EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED
A visual philosophy of form, spirit, and the invisible threads between them.
Tetiana Gryshchenko explores the invisible relationships that shape our world — the dialogue between matter and spirit, form and intuition, geometry and emotion. Her works emerge at the meeting point of these dimensions, where the square grounds the idea in the material, while the circle carries it beyond the visible.
Through geometric abstraction and symbolic clarity, Tetiana searches for a language capable of revealing how everything — thought, memory, identity, and form — is interconnected.
«Why do my figures exist within the structure of a square, while their essence comes from a space far beyond it?»
What began as an intuitive search for form — a quiet attempt to understand how to speak to the viewer through images — gradually crystallized into a coherent artistic philosophy shaped by symbolism, geometry, and the belief that nothing in the universe exists in isolation.
Over time, Tetiana’s practice evolved from instinctive gestures into a mature visual language. Central to her work is the dialogue between the circle — the symbol of Spirit, infinity, and the immeasurable — and the square, which represents the material world, clarity, and comprehension. The figures placed within these boundaries become material vessels for ideas originating in the intangible: intuitive impulses transformed into visible form.
Her compositions unfold as meeting points between dimensions — where the boundless becomes structured, and where subconscious perception becomes a deliberate visual statement. Through this interplay, Tetiana explores the invisible threads that bind thought, form, memory, and human experience.
Contemporary
Ukrainian
Artist
Geometric Abstract Art
Born in Mariupol and educated in Kharkiv, Tetiana Gryshchenko is a Ukrainian visual artist working in the field of geometric abstraction with influences of sacred geometry and symbolic minimalism. Her practice is grounded in the idea of interconnectedness — a guiding principle in her exploration of structure, intuition, and the universal language of form.
She creates symmetrical compositions and archetypal shapes that balance structural precision with emotional resonance, engaging themes of identity, cultural memory, and harmony. Her work has been featured in international exhibitions, biennale programs, art fair catalogues, and contemporary art publications.
Tetiana currently lives and works in Croatia.
Artistic Philosophy: The Geometry of Thought
Tetiana views geometry not simply as a vocabulary of shapes but as a universal language — one that humanity has used for millennia to express what cannot be spoken. A circle as eternity. A square as stability. A triangle as transformation.
Her works distill complex emotional and psychological states into elemental forms, allowing viewers to resonate with meaning on a pre-verbal, intuitive level. Geometry becomes a flat projection of a multi-dimensional inner world — a way to touch the invisible.
“Our eyes see in two dimensions. Our mind adds the third. Geometry helps me explore the fourth — understanding.”
Tetiana believes that every ornament, every ancient pattern, every sacred configuration carries echoes of shared human experience. These symbols migrate across time and cultures, resurfacing again and again, revealing a deeper unity beneath superficial differences.
Early Works: Searching for the Source
Looking back at her first paintings, Tetiana recalls a blend of assurance and uncertainty — the feeling of “touching the world in the dark.” One of the key works from this early period is “Girl with Lotus Flowers” (2018), a visual meditation on inner stillness, the birth of ideas, and the luxury of uninterrupted time for oneself.
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The calm lake, the simplified lotus leaves, the circular forms — all became metaphors for thought, reflection, and creation. Even then, geometry acted as a subconscious anchor, an intuitive way to distill emotion into symbol.
But every visual language has its roots.
Before the symbolism crystallized, there was an earlier, more exploratory gesture — a younger impulse quietly forming the foundation for what would follow.
The Girl with Lotus Flowers, 2018
The Lake with Lotus Flowers, 2015
That moment emerged in “The Lake with Lotus Flowers” (2015). Painted before “Girl with Lotus Flowers,” this work reflects a stage when Tetiana’s artistic vocabulary had not yet taken its present shape. The piece grew from admiration for Monet’s atmospheric sensitivity and Klimt’s ornamental luminosity, echoing their poetics more than articulating a conceptual position.
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And yet, even in this early work, something began to shift. While working with the rhythm of floating leaves and the glasslike surface of the lake, Tetiana found herself reflecting not only on beauty but on meaning — wondering how harmony could be expressed through composition rather than narrative.
Influenced by Leonardo da Vinci’s structural thinking and symbolic clarity, she felt a natural urge to look deeper: why certain forms resonate, why balance feels intuitive, and how symbolism could give depth to an image.
“The Lake with Lotus Flowers” marks the moment when painting became more than representation — it became a search. A search for structure, for symbolic alignment, and for a language through which the invisible could eventually be expressed.
Toward Symbolism: Ornaments as Universal Language
Tetiana’s fascination with ornaments began with a simple question:
“Why do these patterns exist everywhere?”
Spirals, crosses, grids, suns, dots — the same forms appear across continents and eras. Their persistence suggests something much deeper: a shared cultural memory.
This curiosity manifested explicitly in “Girl in Cultural Frames” (2021) — the first painting where ornamentation became integral. What at first seemed like a distinctly Slavic motif revealed itself to be universal, echoing patterns found in multiple civilizations — a reminder that human cultures mirror one another more than they diverge.
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Through ornament, Tetiana found an entry point into the symbolic: the timeless geometry of human thought.
The Girl in Cultural Frames (Slavic), 2021
Graphics 18 - Sunrise by the Sea, 2024
Recent Works: Memory, Identity, and the Fragile World
Symbolism deepens further in Tetiana’s recent graphics, especially in works dedicated to her hometown, Mariupol.
One such piece — “Graphics 18 — Sunrise by the Sea” (2024) — stands as a poetic letter to the city.
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The circle symbolizes eternity and spirit. The anchor references Mariupol’s coat of arms. The cross-stitch rays merge Ukrainian tradition with ancient Greek geometry — a nod to the city’s Hellenic roots. Tetrahedrons evoke fire, resilience, and the steel hedgehogs that defended Ukraine. The composition deliberately reaches the very edges of the paper, breaking the safety of margins — a symbolic gesture mirroring the way war ruptures boundaries both physical and emotional. A meditative female figure observes the rising sun — a quiet metaphor for hope shaped by loss.
These works do not illustrate tragedy; they transform it into symbolism — contemplative, intimate, and timeless.
Interconnectedness: The Core of the Practice
Across painting, drawing, and conceptual studies, Tetiana returns again and again to a single idea:
Everything is connected. Through form. Through memory. Through consciousness.
Invisible lines weave through every figure, every ornament, every composition. Human identity becomes a fragment of a larger universal pattern.
The female body — flexible, intuitive, symbolic — becomes her chosen vessel for exploring these connections: “I see the world through a woman’s eyes. The female form is the most adaptable vessel for the symbols I work with.”
The Artist Today
Tetiana’s path continues to evolve. The more she learns, the more she sees — and the more the world reveals itself as a system of resonant forms.
“I am only at the beginning. No matter how far I go, it always feels like a new start — and that fills me with joy.”
Whether she works in a studio, at a desk, or in a temporary space, her practice remains the same: a continual search for meaning, harmony, and the invisible thread connecting all things.
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