seeks not to dramatise, but to reveal the vulnerability, doubt, and hope that reside in us all.

“I grew up in a Ukrainian village. At the same time, there was another reality - Western culture, especially African American: music, films, style, TV shows. It was my imagined world. Friends would return from America bringing something distant, something special.

I didn’t realise it then, but that culture became part of me - like my childhood among apple trees and horses, close to nature. In my work, everything flows naturally. The people I paint are often Black because it feels true to my experience and memory.My images are simple, even naive, like childhood drawings - honest in their search for good in the world, to capture attention, presence, and the quiet space where we can just be ourselves.”

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Spirit (2024)

Acrylic on Canvas

170cm x 130cm (67" x 51")

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Wonka (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

100cm x 75cm (39" x 30")

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Lu (2024)

Acrylic on Canvas

170cm x 110cm (67" x 43")

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Morning (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

140cm x 80cm (55"x31")

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20:20 (2024)

Acrylic on Canvas

180cm x 120cm (47"x70")

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Magic (2023)

Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

120cm x 160cm (47" x 63")

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Kapate (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

150cm x 90cm (59"x35")

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Shephard N.D (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

145cm x 120cm (57" x 47")

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Brother (2023)

Acrylic on Canvas

160cm x 130cm (63" x 51")

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Look Ahead (2024)

Acrylic on Canvas

150cm x 130cm (59" x 51")

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After (2024)

Acrylic on Canvas

140cm x 105cm (55" x 41")

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Sky (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

100cm x 80cm (47"x51")

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Milk (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

150cm x 80cm (59"x31")

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Queen (2025)

Acrylic on Canvas

100cm x 150cm (39" x 59")

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25th July (2023)

Acrylic on Canvas

140cm x 125cm (57"x49")

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