Prominent Ukrainian artists will exhibit in Prague. Proceeds will go to prostheses for Ukrainian mothers
Commercial presentation Issued by: 3/10/2022, 3:56 p.m
Prague, October 3, 2022 (PROTEXT) – Dozens of works of art by the most important contemporary Ukrainian sculptors and painters will be presented to the Czech public in Prague’s Borislavka Center. The exhibition is called “Unbreakable” and is part of the art project We and the World. All exhibited works can be purchased by those interested, with the money going to purchase prostheses for Ukrainian mothers who have lost limbs as a result of the wars, as well as to support children who have lost their families.
People could see similar sales exhibitions in June in Berlin, Paris and Vienna, and in July in Rome. Now, thanks to the freely accessible exhibition, the Czech public can get to know recognized and up-and-coming Ukrainian artists. The event, which takes place in the foyer of the Bořislavka Center, which is the headquarters of the KKCG investment group, is organized by the Kozytskyi Charity Foundation in cooperation with the Karl Komárka Family Foundation (KKFF). After finishing in Prague, the exhibition will move across the ocean, specifically to Chicago, USA.
“The war has been going on for over half a year. She brought untold suffering. It will take decades to undo its long-term consequences. Now it is necessary to help the most vulnerable – women, mothers who lost their limbs as a result of the bombing and are in dire need of prostheses to improve their quality of life, as well as children without relatives or a home. We managed to organize the exhibition also thanks to good contacts in Ukraine, which we created during the previous extensive assistance to the people there and to the war refugees here in the Czech Republic.” describes the director of the KKFF foundation, Luboš Veselý, and adds that the foundation only allocated 250,000 crowns for the exhibitions themselves.
In this war the muses are not silent
The works in the exhibition were donated by Ukrainian artists to use art as a weapon in the fight to improve the quality of life of people who have been hit hard by the war. Many of the built paintings and sculptures are directly inspired by the war and its drastic consequences. Some resemble an armed conflict at first glance, others speak much more subtly.
However, this does not mean that the whole exhibition seems depressing. On the contrary, many exhibits radiate hope, cohesion and great determination – exactly in the spirit of the title of the entire exhibition “Unbreakable”. For example, for Solomija Kovtun, art is therapy and an escape from the terrifying reality of everyday life – she is a doctor, she provides medical assistance to evacuated children. He paints in his spare time.
“Our nation is going through a huge trauma. Injuries and atrocities occur virtually all over the country. Although fighting is currently taking place in the south and east of Ukraine, the great fight is being carried out far from the front, where heavily wounded civilian doctors are brought from the affected areas. Dozens of women with small children lost their arms or legs in the bombing. The spiritual and physical rehabilitation of Ukrainian mothers is extremely important today.” event Ukrainian entrepreneur and patron of art Zinovia Kozytskyi, whose foundation is organizing an exhibition within the We and the World project.
“Grandma, don’t die!”
The exhibition includes not only the stories of the women and children to whom the proceeds from the exhibition are intended, but also the artists’ comments and reflections on the war. Each of them brings their own unique perspective.
The stories of women who need help are heartbreaking. These are not only young mothers who take care of children, but also grandmothers who were put in tragic situations by the war. “The bombs were so close. I asked myself. When will this end? Then a huge blow. I opened my eyes. Buzzing all around. My grandson sent me. He called the neighbors. He saved my life! I remember him screaming, ‘Grandma, don’t die!'”
This is how 62-year-old Mrs. Iryna Yasman from the Luhansk region described the rocket attack in which she lost her leg. She now has to take care of the grandson who saved her alone – her husband and son have died. A prosthesis would greatly help her in a difficult situation.
A total of 50 works by 26 artists will be presented at Bořislavka. Those interested will be able to purchase works directly on the spot thanks to the QR code. At the same time, it does not necessarily have to be dizzying sums, because the exhibition will offer works with a price from 300 to 15,000 euros. Not only promising budding artists will present themselves, but also renowned artists, such as Lubomír Medvid, who has had exhibitions in important galleries around the world.
The “Unbreakable” exhibition begins with an opening on October 5 and will last until November 5.
About KKFF
The Karel Komárek Family Foundation (KKFF) helps support Czech cultural heritage and transform public space. He is also involved in other areas in which he tries to advance potential and change people’s thinking. The aforementioned focus of the foundation is manifested in the background of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, the Piano for Schools project or in the activities of the Karel Komárek Transformation Foundation, aimed at the restoration of large city parks and school gardens. The foundation does not only emphasize the development of long-term projects, but also works where it is currently needed. During the pandemic crisis, she solved the problems of the elderly, began to get involved in solving the effects of the Hodonín tornado and the social consequences of the war in Ukraine. The foundation has also long-term support of the Kennedy Center in Washington, to which it has contributed, among other things, to the REACH art scene. The family foundation was founded in June 2017 by Karel Komárek and his wife Štěpánka Komárková.
About the My World project
The art project “We and the World” was founded by the Kozytskyi Charity Foundation after February 24, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Its main mission is to promote Ukrainian art in the world. The exhibition “Unbreakable” presents paintings and sculptures by artists from various regions of Ukraine, including the occupied ones. To a certain extent, the idea of resistance and indomitability of the Ukrainian people was created. The Kozytskyi Charity Foundation was founded in March by Ukrainian businessman and art patron Zinoviy Kozytskyi to support humanitarian projects and the Ukrainian military.
More about the Kozytskyi Charity Foundation here: https://bfk.org.ua/en/
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