War


War

These works were created as an emotional and philosophical response of the author to the horrors of the War in Ukraine that started on February 24th. One of the most expressive and tragic works relates to the horrific findings in Bucha. Originally black and white graphic works appeared first on the author’s Facebook page and now Elena presents them as full format paintings. The author hopes that these works while telling stories of people suffering during this war, would support her friends and all people of Ukraine.

  • The painting was created under the impression of the massacres in Bucha and other regions of Ukraine. The victims of the tragedy in Bucha were shot with hands tied behind their backs and bags on their heads.
  • 36x48'' acrylic, canvas
  • 36x48'' acrylic, canvas
  • Dance of birth and death. The idea for the picture was born after watching a video where Russian mothers do not believe their sons (soldiers) who were captured in Ukraine. Propaganda turned out to be so effective that even the primordial maternal instinct began to fail in women. This is a grotesque reference for the popular phrase attributed to Marshal Zhukov “Women will give birth to new ones”. It expresses the contemptuous attitude of the authorities and generals, both to mothers and women in general, and their soldiers.
  • 36x48'' acrylic, canvas
  • A woman covers her son or husband as a child with a veil of Earth. She sings her last lullaby. The artist lived in Crimea for a long time. The landscape was inspired by the theme of a quiet and dark Ukrainian night in Crimea.
  • Angel 36x48'' acrylic, canvas