To make glass to be obedient to the hands of Master. To cut the engravings in glass as on copper, as in a tree. It was an ambitious goal. Vasyl began to realize it with a great enthusiasm. The glass subjected not at once. Long years of researches and experiments.
Vasyl Pilka traveled much around Ukraine. He met the
characteristic features of the deep spirituality, respect
for the historical past everywhere, in any its corner. The
image of a mother and a child has a special status in the
mentality of the Ukrainian nation. These very images
have become the main ones in the series of works under
the general name "Multi-Coloured Ukraine".
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The separate influence on the creativeness of Vasyl Pilka
was created by the legacy of the great genius of the
past, the invincible master of the xylography Albrecht
Durer. The engravings of the medieval artist have
become the challenge to his capabilities for the modern
master at the same time…
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Since his childhood, Vasyl Pilka was brought up in the
high spirituality’s environment of the Ukrainian people. It could not but affect his creative work. The master
takes the creation of icons or the spiritual topics with
great responsibility.
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The creation of a series of works "Faith" was dedicated
by Vasyl Pilka to the eternal Evangelical subject - the
cross way of the Jesus. These works impress by their
dynamics, dramatism and, at the same time, are full of
faith.
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The environment, surrounding us, is filled with different
shapes and colours. We do not often look attentively at
the details in the flow of the vigorous events, enriched
life. We are looking more superficially at our everyday
life. We snatch from the context only what we need at
the particular moment.
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Architecture – is the frozen music. Being a creative
person, Vasyl Pilka could not but pay an attention to
such a rich subject, according to its form. The
architecture reflects the contents of the era. We see
the pulse of life namely via the symbolism of lines.
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Magic glass. It is so simple and so complex, so similar
and so different. It’s the whole world. The glass can be
an item of everyday life, a building material, a tool, a
work of art. Vasyl Pilka saw the very such a world of
glass.
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