APL315: Odessa artist who responds with paintings

Odesa has always been a city where special talents are born and art is intertwined with the very rhythm of life. One of the most prominent representatives of the new art scene is APL315, an artist who grew up in the residential areas of Tairov. His first “canvases” were unusual: the walls of houses and trash cans, on which he honed his vision of the world.
At some point, his work was noticed by Oleksandr Rojtburd, an iconic figure not only for Odesa but for Ukrainian culture as a whole. Their acquaintance was a turning point: it was Rojtburd who introduced APL315 to the HUDPROMO gallery and its owner, Feliks Pustynin, as well as his friend Andrey Sheptunov. This meeting led to the artist's first solo exhibition in 2011. The exhibition was a success, and since then APL315 has firmly established himself as one of Ukraine's most promising avant-garde artists.
Since then, there have been new exhibitions, performances, and paintings, each of which has left a vivid mark on the cultural life of the country.

APL315 is an artist who is difficult to pigeonhole. We propose introducing him to a wider audience through an unusual format: an interview in which the artist will respond not with words, but with pictures.

Questions to which APL315 will give his “visual answers”:

One of the key themes in APL315's work is the Odesa catacombs. This underground world is not only part of urban mythology, but also living history. During World War II, the catacombs served as a refuge for partisans, becoming a symbol of resistance and survival. Today, in the context of a new war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, the theme of the catacombs takes on a special meaning once again: the shelters and darkness in which hope and the strength to resist are born resonate with the contemporary experience of Ukrainians.

In 2023, APL315 brought the image of the Odessa catacombs to the streets of Berlin. His graffiti on Stargarder Str. 82 became a kind of “dialogue between the underground world and the surface”: a selection of drawings by miners from the catacombs was given new life in the European capital. This project is not only about memory and heritage, but also about a cultural bridge between Ukraine and the world.

APL315's work is like Odessa's Privoz market: you can wander around it for hours, marvel at the variety, smile at unexpected finds, and literally “float” in the unique color of this pearl by the sea. We recommend that you “visit Odessa” — if not physically, then at least virtually, through the art of APL315
You can get to know his works better through the artist's CV and official website: APL315.INFO
APL315 is not just an Odessa artist, he is the voice of the underground and the streets, speaking through paint.