Orest Ivasiuta


Orest Ivasiuta was a Ukrainian master of artistic metalwork. He became a member of the Union of Masters of Forging Art of Ukraine in 2005 and was awarded the title of in 2007.

Biography

Orest Ivasiuta was born on 4 September 1969, in Ivano-Frankivsk.
In 1989, he graduated from the artistic metalwork department of the. In 1996, he graduated from the Lviv Academy of Arts, where his specialized teachers were,, and Viktor Sholomii. In 2003, he began working at his alma mater as a lecturer in the metal department and a junior researcher in the research sector; he later became an docent in the artistic metal department.
In 2007, he founded and headed the NGO "Tovarystvo Zaliznoho Leva" in Lviv.
He died on 12 May 2025, in Lviv.

Creativity

He worked with artistic metal. From 1994, he began to present his works at all-Ukrainian and international exhibitions. In Ivasiuta's early works, one can trace simple and abstract symbols from archaic and ancient Slavic motifs. Later works became more original and profound in content and form. In all his works, he combines various materials, techniques, and compositions.
Among his important works are: the memorial plaque to Iryna Vilde, "Yurii-Zmiieborets", "Skarbnychka i Zlodii", a ring, "Punkt Peretynu", "Kalika", "Liubov".

Awards

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