Questions to Move You Forward

In our adult lives, societal influences shape and mould our decisions, often stifling our innate curiosity and willingness to explore. On the contrary, children approach the world with boundless curiosity, unafraid to ask questions like "why," "when," and "what." In a similar vein, Manukovska draws inspiration from the unbounded nature of children's minds and implores the audience not to merely "see" her paintings, but to truly engage in the act of seeing as a means of accessing a different kind of experience.

Question to Move You Forward

In "Question to Move You Forward," painting becomes an intimate exercise of introspection, revealing both the conscious and unconscious traits of her personality. In the same line, the artist invites the viewer to engage with her works and embark on a transformative journey of personal growth and self-analysis.

Each painting is accompanied by an open-ended question serving as its title, designed to unlock one’s innermost thoughts and emotions. Manukovska seeks to awaken the viewers’ potent source of inspiration by encouraging them to pose these questions to themselves, and self-reflect.  In this sense, Manukovska masterfully merges the personal and the universal, igniting a dialogue between the viewer and the artworks.

  • How comfortable am I with saying “no”?

  • If I could do anything without failing, what would I try?

  • What is my definition of success?

  • Who do I want to be?

  • The words I want to live by are . . .

  • To what degree can I actually control the course of my life?

  • What am I grateful for?

  • What caused my happiness today?

  • What is the benefit of sabotaging myself right now?

  • What is the question that if I had the answer, would set me free?

  • When did I last push the boundaries of my comfort zone?

  • Whose expectations am I trying to live up to?

Through the transformative power of Iryna Manukovska's abstract paintings, "Questions" transcends the confines of a traditional exhibition. It becomes an immersive experience, a catalyst for self-discovery, and an opportunity to reconnect with the untapped depths of the unconscious.