Olga Balema

Lviv, Ukraine

Art Medium

Installation Art Mixed Media Sculpture

Art Style

Abstract Found Objects Interactive

About the Artist

Olga Balema is a Ukrainian-American artist celebrated for her distinctive sculptural practice, which frequently employs unconventional and pliable materials like silicone, latex, and fabric. Her works often challenge traditional notions of form and permanence, creating objects that appear both organic and artificial, strong and vulnerable. Balema's art explores themes related to the human body, its physical properties, and its interaction with the built environment, often imbued with a subtle sense of the uncanny or discomfort. Her sculptures invite viewers to reconsider the familiar and the mundane, prompting a deeper engagement with material presence and the inherent ambiguities of perception.