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Liubov Datchenko
Artist from Ukraine
Born on October 18, 2000, in Dnipro.
In 2017, she graduated from the Chemical and Ecological Lyceum (Dnipro) and enrolled in the Fine Arts program (Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine).
In 2021, she enrolled in a master's program in Art Graphics (Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland).
In 2019, she became a member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine.
She conducted master classes for children and adults in Bulgaria in 2019.
She has participated in exhibitions, competitions, and cultural festivals in Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Poland. Her achievements in the field of art began in childhood. She has won awards in competitions for pysanka, painting, and vytynanka.
She works on the theme of Slavic mythology.
At the beginning of the war, she was studying in Poland, but now she is in Ukraine.
Exhibitions
08.2024 – “The Shadow of Forgotten Time. The Mythology of My Ancestors” Museum of the Opole Village, Opole, Poland
08.2024 – You Can Touch It. Częstochowa. Poland.
07.2024 – Diploma works of graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa. City Art Gallery. Poland
02.2024 – Creatures from myths live here... Museum in Racibórz, Racibórz. Poland.
06.2023 – The breath of strange creatures. Community Cultural Center. Dobrodziec, Poland
05.2023 – Slay the dragon. Hanna Bakula's “No Ba!” Art Gallery. Prudnik, Poland.
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Liubov Datchenko
Artist from Ukraine
Born on October 18, 2000, in Dnipro.
In 2017, she graduated from the Chemical and Ecological Lyceum (Dnipro) and enrolled in the Fine Arts program (Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine).
In 2021, she enrolled in a master's program in Art Graphics (Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland).
In 2019, she became a member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine.
She conducted master classes for children and adults in Bulgaria in 2019.
She has participated in exhibitions, competitions, and cultural festivals in Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Poland. Her achievements in the field of art began in childhood. She has won awards in competitions for pysanka, painting, and vytynanka.
She works on the theme of Slavic mythology.
At the beginning of the war, she was studying in Poland, but now she is in Ukraine.
Exhibitions
08.2024 – “The Shadow of Forgotten Time. The Mythology of My Ancestors” Museum of the Opole Village, Opole, Poland
08.2024 – You Can Touch It. Częstochowa. Poland.
07.2024 – Diploma works of graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa. City Art Gallery. Poland
02.2024 – Creatures from myths live here... Museum in Racibórz, Racibórz. Poland.
06.2023 – The breath of strange creatures. Community Cultural Center. Dobrodziec, Poland
05.2023 – Slay the dragon. Hanna Bakula's “No Ba!” Art Gallery. Prudnik, Poland.
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Guardians of the Waters
Mixed media by Liubov Datchenko
70 x 100 cm • Art paper, Toned paper
Fish are an eternal symbol of life, abundance, and rebirth. In Slavic tradition, fish were often associated with water spirits, ancestors, and the soul of the world that flows through time. In this vytynanka, the fish is the center of the universe—its body seems to maintain a balance between the two shores of existence.
The two female figures are guardians, water sisters, or spirits who protect the boundary between the human and natural worlds. The two figures do not simply hold the fish—they protect the foundation of life, the water that unites everyone. This is an image of maternal care, but also a warning: water remembers everything, and therefore must be respected.
The symmetry of the composition symbolizes the harmony of two principles – earth and water, conscious and subconscious. The female figures embracing the fish are a sign of the protection of life, cyclicality, and love for creation.
About the artist
Liubov Datchenko
Artist from Ukraine
Born on October 18, 2000, in Dnipro.
In 2017, she graduated from the Chemical and Ecological Lyceum (Dnipro) and enrolled in the Fine Arts program (Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine).
In 2021, she enrolled in a master's program in Art Graphics (Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland).
In 2019, she became a member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine.
She conducted master classes for children and adults in Bulgaria in 2019.
She has participated in exhibitions, competitions, and cultural festivals in Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Poland. Her achievements in the field of art began in childhood. She has won awards in competitions for pysanka, painting, and vytynanka.
She works on the theme of Slavic mythology.
At the beginning of the war, she was studying in Poland, but now she is in Ukraine.
Exhibitions
08.2024 – “The Shadow of Forgotten Time. The Mythology of My Ancestors” Museum of the Opole Village, Opole, Poland
08.2024 – You Can Touch It. Częstochowa. Poland.
07.2024 – Diploma works of graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa. City Art Gallery. Poland
02.2024 – Creatures from myths live here... Museum in Racibórz, Racibórz. Poland.
06.2023 – The breath of strange creatures. Community Cultural Center. Dobrodziec, Poland
05.2023 – Slay the dragon. Hanna Bakula's “No Ba!” Art Gallery. Prudnik, Poland.
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