Ukrainian Art Historyさんのイラストまとめ

Veniamin Kushnir (1926-1992) was from Khmelnytsky region. He lived and worked in Dnipro, Lviv, and Kyiv. But most of his paintings were made in the Carpathian mountains. He was part of 🇺🇦 art movement, called the Sixties (Шістдесятники).
'On a Stream' and 'Mothers' (both 1972)

From 1919-1922 he was teaching in Vitebsk art school in Belarus. So, in russia, he lived for 25 years. Even less than in Ukraine. In the fall of 1930, during an interrogation by Chekists in Leningrad, Kazimir Malevich says his nationality is Ukrainian. He was imprisoned for 3mon

The morning started with explosions. Kyiv is again under attack. Probably russia is trying to destroy our infrastructure again. So, if we would not have any connection and power – I'm leaving with you the gorgeous work of Kateryna Bilokur, 'Still life with spikes and jug' (1959)

Since 1936 she has had exhibitions worldwide, from Warsaw to Paris. Soviets were using her works, even printing them for wallpapers. But she had no help from the government. They even refused to give her free treatment in health resort. The situation was typical for folk artist.

Prymachenko is best known for her fantastic animals. But many of these animals have a story behind them. Many of them were dedicated to family, relatives, or neighbors. She was a special name for every work.

In 1948, Yaroslava Muzyka was arrested in Crimea. The accusation sounded absurd: while living in Gurzuf in the house of artists, she painted and photographed landscapes. A 55-year-old woman was sentenced to 25 years in the Gulag.

Here is Edgar Degas's "Ukrainian dancers" (1899) from @metmuseum collection vs. photo from @honcharmuseum. Looks similar? But in the Met, the title is 'russian dancers.'

National Gallery in London has changed the title of similar Dega's work. Now, @metmuseum should hear us.

Today is the birthday of futurist poet, creator of "Nova Generatsya" ('New Generation') magazine – Mykhailo Semenko (1892-1937). Like many Ukrainian artists and writers, he was killed by the Soviets.

Portrait of Semenko, made by Heorhyi Dybynskyi (1900-1935)

Dear subscribers,
I will still post amazing 🇺🇦 art and decolonize American and European collections, just from Ukraine, as I was doing that before August. I am not leaving my account. Thank you for all your support ❤️

Embroidery designs made by Halyna Sobachko-Shostak

Yesterday was my last day as a researcher at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey. I researched the Chornobyl catastrophe in Ukrainian art and decolonizing collection for almost four months. 77 🇺🇦 artists were listed as russian or American in the database. Thread 🧵