I’m Jan Tar — an expressive oil painter, musician, and the founder of CSA (Club of Shared Activities), a community platform uniting people through creativity, movement, and presence. Originally from Ukraine and now based in Venlo, Netherlands, I’ve found deep inspiration in nature, human connection, and personal transformation.
My art goes beyond traditional portraiture. I’ve created over 300 oil paintings, using texture, movement, and trance-like flow to capture raw emotion, inner states, and dynamic energy. Each piece becomes a reflection of life in motion — a way to invite the viewer into direct emotional resonance.
Beyond the canvas, I’m deeply passionate about bringing people together. I organize community events, art therapy sessions, contact improvisation workshops, and immersive adult creative camps. Through CSA, I facilitate experiences where people can explore, express, and connect — not only with each other, but with their own inner landscapes.
Diagnosed with ADHD, I’ve embraced a multi-focused lifestyle that thrives on parallel ideas and creative exploration. Whether I’m composing soundscapes with a Rav Vast, developing NFT-based art projects, or curating AI-powered interactive installations, I live at the intersection of analog soul and digital potential.
I’m especially interested in collaborative projects, and always open to connecting with curators, gallery owners, and fellow artists to co-create meaningful work. My vision is to blend art, music, technology, and human presence into shared experiences that heal, inspire, and awaken.
Let’s meet where art becomes dialogue, and creativity becomes a bridge between worlds.
1992 — Origins
I was born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, during the harsh and uncertain 1990s. My parents named me Alexander. Growing up in post-Soviet collapse taught me to adapt early — to find my own path where structure was either broken or imposed.
2005–2007 — Military Discipline, Internal Rejection
At the age of 13, I entered the Kyiv Military Lyceum. This experience gave me discipline, endurance, and the ability to survive within rigid systems. But it also made one thing clear: the path of violence and control wasn’t mine. I wasn’t made for war. That realization became one of the most important pivots in my life.
2007–2009 — Civilian Return & New Direction
After leaving the lyceum, I returned to a regular high school, completed all 11 grades, and passed my state exams. This transition symbolized my shift from imposed structure toward personal freedom. I was ready to take control of my own path — with curiosity and critical thinking as my tools.
2009–2013 — Engineering the Logical Mind
I enrolled at Zhytomyr State Technological University and completed a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering. Technology fascinated me — it was logical, structured, and offered a way to build things from scratch. Though I also had interest in law and social systems, programming gave me a foundation in systems thinking and architecture.
During this time, I explored digital marketing, targeted advertising, and social media strategy. I managed online campaigns and experimented with content flows. Later I stepped away from mainstream platforms — today, I use only Telegram and occasionally WhatsApp, focusing on mindful communication.
Late 2013 — First Crypto Spark
In late December 2013, I discovered Dogecoin during its very first week after launch — even before I began drawing. I mined over a million coins on my home GPU desktop, and later sold most for around $2000. That was my first experience in the crypto world, planting the seeds for future exploration.
2014 — First Contact With Art
After a breakup, I met a comic artist who told me: “Just draw. Don’t overthink.” That invitation unlocked something in me. I made my first sketch — raw, honest, expressive — and discovered art as a tool for healing and expression.
2015–2021 — Nomadic Healing & Rebuilding Identity
I moved to Crimea and embraced a nomadic lifestyle: living in tents, hitchhiking across the land, reconnecting with nature, and healing inner wounds. It was a time of reflection, community, and radical simplicity — a deep reset before rebirth.
2022–2025 — Artistic Explosion & Decentralized Thinking
Moving to the Netherlands marked a creative breakthrough. I created over 300 oil paintings in three years, channeling emotion, energy, and internal flow. Painting became meditation, therapy, and voice.
I founded CSA – Club of Shared Activities, a platform for art therapy, musical gatherings, contact improvisation, and adult creative camps. I build spaces where people connect through creativity, movement, and shared presence.
Now I explore how to merge analog art with blockchain, dive into NFTs, DAO systems, and apply crypto-anarchist principles to collective creativity and sovereignty.
Current Focus
– Developing NFT projects linked to physical oil paintings
– Organizing CSA-based community events, exhibitions & retreats
– Exploring AI tools, decentralized structures, and token-based ecosystems
– Living as a crypto-spiritual artist-engineer — a hybrid of raw emotion, digital logic, and collective presence
My works
