In her painterly photographic works, Olena Zubach explores still-life series where seemingly mundane household objects reveal a harmony of form and color. Her compositions evoke a dual sense of tranquility and quiet tension. A distinctive element of Zubach’s practice is her integration of digital and manual techniques: with few exceptions, all objects are 3D-printed and subsequently hand-painted by the artist. Pure color and form serve as the two fundamental pillars upon which her artistic vision rests. Zubach describes her project “Plain Plane Cuts”, in which paper, scissors, light and shadow are used to explore colour, shape and illusion through photographed and digitally assembled compositions.