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SaveTranquil Illusion 13: Life During Wartime
| Year of creation | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 73 W × 42 H × 1.5 D cm |
| Type of art | painting |
| Style | contemporary art |
| Genre | cityscapes |
| Materials | oil, canvas |
| Type of packaging | cardboard box |
Description of the Artwork “Tranquil Illusion 13: Life During Wartime”
This painting is about my memories of hometown, they are bright almost unreal, such colors is rarely can see in the sky, but I did. At least I remember it this way. So let's say this is my painful and same time pleasant nostalgia about my hometown. Why it is painful? Because now (I'm writing this in 2024) my hometown Luhansk is occupied by russia for 10 years. I do believe Ukraine will win the war and get back all its territories, including so long termed occupied as Donbas. It would be nice to remember and look in past and have this comforting feeling of sweet and kinda sad nostalgia. But mine has not only this. I'll do one day new landscape from the same spot, hopefully those buildings will be still there, because russia doesn't like try to save Ukrainian lands and destroys everything on its way.
Artwork in the interior
Olena Razuvaieva, Ukraine
I’m a Ukrainian artist with short history yet. When I was young I dreamed to become a movie director and even shot some short meter films. But my education was not about cinema, it was about design and thanks to wide range of disciplines in university I’ve learned watercolour painting and lots of other graphic mediums. In two weeks after I defended my master degree my hometown occupied by russia. So since 2014 I was busy somehow to survive as a refugee inside my own country, but my path went too far from any arts. And in 2022 I’ve lost my second home again, and again with same reason - russian occupiers. After that moment I’m coming back to my art path. It’s hard, but I still have hope and lots of inspiration. I wish not only be able to make for a living with my arts but also take a part in Ukrainian culture, as a small drop. And I want to make my art known as made by UKRAINIAN artist born, studied and dedicated art for my Ukrainian hometown - Luhansk, which is occupied since 2014. Maybe one day russian propaganda will break their teeth on mine and other artist’s stories - stories telling that tose lands were and will always be Ukraine. So this is short one side story about me. And “Thanks to” occupators I’ve got lots of experience leaded to some traumas which I want to open and live through with my art. Looking for a good, beauty, honour and love which is inside of me despite all aggression I went through. If someone will read this one day - I invite you to spectate my journey of looking for my art path. Thank you! Take care of yourself and be safe!