Laura G, Sassy 70’s<p>Your art history post for today: by Maria Prymachenko (1909-1987), “A dove has spread her wings and asks for peace,” 1982, gouache and fluorescent paint on paper. Since the Russian invasion, this painting has become an international symbol of support for Ukraine. <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/folkart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkart</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/womenartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenartists</span></a></p><p>From the Ukrainian Museum in New York: “For over 60 years, Maria Prymachenko created art based profoundly on her Ukrainian upbringing and wildly creative imagination. Despite having no formal art training, Prymachenko over the years was able to create a wide range of art: drawings, paintings, ceramics, illustrations, and even embroidered garments. She was known during her lifetime for her brilliantly colored and inventive scenes of animals – lions, bears, birds, horses, and strange behemoths – covered in riotously hued, almost psychedelic patterns. Additional themes included traditional village life, the Ukrainian landscape, and flowers. Always drawing on village traditions and later dreams for inspiration, Prymachenko also included creative critiques about various dramatic social events in her work. During the mid and late 20th century, she was Ukraine’s most beloved artist; her artworks have appeared on stamps and even the country’s coinage.”</p>