RE:CONNECTION Group portfolio

RE:CONNECTION
PROJECT
Karina Danylchuk
Watercolor artist
Valeriia Nikolaienko
Watercolor artist
Evgenia Poberezhna
Oil artist
Anna Ponomarenko
Mixed media artist
UARTIST 83
Olha Yefimova
Oil artist

ABOUT PROJECT
The RE:CONNECTION project is aimed at reviving the culture of our ancestors
and communicating with the peoples of the world using the unique language of
painting.
We aim to restore bridges with the Slavic nations in Europe, contact with
which was lost during the Soviet Union. And the first step is the revival of the
Ukrainian language and ornamental motifs as the cultural code of our nation.
RE:CONNECTION is the rebirth of our heritage, its reinterpretation in today's
circumstances, and acknowledging the value of who we are.
Our group of artists is an example of unity and solidarity. We were all born in
different parts of Ukraine (Kyiv, Crimea, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv), and now we have
united under a common aegis and idea.
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3D GALLERY
The RE:CONNECTION project is aimed at both Ukrainians and citizens of other
countries. We want to convey to the whole world that no one should forget
their roots, their language, or their culture. After all, when culture disappears,
the nation vanishes too.

KARINA DANYLCHUK
BIRDS RECONNECTION
Connection isn't about people only, as well as a war that destroys it. In my
collection, I do research about reconnection with the motherland. The heroes
of my paintings are European rollers, the bright vulnerable species that live
both in the south of Ukraine and Slovenia. The war forced these birds to
migrate to a new area. However, when the fighting ends, they will return to
reconnect to their native land. I used ornaments from the "Album of Ukrainian
embroidery patterns of 1886" (edition: James G Collins & Associates. Texas,
2022). Although the cross embroidery isn't authentic for Ukraine, it becomes
an integral part of Ukrainian culture and depicts that feeling when everything is
in its right place. We'll also have that feeling when we return home from forced
emigration. Connection with the motherland doesn't fade out for people, birds,
and other species.
In 2022 I was forced to change my location too. I moved west of Ukraine, but
most of my relatives stayed in Kyiv and Mykolaiv. I still live in the west and wait
until I can reconnect with my native land.
Watercolor artist, born in Mykolaiv region, based in Kyiv.
I started my art career in 2018 and in 2021 I showed my
artwork at the first exhibition in the Khmelnytskyi region. In
2022 I continue my activity, taking part in Ukrainian and
international group exhibitions (Slovenia, Poland).
@danylchuk.art

2023 Watercolor on paper
50x70 cm
2023 Watercolor on paper
50x70 cm
2023 Watercolor on paper
50x70 cm
2023 Watercolor on paper
50x70 cm

VALERIIA NIKOLAIENKO
MEMORY CONNECTION
Window to the North (Window in the Russian World)
A self-portrait with my view from the shelling of the apartment, which is
located 35 km from the border. A room with paintings burned to the ground, as
points of reference, not only of internal migration but also of immersion in
history, ethnos, and life in new places. Immersion in Ukrainian as a
countermeasure to Russian violence. Used the Slobozhan pattern.
Palace of Labor
The wounded center of Kharkiv is like an ensemble of buildings from different
periods of history. The center of the work has the central part of the profitable
building, which survived the Second World War but was damaged by Russian
missiles.
Watercolor artist, born in Kharkiv, based in Lviv.
I love to explore light, reflections in water. Being an engineer, I
tend to observe the combination of clean lines of architecture
and the riot of nature, their connection and connection with
history. To do this, I often go to the open air, study the local way
of life and how it affects the culture as a whole.
@valeriia.nikolaenko

