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Cherry Blossoms , one of the exhibition’s most arresting works. The dense, painterly, almost three-dimension - al style of another preeminent Ukrainian artist, Alexis Gritchenko, brings verve and animation to his canvases Pois de senteur ( Sweet Pea ) and Primrose . Among the diaspora’s most admired artists is Mychajlo Moroz, perhaps the best known protégé of the afore - mentioned Novakivsky. Moroz’s deep love of nature is evident in his landscapes, in which local plant life serves to offer both scale and colorful accent; he is also the progenitor of an extensive array of floral still lifes. Luboslav Hutsaliuk’s exquisite, richly textured paintings of floral arrangements are especially well represented in the Museum’s collection. Nina Klymovska’s large- scale, striking Iris No. 20 and Arcadia Olenska-Petry - shyn’s Puerto Rican Garden , with their bright, sophis - ticated color palettes, feel as contemporary today as when they were painted over 30 years ago. The exhibition is exponentially enriched by the inclusion of decorative arts from various regions of Ukraine that underscore the richness of its creative talent. Among the items in which the floral motif plays a central role are exquisitely woven kilims, including two with flowers in a vase and tree of life motifs; stunning women’s cos - tumes and women’s and men’s shirts from such regions as Volyn, Bukovyna, Poltava, Yavoriv, Borshchiv, and the Zhuravno district; skillfully woven wrap-around skirts from the Bukovyna region; beautifully embroidered and woven ritual cloths ( rushnyky ), primarily from the cen - tral regions of Ukraine; and a rich display of the country’s signature, intricately decorated Easter eggs ( pysanky ). The country’s storied ceramics tradition is beautifully represented by works from the Hutsul region. All the artists in this exhibition draw their inspiration from the natural world’s beauty and variety, a cre - ative source as endlessly regenerative as the cycles and seasons themselves. Jaroslaw Leshko Professor Emeritus of Art, Smith College Exhibition Co-Curator In Bloom: Nature and Art opened “virtually” on the first day of spring, March 20. The opening included a tour of the exhibition given by co-curator Lubow Wolynetz, the Museum’s curator of folk art. Watch the exhibition opening on the Museum’s YouTube channel, https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=RMm00cgKwUg . The exhibition catalogue is available for purchase in the Museum’s online gift shop, https://ukrainian-museum.myshopify.com/ . Woman’s embroidered shirt, Northern Bukovyna region, Chernivtsi oblast, southwestern Ukraine, early 20th century Ceramic vase, Kosiv, Hutsul region, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, western Ukraine, first quarter of 20th century Mychajlo Moroz, Fortune Teller’s House at Lysyna Mountain, Kosmach , 1941, oil on canvas on cardboard Embroidery detail of the back of a woman’s vest, village of Chertizh, Zhuravno district, Lviv oblast, 1920s Our Life | Наше життя May | Травень 2021 19
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