From the Concentration of the Will at M17Archstrategist Mikhail"Myths" series, 205x135 cm, textile, hand embroidery, 2023Price on request
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In the Lutsk region, thunder is considered to be the sound that arises from the movement of a terrible deadly cannon, which is ruled by Archstrategist Michael, through the cloud. Thunder arrows have the appearance of either a thin vine or a conical ball. Thunder happens most often when the sky is completely covered with clouds, because it is at this time that devils especially like to tease God: they run along roads, spinning in a whirlwind, break trees in forests, tear roofs off buildings, etc.
To make it convenient for Archangel Michael to see where the devil is hiding, and to follow the direction of the red-hot arrow's flight, the clouds break, through which the light of the true sky shines. Lightning in the form of a straight line or dash, zigzags and snakes are formed because the thunderbolt flies after the devil, who flees in all directions.
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Anastasiia Podervianska's Archstrategist Mikhail
"In the Lutsk district, thunder is considered to be the sound that comes from the terrible deadly cannon moving through the cloud, which is ruled by the Archangel Michael. Thunder arrows look like either a thin rod or a conical ball.
Thunder occurs often when the sky is completely covered with thick clouds because the devils are known to tease God at this time: they run along the roads, spinning in a whirlwind, breaking trees in the forests, tearing roofs off buildings, etc.
To make it easier for Archangel Michael to see where the devil is hiding and to follow the direction of the hot arrow, the clouds are torn apart, and the light of the clear sky breaks through. Lightning in the form of a straight line or dash, zigzags and snakes are formed as the thunderbolt flies after the devil, who flees in all directions."
About the artist
Anastasiia Podervianska was born in 1978 in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. Member of NSHU, Fiber Art Fever. Participant of all-Ukrainian and international exhibitions, biennials, art fairs.
EDUCATION
2002 – National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, department of monumental painting, workshop of Academician M. A. Storozhenko, Kyiv, Ukraine
1996 – State art secondary school named after T. G. Shevchenko, Kyiv, Ukraine
List of the exhibitions
2022 "Life is Wonderful", National Museum "Kyiv Art Gallery"
2020"Ancient Bestiary", Nt - Art Gallery, Odesa, Ukraine"Ancient Bestiary", Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine“StayHome”, Hudgraf Art Gallery, HLAM, Kyiv, Ukraine"Acqua Alta", White World Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019"Art Coat Show", Ornament Art Space gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine"Anatomical Atlas", Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine“Documento Esse”, Korsakiv Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art, Lutsk, Ukraine
2018"High Textile", Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA"Hi-Tech Style", Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine"Adventures in the city", Triptych ART gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2017“Mediterranean Ukraine”, Educatorium gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine"Pavlik Morozov - six years later", Hudgraf Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine"Portrait Coat", White World gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine"Country-Horror II", Nt-Art Gallery, Odesa, Ukraine
2016"Doll. Mirror. Hat", Parsun Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine"Country Horror", Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2013 "Dream of the Heterocera butterfly", Kalita Art-club gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 "Maceduan", Ya. Greter Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 "Bird's milk", Kalita Art-club gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2008 “Candied Time”, Bobo Cafe, Art-cafe Entresol, Kyiv, Ukraine
2006 "The Wandering Widow's Garden", Triptych Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2004 "Cities and Desires", Triptych Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine