Art Exhibit of Resistance: New Interpretations and Meanings
Odessa artist Denis Nedoluzhenko, currently serving as a junior sergeant in the State Special Transport Service, participated in the exhibit "Art of Resistance," which runs from April 24 to 27 in Kyiv.
This exhibit is part of the "Book Country" festival and brings together artists whose work reflects their personal experiences of war and resistance.
Denis Nedoluzhenko's series titled "Motorola 1917" exemplifies an artistic deconstruction of imperial myths stemming from both Soviet and modern Russian narratives.
"Before my mobilization, I worked in painting and ceramics, which were my sources of income, but the service provided a fresh impetus for my creativity. During my service, I stumbled upon Soviet propaganda literature from old textbooks in the pre-conscription preparation office. That’s when the idea was born: I envisioned myself as a student of that era, forced to study the 'heroes' of the empire, and as a small act of resistance, I began to paint over these portraits, deconstructing the myth. Thus, the series emerged, where each piece became a form of protest and a record of our current struggle," the artist recounted.
The artist was born in 1987 in the village of Chyzhove, Berezivka district, Odessa region. He graduated from Odessa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov with a degree in microbiology and general virology. He has been participating in art exhibits since 2018. He lives and works in Odessa, focusing on painting, sculpture, and decorative ceramics. His main styles include expressionism, neo-expressionism, and new materiality.
Meanwhile, a posthumous exhibition of photographs titled "Lines of Fracture" by the award-winning French photographer Mathieu Chazal opened in Odessa. Mathieu Chazal spent nearly two decades traveling around the Black and Mediterranean Seas, documenting war.
