Aroma Temptation (2024) by Oleksandra Serhiienko - subjektiv.art
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Oleksandra Serhiienko
Artist from Poland
Oleksandra Serhiienko was born in 1983 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. In February 2022, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion, she evacuated to Poland with her children, where she has been living since. She earned a master's degree in physics and currently works as a cross-stitch pattern designer. In her artistic practice, Oleksandra prefers watercolor and a mix of watercolor and pencil. She is a member of the British Association of Botanical Artists (ABA) and has participated in exhibitions including Invisible Gardens (Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2024), Blooming (Kaş, Turkey, 2025), Fragmentos Exhibition (São Paulo, Brazil, 2025), Identity (Boomer Gallery, London, UK, 2025), and Crop Diversity in Ukraine (as part of Botanical Art Worldwide 2025, National Museum of Natural History, Kyiv, Ukraine). Through the lens of botany, Oleksandra explores themes of her own identity as a person, a woman, and a refugee.
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The blue bee, or Xylocopa, on marigolds is, first and foremost, my personal color therapy. This insect, in itself, resembles a precious brooch. To enhance the impression of the Xylocopa, I added a bit of sparkle to its wings using special watercolor. The black background, created with gouache, gives the composition a striking depth and expressiveness. I can't imagine how I could capture the scent of marigolds that attracts bees and other insects, but I believe imagination is something humans are naturally gifted with, right? So, if this scene awakens your imagination, and you recall the scents of summer flowers and feel joy from that memory, I, as an artist, will be delighted too!
Oleksandra Serhiienko was born in 1983 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. In February 2022, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion, she evacuated to Poland with her children, where she has been living since. She earned a master's degree in physics and currently works as a cross-stitch pattern designer. In her artistic practice, Oleksandra prefers watercolor and a mix of watercolor and pencil. She is a member of the British Association of Botanical Artists (ABA) and has participated in exhibitions including Invisible Gardens (Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2024), Blooming (Kaş, Turkey, 2025), Fragmentos Exhibition (São Paulo, Brazil, 2025), Identity (Boomer Gallery, London, UK, 2025), and Crop Diversity in Ukraine (as part of Botanical Art Worldwide 2025, National Museum of Natural History, Kyiv, Ukraine). Through the lens of botany, Oleksandra explores themes of her own identity as a person, a woman, and a refugee.
