UKRAINIAN ARTISTS VITALII HREKH AND SERHII HREKH SELECTED FOR THE FESTIVAL OPEN FORM IN LUBLIN THIS SUMMER h
The curatorial team designated by Lublin Municipality has selected the project by the duo Vitalii Hrekh and Serhii Hrekh (1992, Ukraine) for the Open Form festival organized, among others, in The Academy of Modern Art in Lublin. The artistic residency, which will last from August 22 to 31, 2025.
Born in Drohobych in 1992. He did not receive any formal artistic education. He began gaining his artistic experience through street art and the graffiti wave starting in 2007. Later, he transitioned to other forms of street art and eventually to other artistic practices. Since 2010, he has participated in group exhibitions, and later in festivals and residencies.
In 2012, the formation of the Kickit Art Studio team had a huge influence on his work. This was a catalyst for implementing more quality collaborative projects and working in public spaces, both with large murals and small walls.
This activity and high self-organization also led to the creation of projects for other artists and the unification of the community. From 2015 to 2021, he was involved in the Alarm graffiti festival (Uzhgorod, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, Odesa, Dnipro) and in 2016, the "Lviv Street Gallery."
He is currently focused on studio projects. He lives and works in Ukraine.
Many people know Serhii by his nickname, Feros — a name that has stayed with him since his active involvement in graffiti. He was born in the city of Drohobych and has been living and working in Lviv for the past ten years.
His artistic career began with graffiti and street art. This experience influenced him as an artist and laid a strong foundation for his creative journey — one that still echoes in his paintings, now reinterpreted in new forms.
Currently, Serhii is focusing on two main areas: abstraction and figurative surrealism.
These two distinct directions, which he has been developing over the past three years, allow him to shift perspectives and experiment in his work. He also continues to
create murals and paint smaller walls in open spaces both in Ukraine and abroad.
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