Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Today's News: Yes, there is still art in Ukraine. Even now. Especially now.

Picasso said 
"What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war."
So tonight I have been looking at some of the work of Ukraine artists.
First, I found this article from the art critic of the London Times about his recent trip to Lviv 
to find out how the museums there are making sure their art treasures will not be damaged 
or destroyed by war:
It’s what art does in times of war. It rallies the national spirit and focuses it. That’s why the entire collection of our own National Gallery was moved to safety in a cave in Wales during the Second World War. It’s why Henry Moore stopped carving modernist Madonnas during the Blitz and began drawing huddled survivors hiding from the bombs in the tunnels of the London Underground. When things grow dark, art gets real. And it suddenly matters more. ... 
 Next, here are some of the remarkable Ukrainian art that matters now, from photo-journalists, 
painters, illustrators and other media, which I found when searching through twitter:
There is a twitter event every four months called Portfolio Day where artists post examples 
of their work in hopes of sales or commissions. Here are some incredible artists from Ukraine 
who posted at last week's Portfolio Day: More from Portfolio Day:
There is much more at the hashtag Portfolio Day.
In Ukraine, of course the war goes on - the Battle of Donbas is being joined. The US is sending more support every day:
Finally tonight, I had to share what I think will go down in Covid history as one of the stupidest corporate releases ever: Delta Airlines!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Apparently, Delta announced the lifting of the mask mandate in mid-flight. This left immunocompromised people suddenly exposed to viral loads they couldn't anticipate prior to boarding. This was very irresponsible and Delta ought to be sued by anyone who caught covid that day.

Also in art news, here's Ukrainian punk band Beton doing Kyiv Calling, a remake of London Calling approved by the surviving members of the Clash: https://youtu.be/xWQUkRKqp2E

Cap

Cathie from Canada said...

Yes, I read tweets were people were very upset at the way Delta handled this, very annoying. The stupid thing is that it is the crews that will be sickened by Covid now, and hundreds of flights cancelled, just because of this.
Thanks for the tip on the band, too.