‘Flying Saucer’ Gas Stations in Kyiv From the Late 1970s and Early 1980s
In the 1970s, even the most mundane gas stations in the USSR were transformed into architectural masterpieces without sacrificing their functionality. In 1977, at least two such gas stations were built in Kyiv. Despite their unusual appearance, they were quite comfortable for drivers. Continue reading »
Powerful and Emotional Illustrations by Oleksandr Shatokhin
Oleksandr Shatokhin is an illustrator from Ukraine. He lived in the city of Sumy on the border with Russia. Continue reading »
“Logo For Ukraine”: An Artist Replaced Famous Brand Names With Ukrainian Cities
Vladimir Malyavko is a man of many talents: he creates, photographs, and designs. He saw that the war in Ukraine was losing its spotlight in the media and the public eye. Continue reading »
This Ukrainian Designer Creates Fascinating ‘Liquid’ Glass Vases
Kateryna Sokolova is a talented Ukrainian designer who has made a name for herself creating breathtaking vases that showcase the malleability of glass. In her “GUTTA” series for the Ukrainian design brand NOOM, she channels the rich tradition of glass-blowing in Ukraine and gives her sculptural vessels the appearance of frozen liquid. Continue reading »
Svitlana Harkusha: Master of Beautiful and Atmospheric Concept Art
As a Ukrainian artist specializing in visual development, environment design, and concept art, Svitlana Harkusha has the unique ability to bring stories to life through her art. Continue reading »
Banksy Shares New Mural in Ruined Ukrainian Building in Borodyanka
It has been rumored all week that the elusive street artist Banksy was in war-torn Ukraine after a series of murals done in their style popped up around the country. Banksy confirmed the rumors were true Friday afternoon on Instagram. Continue reading »
“Ukrainian Rebuilding”: Double Exposure Photos Of Volunteers Helping Restore Ukrainian Villages
According to Andrii Denysenko: “In May, I joined the volunteers who have been helping rebuild villages of Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine damaged by the Russian army. Around 15-20 volunteers go there twice a week. We have already restored more than 20 houses and helped about 150 families with materials for repair. Continue reading »
Playful Multicolored Cartoons and Doodle Typography by Nina Dzyvulska
Independent illustrator from Kyiv, Ukraine, Nina Dzyvulska is greatly passionate about merging the two worlds of motherhood with her art. She studied at the Kiev Academy of Arts and Architecture. Her brightly coloured, fun loving illustrations portray a sense of joy and youthfulness. Continue reading »
Ugly Art for Ugly Times: Bizarre Cartoons by Janek Koza
Janek Koza is a Polish illustrator and cartoonist. Studied painting and new media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Poland. Worked as an animator, created graphic novels. Has been drawing satirical cartoons for newspapers for over 10 years. Has a regular weekly column in one of the biggest Polish magazines, “Polityka” and partners up with other newspapers. Continue reading »
Not Your Innocent Colouring Pictures: The Superb Collages by Ihor Hora
In an attempt to cope with his hate for the Russian invaders, photographer Ihor Hora has created a series of collages depicting Russian soldiers who pose no danger anymore. Continue reading »
Blue-And-Yellow Is the New Black: Graphic Posters by Pazza Pennello
Pazza Pennello is a Ukrainian painter, she participated in many domestic and international exhibitions. Her works are featured in the Saatchi gallery and French, Swiss, and US private collections. Continue reading »
Ukrainians’ Wartime Patriotic Tattoos
Russian military ship, palianytsia, the map of Ukraine, trident, Javelins — patriotic and war-themed tattoos are all the rage in the tattoo parlours all over Ukraine.
