«Foot of Destiny» of works by Petro Bevza

The magic of Bevza's Foot of Destiny is in his use of seemingly luminescent blend of colours and the imagery it creats. No matter what light strikes a Bevza artwork, a stream of colour responds. It is as if his Feet carry their own light source. While this effect is contained in his other series, the spirituality of "Foot of Destiny" seems to breathe light eternal into each work.

                                                                                                                    Darrell Brown,

                                                     president of Bezpala Brown Gallery (Toronto, Canada)

Petro Bevza was born on January 1, 1963.
In 1985 he graduated from Kiev State Art Institute (now – National Academy of Art and Architecture).
Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1990.
Lives and works in Kiev.

Museums and collections:
«CentrePasquArt» Contemporary Art Museum,  Biel-Bienne, Switzerland.
Zaporizhzhya Regional Art Museum, Kiev, Ukraine.
International Academy of the Environment, Geneva, Switzerland.
National Bank of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
Collection Francois Loup, Lyon, France.
Gallery Robin Leadouze, Paris, France.

Awards:
Diploma of the city of Kiev for the best work of painting, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1994.
Honorary Prize of the International Salon of Contemporary Art D `ART` 96, Nice, France, 1996.
Prize "Golden Section" and the title of "Artist of the Year" in the field of painting at the International Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine, 1997.
Grant of the Centre for Contemporary Art "Soviart" for the best art project in 1999, Kiev, Ukraine, 1999.
Grant of the Centre for Contemporary Art NUKMA based George Soros, for the art project "Transition", Kiev, Ukraine, 2000.
Pro Helvetia Foundation .Grant for an art project "Free Field" Pain-Bienne, Switzerland, 2001.