Art And Sculpture
Paintings
“The Last Supper”
“The Last Supper” is a large-scale mixed-media painting that explores the complex emotions of displacement, belonging, and temporary home. Created while living with a British family who hosted me after fleeing the war in Ukraine, the work reflects both
gratitude and the quiet grief of knowing that this home-warm, generous, and full of history-will soon be empty again. Their three daughters have already grown up and left, and I, too, will eventually do the same.
The piece captures preparation for “last dinner”, dinner being an emotional center of the household: the one moment when everyone gathers, reconnects, and shares time together. Figures overlap and dissolve into space, expressing memory, longing, and the
fear of impermanence. My own presence is depicted in a state of longing-both for the family who cared for me and for the life I had to leave behind.
The painting’s scale and its table-like wooden legs blur the boundary between artwork and domestic furniture, turning the surface into a shared space of gathering. Fabric elements draped across the piece evoke comfort, femininity, and the layered textures of a home
shaped by many lives. Through this intimate environment, the work examines the tenderness of being welcomed into someone’s family while knowing that every chapter,
even the warmest, must eventually close
“Consumed”
This oil painting was created as an expression of overwhelming emotional intensity. Built
through dense layers of red, textured strokes, and distorted figure fragments, the work
captures a moment of collapse-where the body becomes a vessel for internal pressure
and unspoken tension. The figure pose, with hands covering the face, suggests both
protection and surrender.
Using only oil paint, I focused on creating a visceral surface that feels almost raw, allowing the color to dominate and communicate the weight of emotion on its own. The piece was later sold for £250, marking one of my early transitions from personal experimentation to publicly recognized work.
“Mother”
This self-portrait, awarded 1st place at the Bucks Young Artist Award, reflects the emotional distance caused by the war in Ukraine and my separation from my mother. The repeated, fragmented figures represent different stages of grief, longing, and internal negotiation.
The act of hugging myself recalls the last embrace I shared with my mother before leaving Ukraine- a physical memory that has stayed with me. Recreating that gesture became a way to preserve her presence and find comfort in the absence forced by conflict.
Muted, bruised flesh tones convey the tension between feeling alive yet emotionally numbed, while layered marks and blurred outlines suggest movement between memory and reality. Through its scale and rawness, the piece captures the weight of displacement and the resilience required to carry oneself when someone irreplaceable can no longer be reached.
Sketches
This collection of sketches is an ongoing exploration of ideas, forms, and themes across a variety of media. From quick studies to more developed drawings, each piece experiments with line, texture, and composition, capturing fleeting moments of creativity and discovery. The sketches serve as both a laboratory and a visual diary, reflecting the process and evolution of my artistic practice.
Sculpture
This body of sculptural work investigates the theme of destruction and fragmentation. Life-size body casts, face casts, and doll forms are combined with broken ceramics and other found materials to explore vulnerability, impermanence, and the tension between
wholeness and ruin. Each piece embodies a dialogue between fragility and resilience, inviting viewers to confront the physical and emotional traces of decay and transformation.