Tattoo parlours stay open in the cities relatively unaffected by the ongoing hostilities. Some are located in basements, and others schedule appointments for the hours where air raid alarms are the fewest. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Superb Minimalist Pixel Artworks
The artwork of a Ukrainian artist that goes by a nickname Viter Stepoviy can be recognized by its pixel art style. Most of it was made in Kharkiv under the shelling. Continue reading »
A Broken Pot: The Wartime Ceramics of Kinder Album
Before February, Lviv-based artist Kinder Album addressed sexuality in her works, but now she is more interested in death. She models clay into bones and explosions — basically expressing the thoughts she has these days. Continue reading »
From Icons to Graphics: Illustrations by Sophia Suliy
Before the war, Sophia Suliy did painting and iconography but then switched to illustration. Nowadays, she draws clever and touching posters about the war, albeit still relying on iconographic principles. Continue reading »
If Miyazaki Depicted War in Ukraine: Illustrations of Yulia Tveritina
Yulia always related to anti-war ideas of Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, she did sketches on his animations in order to distract herself from the daily troubles. And then the war struck in her country, and the drawings became the main way to cope and tell the world about it. Continue reading »
Ukrainian Artist Creates Cute and Adorable Toys
You can find thousands of artists on Instagram and other social platforms these days, but it takes some talent and a lot of real work to stand out among so many of them. Continue reading »
Artist Friend Spent Over 500 Hours On These Paintings Capturing The Suffering Of The Ukrainian People
Millions of people have been displaced by the war in Ukraine, causing unprecedented suffering and death. Continue reading »
Ethno Photographer Anna Senik Captures the Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
Anna Senik is on a mission to capture Ukraine’s cultural heritage before it’s lost forever. In her series of portraits, she showcases the traditional clothing of Ukraine’s various regions and ethnic groups. Continue reading »
Lithuanian Artist Created a Collectible Series of Miniature Figurines of Russian War Looters
Models of Russian military marauders will be sold at an auction in support of Ukraine. Lithuanian modeler Tomas Upskas announced the end of his composition “Brothers in Arms”. Continue reading »
Ukraine-Born American Artist Boris Artzybasheff’s Anti-Nazi Illustrations
Boris Artzybasheff (25 May 1899 – 16 July 1965) created many of these abstract anti-Axis illustrations for America’s Wickwire Spencer Steel Company (1901 – 1963) in World War II. Continue reading »
Avatars for Ukraine: Top Digital Ukrainian Artists Adopt NFTs to Help Ukraine
Avatars for Ukraine is a charity NFT collection of the iconic digital art created in response to the largest war since WWII. The incarnations of the spirit of Ukraine in its fight for existence. Continue reading »
Once Upon The War: Introducing The Kharkiv School of Photography
Kharkiv School of Photography is an artistic milieu that emerged in the 1970s in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was a school of aesthetic thought which never had any official status, where ‘education’ happened in clubs and coffee shops — not a school to attend classes. Still, the artists created an original visual language that broke free from the dominant Soviet dogma in arts. It defined the discourse for the next generations in Kharkiv and entire Ukraine and evolved into a distinctive aesthetic system, offering a documentary chronicle of over 50 years of its history.
Heavily bombed by the Russian army, several photographers of the group still remain in Kharkiv, as others managed to escape leaving their archives behind. An operation to preserve these documents is ongoing.
Ukraine-Russia/Volleyball, 1992
Viktor & Sergiy Kochetov/Alexandra de Viveiros Gallery
Viktor Kochetov creates work with his son Sergiy. They are well-known for hand-colouring black and white prints in the tradition of luriki — enlarged, retouched and often tinted photographic portraits. Continue reading »
Ukrainians Launch A Collection Of NFT CryptoCossacks In Support Of Ukraine
CryptoCossack is a Ukrainian spirit that has been converted into a piece of digital art. Cossacks have a Ukrainian origin, however it’s not an ethnic group but rather a caste of free, fearless warriors and tech geeks. Avatars represent freedom, peace as well as both violent and nonviolent resistance against dictatorship imposed by the Russian government. Continue reading »
Ukrainian Warrior Cats by Julia Pod
“Ukrainian Warrior Cats – collection of popular images that became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance against Russian aggression. We do donate toward Ukrainian people.” Continue reading »
