Maria Kulikovska
Love you , 2020
Watercolor on paper
30 × 21 cm
Unique
Lysenko Gallery
£800.00
The original watercolor painting from the ongoing series of drawings on the papers was received by artist from different migration and bureaucracy offices. As Maria said, for her these drawings...
The original watercolor painting from the ongoing series of drawings on the papers was received by artist from different migration and bureaucracy offices. As Maria said, for her these drawings are her own metaphorical answers to all borders in the world, and she will paint her "answers" for that long, as borders will exist:
"The human body becomes political, even without its consent. At least, the record that I was born, raised, and lived in Crimea is now very politicized. And it's been going on since the spring of 2014. And every time the regular questions: "Who are you? Where are you from?" - are the most difficult and provocative questions. Even though I have always represented Ukraine and radically defended its interests at the international level, and inside my country I felt abandoned and unprotected. Very often I faced rejection for my queerness and bisexuality..."
"The human body becomes political, even without its consent. At least, the record that I was born, raised, and lived in Crimea is now very politicized. And it's been going on since the spring of 2014. And every time the regular questions: "Who are you? Where are you from?" - are the most difficult and provocative questions. Even though I have always represented Ukraine and radically defended its interests at the international level, and inside my country I felt abandoned and unprotected. Very often I faced rejection for my queerness and bisexuality..."