June 6, 2022 to June 21, 2022
UK for Ukraine charity has gathered dozens of renowned Ukrainian artists to present nearly 200 of their paintings at the “UK for Ukraine: Support Through Art Exhibition” and fundraiser, which will unite painters and artists of various fields, to take you on a journey and experience a vibrant palette of Ukrainian culture.
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UK for Ukraine charity has gathered dozens of renowned Ukrainian artists to present nearly 200 of their paintings at the “UK for Ukraine: Support Through Art Exhibition” and fundraiser, which will unite painters and artists of various fields, to take you on a journey and experience a vibrant palette of Ukrainian culture.
Ukraine is one of the largest countries in Europe. Today there are more than 65 million Ukrainians living in Ukraine and around the world. Culture and art of Ukraine have been developing for more than a thousand years.
World-renowned names like Kazimir Malevich and Vasiliy Kandinski had their artistic foundation and were formed as artists in Ukraine. But apart from that, Ukraine has also enriched the world’s art with non-academic painting styles.
Maria Prymachenko’s “Naïve Art” astounded the world. The vibrant, expressive and rural style she yielded won her a gold medal in 1937 at the World Exhibition of Artists in Paris.
Ukraine and its people have been inspiring Pablo Picasso who was utterly fascinated by paintings of Ukrainian folk artist Kateryna Bilokur and her unique style of making her paints herself from organic plant materials, and brushes from a cat fur.
Petrykivka painting (or simply “Petrykivka”), which was born in the Dnieper region, gave the world the music and soul of picturesque Ukraine, transmitting it through paints. Petrykivka decorative painting is a phenomenon of the Ukrainian ornamental folk art that has been inscribed on the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. There will be a great representation of Petrykivka pieces in the “UK for Ukraine: Support Through Art” collection.
Contemporary Ukrainian artists are among the most celebrated in the world, with the art world fascinated by their talent and waiting for their works. We are delighted to be able to display the works of both talented young approaching artists and some rather famous ones.