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Rymma Vinogradova
Artist from Switzerland
Rymma Vinogradova is a Ukrainian contemporary artist working in the
style of figurative art, based in Basel, Switzerland. She was born in 1998 in
Ukraine, where she spent 21 years of her life.
In 2013 graduated from the Art School named after Raisa Kyrychenko in
her hometown Poltava. Since her youth, Rymma has been discovering
Ukrainian culture in its various manifestations. This gave her a sense of
taste and aesthetics as she feels and sees it now.
Her main question is: is there a place for ethnicity in our "virtual" reality? In
Rymma's reality there is. She delves even deeper into the study of
ancestral traditions, folk art, peculiarities of history and passes it to others.
Because these things are very fragile. "If we don't recreate it in our
memory now, who will pass it on to future generations?" − is the question
that prompts Rymma to tell incessantly about the importance of saving
and rethinking of cultural heritage through her artwork.
Art for her is a path and the way to be heard.
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Stone Woman № 4
Painting by Rymma Vinogradova
50 x 70 cm • Charcoal, Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Location:
Basel, Switzerland
«...they still stand on the same place proudly, calmly and straight, in humble expectation of peace and justice. Maybe, that is why they are petrified.»
The ancient stone sculptures, that I was inspired by for my artwork are thousands of years old. They witnessed our entire history: all wars, repressions, genocides. They stood for thousands of years, until the fall of 2022, when one of the statues was destroyed by a Russian missile. Why did they stand for so long? To be destroyed by a rocket at the peak of human development in the 21st century? This question prompted me to research the theme of vulnerability of cultural heritage and memory and to show the absurdity of our current state as humanity.
View the whole project presentation: https://www.rymmavinogradovaart.com/stonewomen-project
Location:
Basel, Switzerland
About the artist
Rymma Vinogradova
Artist from Switzerland
Rymma Vinogradova is a Ukrainian contemporary artist working in the
style of figurative art, based in Basel, Switzerland. She was born in 1998 in
Ukraine, where she spent 21 years of her life.
In 2013 graduated from the Art School named after Raisa Kyrychenko in
her hometown Poltava. Since her youth, Rymma has been discovering
Ukrainian culture in its various manifestations. This gave her a sense of
taste and aesthetics as she feels and sees it now.
Her main question is: is there a place for ethnicity in our "virtual" reality? In
Rymma's reality there is. She delves even deeper into the study of
ancestral traditions, folk art, peculiarities of history and passes it to others.
Because these things are very fragile. "If we don't recreate it in our
memory now, who will pass it on to future generations?" − is the question
that prompts Rymma to tell incessantly about the importance of saving
and rethinking of cultural heritage through her artwork.
Art for her is a path and the way to be heard.
Tell what you think...
How does this artwork make you feel?
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