Icon depicting St. Nicholas in episcopal vestments, who blesses with his right hand and holds the Gospel in his left.
Material / technique: wood / levkas / tempera / silvering /
Sizes: 98 x 76.5 cm
Third artist commission in the series of artwork to commemorate the efforts of saving and protecting Ukrainian culture. This one is by Olga Rodzik (of Odesa) and depicts the iconic opera house in Odesa in a sea of sandbags and hedgehogs, and conveys the role of cultural workers playing a part in these efforts, where dancers have volunteered to fight for their country, and set designers are in the streets wielding anti-tank defensive structures. Commissioned by Brendan Ciecko.
Second artist commission in the series of artwork to commemorate the efforts of saving and protecting Ukrainian culture. This one is by Daria Filippova (of Odesa) and was inspired by Maria Primachenko. Commissioned by Brendan Ciecko.