Illya Trofymchuk — MAOLA and Unity: Sculpting the Invisible
Illya Trofymchuk is not just a Ukrainian sculptor — he is a seeker of forms hidden beneath reality’s surface. Founder of the "Tigois project," Illya crafts works that blur the line between the material and the transcendental, inviting viewers into an exploration of identity, memory, and the shifting landscapes of consciousness.
Since his earliest sculptures, created in his teenage years, Illya has been driven by a singular vision: to unleash creative energy into the world and materialize thoughts that words could never contain. His creations pulse with a quiet, magnetic force — a reflection of his belief that true art doesn’t just imitate life; it transforms it.
The MAOLA project is one of Illya’s most ambitious ventures — a meditative journey woven through Metamorphosis, Abstraction, and Object. These sculptures are not static monuments; they are living dialogues. In them, transformation meets form, and material meets idea. "MAOLA 1," "MAOLA 2," and "MAOLA 3: Duality" push beyond visual beauty into realms of philosophical reflection, touching the fragile intersections of human consciousness and environment.
Each sculpture becomes an invitation: to abandon surface interpretations, to dive inward, and to encounter the shifting dualities of existence — light and dark, chaos and order, self and other.
His work "Unity", exhibited today at EDEM Resort in Lviv, crystalizes these ideas into a breathtaking form. A synthesis of Corten and stainless steel, "Unity" speaks of existential harmony in the chaos of the modern world. It suggests that even in the fragmentation of today’s reality, a deeper connection binds us all — a single, evolving organism dreaming of wholeness.
Illya's creations are not simply sculptures; they are portals. Experiences. Questions cast into steel.
Through them, he dares us to look beyond the visible — and to recognize the worlds hidden within ourselves.
Today, Illya continues his work in Lviv, Ukraine — carving new horizons with every line, every reflection, every breath of material brought to life.