"Ukrainian Soul" Art Exhibit by Natalia Tyaglo

CHICAGO - Aug. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- “Ukrainian Soul” is an exhibit of impasto oil paintings by Natalia Tyaglo, a Ukrainian-American artist, which she began in Lviv, Ukraine and finished in California. The root of inspiration for this exhibit came from the artist’s native love for Ukraine, the frustration of the lack of Ukrainian cultural awareness, and desire to paint a more honest image of Ukraine. Tyaglo wanted to strengthen Ukrainian cultural awareness and illustrate the abundance of Ukrainian culture beyond the typical  stereotypes and the associations. She felt a calling to revive Ukrainian culture by investigating the meaning behind Ukrainian traditions. Leaving the corporate world in the US for the haven of Ukrainian culture, her homeland, where she did a private apprenticeship with Shergiy Ivanov.

Nataliya Tyaglo, originally born in Kyiv, Ukraine, is a visual artist and a Live Painter based in California. Her paintings are recognizable by rich, vibrant colors, dynamic movement and symbolic compositions. After arriving to the US in 1994, she attended School of the Arts in San Francisco and graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in the Interdisciplinary Studies of Psycholinguistics in 2007. Upon graduation she studied and collaborated with artists that inspired her; including an international art apprentice program in Lviv, Ukraine under an a nationally acclaimed Ukrainian Artist: Sergiy I. Ivanov.

Today, she is a full time artist creating symbolic paintings for private collectors, exhibiting her work in various galleries, painting murals in Silicon Valley, CA. She travels often to perform Live Painting at weddings, private events, fashion shows, concerts and fundraisers. In her spare time she leads art workshops to adults and youth to share the healing benefits of creative art practice in the Bay Area and in her art studio in Lake Tahoe.

Natalia Tyaglo approaches a painting as a gift - an opportunity to give to people - a gift of energy, inspiration, love, and motivation.  Tyaglo says, “I create to help people cope and celebrate life.”  In the series “Ukrainian Soul” her intention is to inspire people to look deeper into what it means to be Ukrainian at heart, no matter what background or upbringing an individual has. With a deeper and more colorful understanding of Ukrainian culture,  the aim of her work is to  to add meaning to our cultural life, a deeper understanding of what it means to be Ukrainian  and strengthen our communities -not by downplaying other cultures- but by recognizing, preserving and sharing our own abundant Ukrainian culture.