Elena Alyabyeva
b. Kharkiv, Ukraine, 1985
y. active 2017 - present
On the Roof
pen, marker on paper, 5.5 x 8.3 in
Created on April 8, 2022
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See all of the works in the exhibit HERE
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At the time of drawing, the artist was in the city of Uzhhorod, far western Ukraine. She fled Kharkiv with her whole family to escape the war and now lives in a school gym adapted to accept refugees. She creates her works there or while walking around the city.
$4,000 - sold as the collection of 8
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Here, Elena for the first time felt like she could go out and visit some newfound friends. She is standing on a large patio on the top floor of a building. It is early and the sun’s rays begin to break through the milky morning air, crawl from roof to roof, and color them with vibrant colors. A blossoming apricot tree is finally, after waiting all night, turning its flowers towards the sun.
Elena graduated from Kharkiv Art Lyceum and continued her education by taking private lessons. She has a unique and peculiar style where strong, determined strokes and bold colors are balanced by the softness of the subject. The war has changed the mood of her paintings. Her first personal art show was in Kharkiv in 2021 and a few months later she exhibited with the Union of Artists of Ukraine. Her works are in private collections in Germany, Denmark, Poland, and the United States.