ART DURING THE WAR
I am Ukrainian. I live in Kyiv, Ukraine.
February 24, 2022 - the war in Ukraine began due to the attack of the aggressor country of Russia.
Of course, this influenced my work.
ARTWORK
Terra Neidorf, 1998
"sky земля", 2022
pastel, paper
drawing
30 x 42 cm
The drawing is varnished with a pastel fixative. Will be delivered in a tube.
CONCEPT
Chaste landscape.
Now imagine that such a simple drawing is nailed with rusty nails to a cold dirty wall in a damp basement. In a shelter where Ukrainians are in constant fear for their lives, grieving for their fallen loved ones, sharing the last meal with everyone and counting what day of war it is.
Under such conditions, the chaste landscape becomes an icon and a prayer at the same time.
The inverted strips symbolize the adhesive tape that now covers almost all windows in Ukraine. And this adhesive tape does not seem to significantly affect the perception of the landscape, but still for Ukrainians the world has turned upside down.