Denis Cherniy
b. Chyhyryn, Ukraine, 1987
y. active 2018 - present
Medusa
patchwork (pieces of fabric sewn on cloth), 55 x 45 in
January, 2022
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See all of the works in the exhibit HERE
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​At the time of creation, the artist was in the city of Chyhyryn in central Ukraine. He had to flee Kyiv, leaving his recently purchased apartment in Irpin near Bucha.
$3,500
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This piece is the only one here that was created before the current invasion, about a month before. However, we felt that it would fit appropriately. The craftmanship and meticulous choice of fabric is second to none. She is almost real and just one look into Medusa's eyes will fill you heart with fear and make you feel alert and on edge... almost stunning you. At the same time her gaze is full of despair and sadness, professing the changes that were right around the corner at the time this work was created.
Denis is a trained stonemason and tile layer. However, when his friend decided to start a clothing brand and open a store in Kyiv, Denis offered to make a patchwork art piece to hang in the store. He took pieces of fabric that were left over from his friend’s production and created his first piece. Shortly after, he made another for a second store and felt that he was enjoying the process. Several more works followed, one of them was Jedi Master Yoda, which was stolen by the Russian army when it occupied the area to the north of Kyiv before being repelled by Ukrainian forces. Now, his works have already traveled to private collections in Canada and the US.