MYTRYK MYKHAILO

He received his higher education at Kyiv State Art Institute, where he was taught by the prominent Ukrainian artists Vasyl Kasiian and Mykola Hlushchenko. He is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1970. He worked in “Karpaty” publishing house as an illustrator and designer of fiction, where he revealed his talent as an outstanding graphic painter. In 1970-80 together with such famous masters as Pavlo Bedzir, Vasyl Skakandii, Yulii Stashko, Petro Feldeshi, he played a significant role in the formation of the Transcarpathian graphics school. He knew an impressive amount of graphic techniques – watercolour, linocut, monotyping, etching and pastel painting. He successfully worked in monumental art (sgraffito). The 1990-ies is the creative peak of Mytryk as a painter.

Chamber Carpathian landscape, images of castles and wooden churches dominate his paintings. He often participated in collective exhibitions, while personal exhibitions were organized after the artist's death. The artist's works are kept in museums and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Reproductions: "Vydavnytstvo Oleksandry Harkushi"