ANDRII BLUDOV

A Letter. 2022.

 

61х53 cm.

 

Armed plate, enamel, acrylic, author’s technique.

 


 

“I really dream of playing with friends under a peaceful sky. Come back home healthy and victorious!”

 

Each armor plate lives its life, protecting the life of a fighter.
It preserves the history of the past and protects the history of the future. Children, our future, the future of Ukraine are an object of protection and a support at the same time, a source of inspiration for stability and strength. Their hearts beat in time with the hearts of fighters and the heart of Ukraine.

 

If only combat were as illusory as a child’s imagination in the pictures in the school album.
A letter to soldiers at the front, written by a child’s hand, is a talisman that supports the chain of priceless communication between “warrior” and “home”. Let’s help keep this connection together!

 

Andrii Bludov (born in 1962) is a Ukrainian artist, known for his recognizable author’s style, Honored Worker of Arts of Ukraine, professor of painting at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.
Works in the field of painting, graphics and video. The artist’s works combine elements of mythology, surrealism and avant-garde. Since 1988, he has had numerous exhibitions in Ukraine, the USA, Europe and Asia. The artist’s works are included in the collections of important Ukrainian museum institutions and private collections in Ukraine, Switzerland, Belgium, the USA, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Spain.

PETRO BEVZA

The Integral. 2022.

 

25х30х2 cm, 55х45 cm.

 

Сeramic plate, acrylic, oil on сanvas.

 

 

“At certain moments, you get the opportunity to feel and understand the greatness of the people who are nearby. On the front line, but nearby», — Petro Bevza.

Like white peregrine falcons, Ukrainian soldiers demonstrate the irresistible strength of spirit that lives in their big hearts. Their intentions are pure, and the indestructible soul revives and heads for a bright future.

The artist’s dialogue between the used armor plate and the painting is a conversation between creative power and cruelty, destruction. It is a certain reflection of the common Ukrainian existence. Genesis of Victory, War and Love, Unity, Freedom, Struggle and Victory. The warrior and all participants in creation fill each other with the victorious energy of life and freedom.

 

Petro Bevza (born in 1963) is a Ukrainian artist, and sculptor. Author of ideas, co-curator, and participant in many art projects in Ukraine, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Poland, USA, Canada.
The artist professes the principle “art is all around us” and affirms that true art is born from love.
Mr. Bevza is the recipient of many awards in the artistic field. His works are included in the collections of key Ukrainian museum institutions, in particular, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the Kyiv National Art Gallery, and many others, and are also in private Ukrainian and international collections.

ЮРІЙ ВАКУЛЕНКО

Захисти захисника. 2022.

 

80х66,2х7,6 см.

 

Дошка, колаж, акрил, олія.

 

 

Усі наші думки щодня, а особливо сьогодні, із захисниками та захисницями, які боронять Україну. Вони наш захист та опора. Допомога та їх захист — важливий пріоритет, задля якого був започаткований цей проєкт.
Ця жива робота, що дихає символами, з отворами від куль, які ще жевріють, зберігає в собі сакральні образи. Вона є символом нашої віри та оберегу захисників і захисниць.

 

В її основі лежить образ Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці — символу захисту воїнів, що борються за гідну справу. На передньому плані він підсилений також образом символічного небесного воїнства — Святої трійці янголів. Адже всі ми боремося за святу справу — за життя, за свободу та незалежність своєї країни.

 

Юрій Вакуленко (1957 р. н.) — художник-живописець, реставратор станкового живопису, музейник, куратор виставкових проєктів, автор видавничих проєктів, викладач, громадський діяч. Член-кореспондент Національної академії мистецтв України. Кавалер ордена Карла Фаберже та ордена «За заслуги» ІІ та ІІІ ступенів. Заслужений працівник культури України.
З 1986 року веде активну виставкову діяльність в Україні та за кордоном.
Роботи художника є в музейних зібраннях Національного Києво-Печерського історико-культурного заповідника, Національного музею «Київська картинна галерея», Національного музею Тараса Шевченка, Одеського художнього музею, а також у приватних колекціях України, Ізраїлю, США.

IURII VAKULENKO

Protect the defender. 2022.

 

80х66,2х7,6 cm.

 

Board, collage, acrylic, oil.

 

 

All our thoughts every day, especially today, are with those who defend Ukraine. They are our protection and support. Helping and protecting them is an important priority for which this project was launched. This alive, symbol-breathing work, with gunshot holes that still shine, preserves sacred images. It is a symbol of our faith and protection of defenders.

It is based on the image of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God – a symbol of the protection of soldiers fighting for a just cause. In the foreground, it is also reinforced by the image of the symbolic heavenly host – the Holy Trinity of angels. After all, we are all fighting for a “holy cause” – for life, for freedom and independence of our country.

 

Iurii Vakulenko (born in 1957) – painter, easel painting restorer, museum professional, curator of art exhibitions, author of publishing projects, educator, and social activist. Corresponding member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Knight of the Order of Carl Faberge and the Order of Merit II and III degrees. Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine.
Since 1986, he has had numerous exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad.
The artist’s works are part of the collections of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve, the National Museum “Kyiv Art Gallery”, the National Taras Shevchenko Museum, the Odessa Art Museum, as well as in private collections of Ukraine, Israel, and the USA.