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.