Bio

I am a Ukrainian artist. I have been drawing all my life. I love art, peacebuilding, and language learning.

Qual a importância da arte em sua vida?

Art can bring different people together. It can be a language without words. Art has transformative power. It can also tell us about people, cultures, and historical epochs.

Como você acha que a Arte pode contribuir no fortalecimento da Cultura de Paz?

I believe that art helps develop understanding of yourself, the 'other'. It can address audiences and individual viewers and foster a culture of dialogue, attentive listening, and serendipity.

Estamos vivendo um momento onde guerras, crises humanitárias, mudanças climáticas, grandes escândalos no cenário político, aumentos dos casos feminicídio, autoritarismo, e intolerância religiosa. Por qual dessas questões você se sente mais afetado? O que mais te preocupa no momento?

I am affected by the war and I would like all wars to end as soon as possible. I am concerned by the fact that the arms race in the world is growing, and AI is replacing people at workplaces.

Na sua opinião, como a Arte pode contribuir na elevação da consciência das pessoas em relação às questões mencionadas acima?

Art can speak about personal experiences, share feelings and emotions. Creating art, looking at art, attending collective painting and drawing sessions as well as individual creative acts can make people more inspired, compassionate, and willing to create, not destroy.