Igor Sokol is a Ukrainian born artist currently based in New York City, working in painting, as well as sculpture and design. Having spent his childhood in Rivne, Ukraine, his early experimentations with art were through creative problem solving: crafting, mending and replicating items that were inaccessible to him at the time. As his skill and fascination with visual art and design grew, he took painting classes and later worked as a graphic designer while earning his BFA from the Institute of Arts at RSHU.

Sokol’s work is a navigation of observations in his present environment, informed by the memories and values he gained while living in Ukraine. His abstracted paintings are inspired by organic forms, combinations of colors, and the vastness of the ever-changing sky. Aiming to capture the beauty and significance of simplicity in daily life, Sokol reduces his subjects to what really matters, resulting in balanced and airy compositions. Nothing describes his beliefs better than a quote by sculptor Constantin Brancusi, “Simplicity is complexity resolved”.

Igor Sokol’s paintings have been exhibited in galleries in New York, he had a solo show “Reflection of Time” at FRIEDAcommunity in Philadelphia, completed an artist residency at Unruly Collective in Brooklyn, and held multiple painting and drawing workshops. Aside from private collections, his artwork and designs can be seen in public spaces throughout NYC, and most notably at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Recently his work and studio were featured on NY1 news channel. 

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