The Ukrainian sunflowers
Works by Maria Prymachenko from the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kiev

Exhibition - from tuesday 28 feb 2023 | to sunday 04 jun 2023

  • Maria Prymachenko, “Girasole”, 1988, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

    Maria Prymachenko, “Girasole”, 1988, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

  • Maria Prymachenko, "Fiori dell’universo (patlashki) in un vaso", 1964, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

    Maria Prymachenko, "Fiori dell’universo (patlashki) in un vaso", 1964, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

  • Maria Prymachenko, "La cincia primaverile porta il canto ai bambini", 1978, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

    Maria Prymachenko, "La cincia primaverile porta il canto ai bambini", 1978, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

  • Maria Prymachenko, "Un’orsa con un cucciolo nei resort, e un orso a casa che si succhia la zampa per il dolore…", 1988, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

    Maria Prymachenko, "Un’orsa con un cucciolo nei resort, e un orso a casa che si succhia la zampa per il dolore…", 1988, Museo nazionale Taras Shevchenko di Kiev

When
from tuesday 28 feb 2023 | to sunday 04 jun 2023
Cost
General admission €7, Discount admission €5
Credits
From an idea by Vittorio Sgarbi
Where
Palazzo delle Albere
Type
Exhibition

One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Mart presents the first Italian exhibition devoted to Maria Prymachenko, a UNESCO artist in 2009.

A leading figure in naive painting and heir to a centuries-old folk tradition, Maria Prymachenko inspired such great artists as Picasso, Matisse and Chagall.
Her works combine popular culture and modern art, reinterpreting traditional Ukrainian iconography and narrating personal experiences and dreams. With fantastic animals, lush flora and ancestral symbols, the artist redefined popular imagery and made it universal. Mariya Pryimachenko's work is inspired by ancient Ukrainian traditions. Her images are filled with a combination of individual perceptions of the surrounding world, picturesque Ukrainian nature, folk tales, songs, rituals, sincerity, and hospitality of the Ukrainian land. Her recognisable, lively, spontaneous style has been loved by various generations who have been instrumental in building her myth since the first half of the 20th century.

The exhibition, held at the Palazzo delle Albere in Trento, features about 60 works from the Shevchenko National Museum in Kiev.

The Ukrainian sunflowers. Works by Maria Prymachenko from the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kiev

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