This poster is a reinterpretation of Nicholas Roerich’s peace banner, and the poppy, apart from the obvious associations, is also a symbol of remembrance of the victims of all wars, including the official brand of remembrance of the Second World War in Ukraine. The work was created for the anti-war festival 'nonviolent forms'
The text to the work is dedicated to liberation from shackles and tyranny,
this is a fragment of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka "Slovo, chomu ty ne tvyordaya kritsya...".
this is a fragment of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka "Slovo, chomu ty ne tvyordaya kritsya...".
original watercolor drawing
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