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
Until time
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
Ukraine
No matter how hard it is, always hang on
«Чому каштан не може стати домом ?» («Why can’t a chestnut become a home ?»)
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.
Junior Academy of Sciences
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.
Restore Ukraine – Postcards for Donations
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).
Kyiv Farmer’s Market
A concept advert poster for Kyiv Farmer’s Markets that take place every week in different areas of the city.
Traditions
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.
Detektiv Hotel
A concept poster for an interactive whodunit theatre play Detektiv Hotel (Hotel Detective) where the audience can influence the course of the play.
Ukrainian heart
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.
Hryhorii Skovoroda portrait
This is the portrait of famous Ukrainian philosopher and writer, Hryhorii Skovoroda, made for Lyuk media article
The king of shit
I created a series of illustrations about the “king”, his fatal plans for Ukraine, about mobilization in russia and paranoid fears of the dictator.
Diia. Mobile app
Diia app is “a digital state” made for every Ukrainian citizen to simplify interactions with public services. It reached the 10 mln downloads mark the first year after launch and became the world’s first electronic passport approved on the legislative level. The app provides full access to public services and keeps all electronic documents. We developed the UX/UI concept and app’s design. It was awarded two RedDot awards in the Diia Mobile App Design and UX Design categories.
267 microvolves
This work is a part of Olga Lisowska’s picture book «Wolf swarm», which tells the story of a girl, chased by wolves. Wolves are the metaphorical depiction of life with depression.
Unity
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the people of Ukraine united in their maximum power, love and support. Ukrainians did everything they could — from cooking to direct combat.
Karpaty2
canvas, oil; 40 х 60 sm
Karpaty1
canvas, oil; 50 х 70 sm
the sky over the Dnipro
canvas, oil; 50 х 70 sm
Palyanytsya
Palyanytsya is a traditional Ukrainian bread. During russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this word also became a traditional check for russians who disguised themselves in Ukrainian uniforms.
from grandma`s garden6
watercolor on paper, 210 × 297 mm
from grandma`s garden5
watercolor on paper, 210 × 297 mm
from grandma`s garden4
watercolor on paper, 210 × 297 mm
from grandma`s garden3
watercolor on paper, 210 × 297 mm
Not rain
In Kyiv there is a sculpture “Rain” by Nazar Bilyk. There is a raindrop on the head of the statue. According to the author, the sculpture symbolizes the connection between human and the world around him.
Kyiv is my city. And that’s how I see this sculpture today.