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Rusty Trawler (Расти Троллер)

b. Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, 1989

y. active 2010 - present

United States of Blood

liquid acrylic and pen on paper, 16.5 x 23.5 in

Created on May 8, 2022

See all of the works in the exhibit HERE

At the time of painting, the artist was in his home in Kamianets-Podilskyi, South-Western Ukraine. He did not have to flee and continued to work in his home.

$1,300

All proceeds go to help artists in Ukraine and to foster US-Ukraine cultural ties and cooperation. Please use Contact Form or see restaurant staff if you are interested in purchasing.

Rusty Trawler is a pseudonym that was taken from the character from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Rusty began as a graffiti artist and studied art history and visual aesthetics on his own. Decision to become a professional artist came to him after watching the movie “Exit Through the Gift Shop” by Banksy. Over the years he developed a distinct style and method that cannot be mistaken for anything else. His work is often a social commentary on current and past events or an effort to expose society's vices. He had personal exhibits in L'viv, participated in events in Slovakia, and took part in art fairs in Kyiv.

The painting was created by dripping paint on paper and twisting it. Random pattern that was being created reminded the author of a map of the United States. As he was filling in the names of the states the artist began to realize that the map of the United States must contain much more than it really does. Due to the economic and military expansion and interference, the borders of the United States are where it wants them to be. All countries live in this web of capillaries that are being controlled and constantly infused by the USA. Even in this war Ukraine is vitally and fully dependent on the supplies from the United States and its allies so people of Ukraine can shed their blood for a “bigger goal”. Or maybe Ukraine, by spilling its blood, united all of these countries, gave them this “bigger goal”, and formed this entirely new geopolitical entity?

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