The conflict in Ukraine has a significant influence on the creative community. In this section, Artmajeur offers individuals the opportunity to express themselves and make their voices heard by asking them to tell us about their daily lives.
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Here are their testimonials:
"Each painting has a bit of my heart and soul, and they take me a long time to create."
Read Inga Kniazieva 's testimony - Chernivtsi, Ukraine
"I can't keep doing the same kind of art I did before the war. I thought a lot about how to describe my new feelings"
Read the testimony of Oleksandr Balbyshev - Dnipro, Ukraine
"My works have always had a good mood, good energy and an upbeat atmosphere. But in the first days and even the first weeks of the war, I couldn't pick up a brush or a pencil"
Read the testimony of Bogdan Shiptenko - Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
"The war completely changed my life and that of my family, but I always want to spread the positive through my paintings"
Read the testimony of Volodymyr Natalushko - Chernihiv, Ukraine
"I'm working on an artwork that is the most detailed and intricate. It will show that Ukraine is strong, beautiful and hopeful"
Read the testimony of Oleg Kaznacheiev - Kharkiv, Ukraine
"I do the majority of my work at home. I feel and express emotions such as grief and rage, as well as sometimes faith and hope."
Read the testimony of Lyubov Khmelyuk - Kiev, Ukraine
"There is no place in Ukraine that is safe as rockets are being fired at homes all over the country."
Read the testimony of Serhi Brylov - Kyiv, Ukraine
"My default mental state is one of joy, and I will never stop trying to share that joy with others, whether through my art, my lyrics, or my attitude of gratitude."
Read the testimony of Vera Podkoritova - Kiev, Ukraine
"I did more work in the first explosion than in the past few years. It was like a thirst and I couldn't stop drawing until I showed everything I wanted."
Read the testimony of Anna Bondar - Kyev, Ukraine
"Since the start of the battle, I haven't even left the house, yet the urban area is still considered a combat zone. All the works currently on sale were produced during the war."
Read the testimony of Andrei Latychev - Kharkiv, Ukraine
I haven't changed my position and I continue to believe that an artist must provide his audience with feelings of joy, especially when there is a conflict: this is somewhat what I consider today as my new job.
Read the testimony of Vladimir Medvedev - Kiev, Ukraine
"Every morning I thought about what I could do to help today. I was very busy buying and distributing food to soldiers, preparing food for the displaced, sending money to the army and making safety nets."
Read Zora 's testimony - Drogobych, Ukraine
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