Taras Polataiko

Born 1966 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

 

In his paintings, photographs, sculpture, videos and performative installations, Ukrainian conceptual artist, Taras Polataiko deals with the history of the medium and develops projects that favor interactions. These pieces form a critique of societies' control over their citizens, giving concrete shape to the imperceptible, just as they speak to us about intellectual contamination and transformation - about what spreads and seeps into the collective unconscious.

 

Polataiko's first solo exhibition with the gallery, Scotoma, an interactive installation and performance piece, was shown in November 2008 - January 2009. Polataiko has most recently been invited to participate in the 2009 Incheon Biennial, curated by Heng-Gil Han, Incheon, South Korea for which he will be creating a site specific sculptural installation.



Taras Polataiko, Pissing into the Wind, Lambda print, 51 x 36 in.(129.5 x 91.5 cm), 2008.