Love will have your back - Sofiia Bortnikova
Mixed media on canvas, 2022
120 x 160 cm
Description: The painting "Love will have your back" by Sofiia Bortnikova shows a young girl kissing a soldier goodbye. The soldier is protecting his beloved and his homeland from a terrible war. The girl and the background almost merge together to show the fragility of the peaceful world. On the left side there is a traditional Ukrainian ornament, the "Tree of Life", symbolizing the different stages of human life. Symbols of the Trinity of the world, mythical birds and the Tree of Life are common in Ukrainian folk art and unite the different levels of existence.
„Die Ästhetik dieses Gemäldes ist von spielerischer Natur, die jedoch eine erhebliche Tiefe in Bezug auf das dargestellte Thema aufweist.“
⁃ Iris von Arthentico
