Polina is a Ukrainian artist who has lived and worked in Kharkiv all her life. After Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Polina evacuated to Tallinn, Estonia, but six months into the conflict, she chose to return to her beloved homeland.
Polina’s creative style can be best described as magical realism, often characterized by a passion for sharp forms and lines. It is defined by a distinctly unique visual language where she works mainly with silhouettes and flattened imagery, thus depriving her canvases of a sense of depth.
In her paintings, Polina immerses her viewer into a mythical dimension that transcends time and space and, even more — reality itself. Known for her portraits, landscapes, and still lifes, in recent years Polina has shown a shift in her creative direction towards conceptual paintings.
“My landscapes are full of magic and are idealistically beautiful. But this year the land that inspired them, the land that I drew inspiration from for all of my life is covered with terrible wounds…”
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I look around and see only dreams! There is no hope, no faith, and no plans… But, there is a dream and it is so magical.
The Cage. Performance represents a multitude of people who found themselves in occupation or in captivity. This is their reality.
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These artworks— they are not depictions of time as a concept, but rather pictographic introspections of the times we live in.
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