Maria Lutsak

Saint, 2022
Ink, acrylic on paper, 50 x 70 cm

About the Works

The work "Saint" is dedicated to Ukrainian women who suffered from violence during the war. Rape is one of the methods used by Russian soldiers to show their "power". But even mutilated, with shaved heads, crippled physically Ukrainians still unbreakable inside.

"Spring 2022", "Doll", "Dove of Peace" - series of works about the war, in which Mariia, using symbolism, show the realities of the war in Ukraine - a spring drowned in blood, a dead dove of peace and a broken doll, as a symbol of tortured and killed children by russians.

The work "Anxiety" depicts the feeling of anxiety, obsessive thoughts that pecks at head like a woodpecker, not letting rest for a second.

About the Artist

Mariia Lutsak is a Ukrainian graphic artist. She was born in 1997 in a family of artists in Kyiv, graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (2018). Since 2014 she has been participating in art exhibitions. After the russian invasion of Ukraine, Maria moved to Berlin. Now all her works are a reflection on the theme of war.