2023 Palace of Labor
watercolor on paper
38x56 cm
2023 Window to the North
watercolor on paper
56x38 cm

EVGENIA POBEREZHNA
RE:CONNECTION
In 2014, Russia occupied the Crimean peninsula as a result of the military
aggression against Ukraine, which continues to this day.
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For many years now, I have not been able to get to my beloved Crimea. To my
Crimea - the one I cherish, the one I miss, the one I'm waiting for.
Through this project, I decided to focus attention on the cultural heritage of
the indigenous people of Crimea - the Crimean Tatars.
That's why the key theme of my works is Crimean Tatar embroidery, which is
definitely a unique phenomenon of world culture. By its themes and
symbolism, it is connected with ancient history and with all the civilizations
that existed on the Crimean land: Scythian, ancient, and byzantine.
My practical goal was to try to combine my own art techniques with ancient
traditional ornaments.
She was born in 1985 in Crimea. She lives and works in the Kyiv
area. In 2007, she received her bachelor's degree in graphic
design from the Crimean State University of Humanities in
Yalta at the Faculty of Arts. Eugenia's work focuses on people.
Her work delves into certain moments of life, such as
childhood, family, growing up, and woman nature.
@evgeniapoberezhna
Also, within this project, I strove to restore deep emotional bonds and preserve
important memories that connect the past with the present and the future.
As a result, I created four paintings. Each has its own authentic floral
ornament, color, and mood. Feeling myself a part of Crimea, its culture, and art,
I expressed this through self-portraits that seem to plunge into the nature and
space of the peninsula through imaginative memory, my infinite longing, and
love.

2023 #1
2023
Oil, pencil, collage on canvas
40x60 cm
#2
Oil, acrylic, pencil, collage on canvas
40x60 cm

2023 #3
2023
Acrylic, charcoal, collage on canvas
40x60 cm
#4
Oil, pencil, collage on canvas
40x60 cm

ANNA PONOMARENKO
GENERATIONS
As part of the project, I worked on the topic of heritage. In my work, I used
images familiar to every person in the world - these are family connections.
This is not just the transfer of the genetic code of knowledge. It is exchanging
information and learning about the culture of your environment, family, and
people. This is something that is common to all people regardless of race or
creed. Generations are connected, have the same knowledge base and
exchange experience and create new connections with their environment.
I used ornaments as symbolism.
In my work with my grandmother, I used the Viburnum ornament - it is a
symbol of the family. For me, this is the wisdom of generations accumulated
over the years.
I'm mixed media artist, from Kyiv. During the war, I stayed at
home and continued to work. I became a volunteer in the
Uartist art community. And recently launched the "Artwork
gallery" project, with which I plan to promote the art of
Ukrainian artists and artists from all over the world by creating
exhibitions, publishing a magazine and creating new projects!
In work with the father, the Oak ornament is used. Oak is a symbol of male
energy, strong vitality, and invincibility. For me, my father is a mentor and
someone who teaches me to choose my own path and to be confident and true
to myself.
In my work with my mother, I took the symbol of the Amulet. She is Mother
Nature, who personifies the essence of creating and protecting the world and
the harmony of life. This is the continuity of the family. Each of its new
branches is the birth of a new family. A mother for a child is like a compass and
a force that adjusts, opens wings, and shows us the direction.
@annkaproject

2023 Mixed media on canvas
2023 Mixed media on canvas
2023
50x70 cm
50x70 cm
Mixed media on canvas
50x70 cm

OLHA YEFIMOVA
JUSTICЕ AND VALOUR
In the picture "Valour", I depicted a Cossack - a strong, mighty, noble warrior
commander. Such were the Zaporizhia Cossacks.
The main character is depicted in an embroidered jacket and a typical
Zaporizhian cape. The Cossack's calm and, at the same time, piercing gaze is
directed at the viewer. He is telling us that the Cossack generation isn't dead!
The image of "Justice" echoes the idea of a young Ukraine. The girl's figure
emerges from the darkness and emits a light that illuminates everything
around and restores hope for justice in people's hearts.
With her left hand, Themis holds scales with which she weighs the deeds of
those who appear before her judgment. She leans on the sword with her right
hand but does not threaten it.
Oil artist was born in Kharkiv, based in Kharkiv.
My main creative idea is to paint fantasy characters in oil.
Among my characters are little mermaids, elves, the
Goddesses of the Seasons and Elements. Such paintings are
colorful and I love them. Also I like traditional plein air paintings:
landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, portraits etc.
A symbol is drawn on the sword, which is often used in Ukraine, Slovenia, and
other Slavic nations. It means that we are a single European family. The symbol
is called "Full rose" or eight-pointed star, and it is often depicted on icons of
the Virgin Mary.
@yefimova_art

2023 Valour
2023
Oil on canvas
60x80 cm
Justicе
Oil on canvas
60x90 cm