Dobrota Vriatuje Svit (Kindness will save the world)
I grew up believing, as Dostoevsky once wrote, that Beauty will save the world. Even then, he meant a deeper kind of beauty; beauty that lives in acts of kindness, in moral courage, beauty that's deeply compassionate. Today, I believe it is Kindness that will save the world.
This piece is inspired by the ancient Ukrainian protective motanka and the Buddhist principle of compassion. It's created from bits of past and present; fragments of old sketches, remnants of beaded works I made years ago back in Ukraine. You can see both Ukrainian and American newspaper clippings about the ongoing invasion into Ukraine and current political state in the United States. Blue birds of peace — a personal symbol I've been using over the past few years — is seen at the top. I used a blue thread I brought with me all the way from Odesa to embroider in Ukrainian at the heart of the piece: “Доброта врятує світ” (Kindness will save the world).
$1,000.00 plus shipping
Acrylic, pencil, beads, newspaper on wood, 21 inches wide, 21 inches tall, by 1.5 inches deep. Ready to hang
