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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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The fortress of frankness
Painting by Olena Yemelianova
36 x 54 cm • Watercolor and paper
Location:
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Picture from the series "Borders and Spaces".
We often mistake external nakedness for real openness, hiding the most important things behind impenetrable walls. Does the exterior always reflect the essence? Do we have the courage to reveal the inner fortress? Is the search for harmony between vulnerability and security successful in a world where trust becomes the biggest risk?
This picture reveals a complex dichotomy between apparent openness and hidden internal prohibitions. The naked body here is a metaphor for obvious vulnerability and honesty, which gives the illusion of access to the depths of the personality. However, wooden doors with locks symbolize internal fortresses built from traumas, fears and barriers that do not allow to penetrate the outer shell.
Are we able to let others in through these "doors" that hide our essence, or will we leave them closed, protecting our own world from external challenges? True openness requires great strength, which, unfortunately, we are not always capable of.
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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