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Olena Yemelianova
Artist from Ukraine
Olena Yemelianova ukrainian artist whose practice includes watercolor, acrylic, collage and photography. In her artistic research, she explores how people come to understand themselves through the expression of emotions and feelings, living through significant or everyday events in their lives. Considering the environment as a trigger for the process of self-discovery, she draws attention to the connection between life, historical and emotional processes that inspire the urban theme, as the development of a symbiotic structure, time and easy living. She exhibited both at personal exhibitions in Kharkov (Ukraine) and at group exhibitions (such as: “Invisible Gardens”, National Museum of Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv;
“Ineradicable places of Ukraine”, Directorate of Exhibitions of the National Assembly of Artists of Ukraine, Central House of the Artist, Kyiv; “United by watercolor”, Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odessa). She is most inspired by architecture and elements of the urban landscape.Оlena's paintings offer reflections on the fact that we build our lives as architects of our destiny, and that we are constantly transforming and expanding, just like the architectural forms that surround us.
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Hug yourself
Painting by Olena Yemelianova
36 x 54 cm • Watercolor and paper
Location:
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Picture from the series "Borders and Spaces".
In a world dominated by cruelty and coldness, it is so difficult to preserve inner tenderness and vulnerability. To be gentle in a cruel world is a challenge and an act of courage. This is not a weakness, but the ability to feel, empathize, preserve humanity, even when all around is stone and cold. Vulnerability opens us up to pain, but it also makes us real. It allows us to be honest with ourselves and the world, to find beauty where others see only wasteland. Accepting one's vulnerability is accepting one's true nature, which includes strength, weakness, and the will to live, despite all difficulties.
A human figure hugging itself shows a desire for protection and warmth. The massive architecture in the background symbolizes the external pressures and difficulties that try to break this tenderness. Flying birds add a note of freedom and hope, reminding us that even in the midst of difficult circumstances one can remain true to oneself.
My work here is the only copy of my unique and original handiwork.
Household images are computer generated and may not be to scale and are for illustrative purposes only.
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Location:
Kharkiv, Ukraine
About the artist
Olena Yemelianova
Artist from Ukraine
Olena Yemelianova ukrainian artist whose practice includes watercolor, acrylic, collage and photography. In her artistic research, she explores how people come to understand themselves through the expression of emotions and feelings, living through significant or everyday events in their lives. Considering the environment as a trigger for the process of self-discovery, she draws attention to the connection between life, historical and emotional processes that inspire the urban theme, as the development of a symbiotic structure, time and easy living. She exhibited both at personal exhibitions in Kharkov (Ukraine) and at group exhibitions (such as: “Invisible Gardens”, National Museum of Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv;
“Ineradicable places of Ukraine”, Directorate of Exhibitions of the National Assembly of Artists of Ukraine, Central House of the Artist, Kyiv; “United by watercolor”, Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odessa). She is most inspired by architecture and elements of the urban landscape.Оlena's paintings offer reflections on the fact that we build our lives as architects of our destiny, and that we are constantly transforming and expanding, just like the architectural forms that surround us.
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