Year of creation | 2023 |
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Dimensions | 292 W × 162 H × 0.2 D cm |
Type of art | painting |
Style | contemporary art |
Genre | battle and war |
Type of packaging | art tube |
The central figure of my work is a four-legged woman, symbolizing the very concept of emigration - always ready to run into the unknown. Tomographic images are our diagnosis in this process - what kind of person are you? The hair of the central figure turns into a refugee girl who drags the shadow of her memory behind her on a rope. Her memory pulls her home and she will probably never be able to get rid of it. The figure sitting back with his head down is the image of a man who has to give up everything right now and run away. He has a black hole in his soul, his life has just cracked. This is symbolized by a record with a single song on it - "A Home". Then two figures of the old couple... I always feel sorry for old people, because they have to part with their whole lives - you can only take memories and a few old photographs with you... This work is a whole history of symbols and images, where each image, like a book, opens up and tells its own life-long story.
Kateryna Goncharova is a Ukrainian artist, currently residing in Armenia. Initially, she obtained a degree in design and architecture but her passion for art led her to pursue a career as an artist. Her work revolves around important social and philosophical issues such as war, emigration, issues faced by women in a patriarchal society, etc. She also loves creating figurative artworks dedicated to human diversity, inclusivity, and inner strength. Her pieces depict people of all genders, ages, races, and social statuses. Now Kateryna is interested in working in mixed media and huge formats - approximately human height. It seems to her that we, as humanity, now live in a historical time and must think and act broadly.