Iryna Khayetska
OPEN MIDE
Oil on canvas
Dim.: 80x120cm
"OPEN MIDE" presents us with an ethereal figure, simultaneously delicate and unsettling. The gaze is direct, almost hypnotic, but what truly captivates the viewer is the third eye—a huge golden iris that opens from a slit in the skull, as if the mind were tearing itself apart to reveal its most instinctive center.
The visual elements blend the technical realism of facial features with the surrealism of an inner world made visible: the smooth skin contrasts with the broken edges that look like bark, the white fabrics create a ceremonial and silent, almost ritualistic environment.
This "inner eye" gently flows downward, as if consciousness were materializing into living matter. It's a metaphor for awakening, for accessing a deeper layer of perception—or, perhaps, for the burden of seeing too much.
The work engages with themes of expanded vision, psychic vulnerability, and self-revelation, maintaining a balance between beauty and strangeness.
- Técnica
- Oil · Screen
- Categoria
- Painting
- Dimensão
- 80 × 120 cm
- Tema
- Figurative
- Movimento
- Surrealismo
- SKU
- 51962889797959
Iryna Khayetska
OPEN MIDE
Oil on canvas
Dim.: 80x120cm
"OPEN MIDE" presents us with an ethereal figure, simultaneously delicate and unsettling. The gaze is direct, almost hypnotic, but what truly captivates the viewer is the third eye—a huge golden iris that opens from a slit in the skull, as if the mind were tearing itself apart to reveal its most instinctive center.
The visual elements blend the technical realism of facial features with the surrealism of an inner world made visible: the smooth skin contrasts with the broken edges that look like bark, the white fabrics create a ceremonial and silent, almost ritualistic environment.
This "inner eye" gently flows downward, as if consciousness were materializing into living matter. It's a metaphor for awakening, for accessing a deeper layer of perception—or, perhaps, for the burden of seeing too much.
The work engages with themes of expanded vision, psychic vulnerability, and self-revelation, maintaining a balance between beauty and strangeness.
- Técnica
- Oil · Screen
- Categoria
- Painting
- Dimensão
- 80 × 120 cm
- Tema
- Figurative
- Movimento
- Surrealismo
- SKU
- 51962889797959
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Iryna Khayetska is a Ukrainian visual artist, born in 1991, whose passion for painting has been with her since childhood, when colored pencils and paintbrushes were already inseparable companions. Her artistic journey began in Ukraine, but it was in Lisbon, where she moved as a teenager, that she found new avenues for her creative expression.
Specializing in oil, acrylic, and charcoal painting, Iryna combines figurative elements with abstraction, creating works that convey deep emotions and invite reflection. Her inspiration stems from observing nature, people, and the search for harmonious spaces, always reflecting her unique vision of the world.
His work has been presented in several group exhibitions in Portugal, including at the Associação Arca Gallery, at the Hotel The One Palácio da Anunciada and at the Hotel Corinthia, as well as at international events, such as Borders Art Fair in Venice, during the 19th Architecture Biennale, and the Night of Contemporary 2025 in Greece.
Interviewed by NIT magazine and TVI, Iryna shared how art was, and continues to be, a form of therapy and self-discovery. When she paints, she says, "the world stops" and her emotions come to life on canvas. Each work is a reflection of her inner universe, where color, texture, and feeling meet in a continuous dialogue.
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