UKRAINIAN—BORN ARTIST
CURRENTLY BASED IN PORTLAND, OREGON
KOBYLIANSKI’S WORK UNFOLDS THROUGH A SYNTHESIS OF PIGMENTS,
MINERAL SLURRIES AND RAW FABRIC. HIS TACTILE, INTUITIVE PROCESS SHAPES
COMPOSITIONS DEFINED BY GESTURE AND MATERIAL RESPONSE. EXPRESSED
THROUGH FADING PIGMENTS, MUTED SURFACES AND BLANK SPACES, HIS WORK
SHIFTS BETWEEN PRESENCE AND DISAPPEARANCE, REFLECTING ON
MEMORY, INCOMPLETENESS, AND THE IMPERMANENCE OF PERCEPTION.