Having recovered a little, the woman initiated art classes for refugee children who also ended up in Poland.
Ukrainian woman from Chuguyev, who was attacked by Russia, whose bloodied face appeared in the news of most of the world media and became a symbol of the war in Ukraine, returned to work. After eye surgery in Poland, where she barely managed to escape after the start of a large-scale invasion, Olena Kurylo took up teaching art to refugee children, The Times writes. , in particular the right eye. After the attack, when she went down from her house to the street, she was captured by photographer Wolfgang Schwan.
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This picture later inspired the creation of a painting by another artist, Zhenya Gershman. A picture called “The first face of war: an intimate portrait of a Ukrainian teacher”later it was sold for $100,000. They decided to direct the proceeds to the Ukrainian Red Cross.
Due to continuous shelling, the woman could not evacuate for some time and lived in the basement of her hut outside the city. Later, the truck driver offered to drive her to the Kharkiv railway station, from where she was able to leave for Poland.
In Katowice, Kurylo managed to find a shelter, she underwent an operation during which doctors succeeded in partially restoring her sight. Having recovered a little, the woman, who is a choreographer by profession, initiated an art class for refugee children who also ended up in a neighboring country.
“When I do this, I forget that I am not at home, and my worries disappear. Children give me joy that I haven't felt since the beginning of the war,” she notes.
Let us remind you that the French artist created a series of collages dedicated to the theme of the war in Ukraine. The references of the works were paintings. Eduard Manet, Edward Hopper, William Margetson, Bartolome Murillo, etc.
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