50 symbols of resistance is a book with 50 stories about the Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine.

More about the project: https://specials.platfor.ma/ukraine-50-symbols-of-resistance-en/

There is a war in my country now and all feelings are exposed and tense, so I want to say that:
my drawings are rather illustrations of my thoughts… feelings… life events… taken from spots, on everything that surrounds me…
but sometimes they go beyond private musings and say something more…
I’m not afraid of death… I’m even waiting for it… because sometimes it’s so painful and unbearable to live… but I’m in no hurry… so as not to spoil karma with nonsense… let’s hold on…

Created to mark the 2023 Pride month, this work depicts a Ukrainian soldier covered in an LGBTIQ+ flag. While in many parts of the world, pride events are celebrations – that is not the case in Ukraine. Ukrainian LGBTIQ+ soldiers are fighting on two frontlines. One against Russia, and another – against homophobia and transphobia.

Almost every night Russia is attacking Kyiv with drones and missiles. That’s why me, my partner and my cat are hiding behind the wall – to lower the probability of being hit by the breaking glass or debris. We arrange a makeshift bed, where there’s a chance of sleeping for several hours. We watch TV shows on our computer to get distracted a little bit. But the danger, which is manifested by the red color on this image, is always out there.

Created in August 2023, this work reflects on the price of the Ukrainian counteroffensive of summer-autumn 2023. A soldier’s face is juxtaposed against a map of Ukraine’s southern territories occupied by Russia (as of August 2023). Ultimately, it’s not HIMARS, Bradleys or Leopards that will liberate the occupied territories. Behind every liberated square kilometer is a human life.

The world’s first lettering that is not afraid of blackout was created for the Skovoroda World exhibition and campaign in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Ukrainian philosopher. Skovoroda’s ideas cut through the Dark Ages of the 18th century. They are even more important now, when Russian attacks put Ukraine into darkness again.
The lettering solution contains characteristic forms for the Ukrainian Baroque era and is supported with silhouettes of grains as reference to the writer’s works.

Holos (Voice) is Ukrainian font designed by Alyona Korysta inspired by Ukrainian graphic’s works Pavlo Kovzhun who lived and worked in 20th century.

“V” was drawn for 36 days of type inspired by Vyshyvanka (Ukrainian embroidered shirt).

The coat of arms of Ukraine is the Trident. A symbol of the independence and sovereignty of the Ukrainian people. The bird that forms it symbolizes freedom, peace, and the red viburnum around it is a symbol of the native land.

You are the shield and strength of our country and the whole of Europe!

Kherson is always Ukraine. No one will take it away, no occupiers.

I worked with clothing brands, embroidered, made accessories, decorated for clothes.
Work with hayk_avanesyan, ttswtrs, busurmanka_lenie, apilat_wedding, unona_kyiv, blood&honey, wedding atelier happy day.
Im not afraid to experiment with different techniques and combine different materials. Work with big decorations, art class for children, drowning tattoo henna, drowning on the walls .

“The works of this artist are meditative, infused with the beauty and tranquility of nature. One is drawn to contemplate the intricate details and envision the moments that inspire depicting the world around. Her artwork ‘Studio’ embodies the inseparable connection between the artist and nature, portraying their kindred beauty and the inner peace one finds working in harmony with the world.”The works of this artist are meditative, infused with the beauty and tranquility of nature. One is drawn t

«At this time, my world is collapsing»

This picture is the artist’s memory of her first trip since the beginning of the war in Ukraine to a peaceful territory in the spring of 2023. The historical part of Dresden was destroyed during the last war. And now the city has received a large number of Ukrainians who also came under fire. A soap bubble symbolizes a happy moment of peaceful life, which is just as fragile and fleeting. A bubble depends on a gust of wind, and the lives of people in Ukraine depend on the arrival of a rocket…

Now, Ukrainians are going through a difficult time. They endure pain every day because they are beaten, because they are destroyed. Every rocket that hits someone’s home, every drone that takes someone’s warmth, every shell that takes someone’s life, every shard that robs someone of their future echoes in hundreds of thousands of hearts, leaves scars, carves out wounds, changes us forever.

I creating my illustrations with Adobe Pfotoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, also like sketching and use Procreate

“Stone Women” Project

“They still stand on the same place proudly, calmly and straight, in humble expectation of peace and justice. Maybe, that is why they are petrified.”
The collection reveals the vulnerability of cultural heritage and memory and shows the absurdity of our current state as humanity.

The diptych “Transmission”
The paintings are about memory, or rather its transition from one generation to another, about continuity and preservation instead of destruction.

The poster “Support Kharkiv, buy a book” was created in the second month of war. It hung in bookshops in Rivne, the artist’s hometown, where tons of books were transported from Kharkiv, mercilessly shelled by Russia. The poster shows Inzhyr The Cat and the symbol of Kharkiv – Derzhprom, а masterpiece of constructivist architecture, the first Ukrainian skyscraper, built in the 1920s. At the poster, it is made of books, because the biggest Ukrainian publishing houses are located in Kharkiv.

The artwork is devoted to the study of the influence of women, their activities and contribution to the formation of Ukrainian culture. She aims to draw attention to the importance of studying and recognizing the role of women, which is often underestimated or forgotten. The artist admires Olga Kobylyanska, Lesya Ukrainka, Sofia Yablonska, Natalia Kobrynska

Ukrainian embroidered shirt is a genetic code and a symbol of the will of the Ukrainian people.
This picture contains elements of embroidered shirt patterns from all regions of Ukraine.
Vyshyvanka, like a dome in military uniform, protects the Ukrainian people.
The painting was created from the painting “Warrior Security Code”(oil on canvas.Gostomel.2021) + photo of embroidery patterns.
It’s all put into digital.

Unborn Ukrainians Series (2019 till now)
Series of portraits of presumably unborn Ukrainians due to crimes of Soviet era such as the Holodomor, Stalin’s repressions, deportation, accompanied with poetic text, presented in the literature project “About everything on one page/Pro vse na odnu storinku”. The project is going on with regard to Russian bloody war and genocide against Ukraine.

Unborn Ukrainians Series (2019 till now)
Series of portraits of presumably unborn Ukrainians due to crimes of Soviet era such as the Holodomor, Stalin’s repressions, deportation, accompanied with poetic text, presented in the literature project “About everything on one page/Pro vse na odnu storinku”. The project is going on with regard to Russian bloody war and genocide against Ukraine.