This is what our lives feel like during a full-scale invasion – stuck between normal life, work, friends, happiness and the war, latest news, and nightmares.
We can’t live our life’s like there is no war but also we can’t pretend like there is no life at the very same time.
The collage was made by Arina in a strong moment of crisis, with an endless hole inside, and a state of hopelessness and pain.
Recently, I want to illustrate not the most terrible events that are happening around me, but the internal state, even if everything seems to be okay on the outside.
The collage “Thoughts about death” was made during a depressive episode, when the body wants to freeze and connect with nature forever.
This zine is about the beauty of two opposite photo genres. Zine aims to demonstrate how two different genres can combine together to create a unique feel and look.
Observe the observer who observes
The series of illustrations for Ukrainian folktales unites a lettering style inspired by historical Ukrainian samples with a modern illustration approach
This simple picture depicts the big moment of the long-awaited meeting of two people. In this unstable world where anything can happen we all go through changes. And our feelings become our support. To be alive = to be strong. I think that everyone will understand what the long-awaited hug means. Thanks for watching!
This work is about thousands of deaths that hit and wound the artist from the inside.
The reflection on the Crimean Tatar collective background and history.
Something that you can barely understand but feel – the sense of nostalgia, the sense of understanding the path the nation gone through.
We are the reflections of our Past.
We are the continuation.
This illustration is dedicated to the main character of the work “Forest Song” by Lesya Ukrainka. Mavka is a character from Ukrainian mythology. This is what the spirits of dead unbaptized children were previously called. This is the spirit that was the guardian of the forest.
“Brave little Chestnut” is illustrated picture/comic book for children. The main aim of this project is to help little readers to learn courage and to face treir fears along side the book’s main protagonist. Our future hero can’t overcome his fears, which worry him, but during his adventure he begins to understand his fears better. Fear is a normal reaction of our bodies. He learns how to stand up for himself and others despite the fear and obstacles on his way.
Valeriia Kucher is a Kyiv-based graphic designer who creates bold and playful designs by embracing imperfections and letting the media take its own course. Her charmingly brute style is experimental and captures the unpredictable nature of the media, resulting in unique and often naive designs.
Have you ever discovered the hidden message of ‘freedom’ within the Ukrainian Coat of Arms? Moreover, the national anthem of Ukraine contains the line ‘We’ll not spare either our souls or bodies to get our freedom,’ and you can find similar themes woven throughout our folklore, songs, and literature. Why? Because Ukraine’s journey to freedom has been a long and hard one throughout its history. Who would think that in 2022, ukrainians would once again find themselves fighting for it
Work represents resilience, and readiness for change, and is also a rethinking of life during the war, in which every day you walk on a razor’s edge
War-hardened in the darkest of times to shine the brightest. Now we just have to keep going. Until time begins. Until the light is separated from the grey. Until warmth is separated from dampness
No matter how hard it is, always hang on
The work raises the question “what is home?”. The experiences of losing a home, resettlement in 2014 and 2022 due to the Russian-Ukrainian war have led to thoughts about what can become a home for a person, apart from buildings and a city. In this work, the chestnut is a new symbol of home, because it is associated with the author’s two cities of residence and personal memories from her life.
The Junior Academy of Sciences (JAS) stands as Ukraine’s primary educational institution for children. Our rebranding embodies the notion that complexity arises from simplicity, making science accessible to all. We’ve revamped JAS into a vibrant, forward-looking, and distinctive entity, encompassing a full-scale rebrand, including the corporate website. In 2021, this project earned the RedDot award in Brand Design Relaunch.
We created those visuals of magical creatures restoring the cities and turn them into postcards (which we’re selling now) to help raise donations.
Characters that heal and restore these buildings present Ukrainians who breathe a new life and help to restore Ukrainian cities Instead of depicting people, we followed Maria Primachenko’s path (a Ukrainian artist who reflected on tragic events such as the Chornobyl disaster).
A concept advert poster for Kyiv Farmer’s Markets that take place every week in different areas of the city.
This work shows the Ukrainian tradition of painting eggs for Easter. During the first months of the Russian-Ukrainian war, we were all under stress, but it was very important for people to preserve what was important to us as a nation, our culture and traditions. That’s why Easter became such a unifying day, it was felt that we were all together on this bright holiday.
A concept poster for an interactive whodunit theatre play Detektiv Hotel (Hotel Detective) where the audience can influence the course of the play.
This illustration was created at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is about the feeling of grief for my homeland, about how everyone felt it in their hearts.
This is the portrait of famous Ukrainian philosopher and writer, Hryhorii Skovoroda, made for Lyuk media article