Elena Bandurka

New tapestry Ukrainian folk art

2022

I wove a tapestry as I returned home to the front-line city of Kharkov, which is constantly under fire. At home, I felt that I wanted to implement the ideas that I had come up with earlier, I wanted to create something new, and the sounds of sirens and explosions did not bother me anymore. Created with the sound of sirens and explosions. Combining bright particles of yarn and thread, I imprint my positive attitude, I live a full life, I breathe. This work is one of the sari of my knitted tapestries, a modern interpretation of the carpet tapestries that used to be hung on the wall, let my bright tapestries...

Knitted sewn habile from the city of Hero Kharkiv. The tapestry is made in an eco theme from previously used knitted items. This is the embodiment of my wild fantasy to use the freed...

Knitted sewn habile from the city of Hero Kharkiv. The tapestry is made in an eco theme from previously used knitted items. This is the embodiment of my wild fantasy to use the freed...

The picture of Ukrainian traditional motif.

Artist Commentary: Transitioning is part of my sculptural dress series. I was interested in experimenting with open and closed spaces and colors transitioning from yellow to pink. ...

Canvas 3D ‘The Way’ 2016 Linen yarn, textile stripe, stainless steel wall hanger; size of the textile: 134 x 70 cm (140 cm circuit). Canvases 3D are decorative fabrics entirely desi...

Linda Stein, Loreen Arbus Says Tango is Egalitarian 974 - Feminist Contemporary Mixed Media Sculptural Tapestry Loreen Arbus Says Tango is Egalitarian 974 is from Linda Stein's Sexism series, which advocates an expanded perspective of gender constructions--one that includes non-binary views of masculinities and femininities, allowing for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Kindness. Stein began to produce sculptural tapestries in 2013, in which she combines archival images with multiple fabrics and leather. Loreen Arbus Says Tango is Egalitarian 974 breaks from the view of tango as a traditional gender hierarchy of a woman being led by a man by showing imagery of couples of various identity configurations--male/male, female/female, binary/non-binary, standing/in a wheelchair, mixed race...

Linda Stein, Femininities: Body Language 897 - Feminist Contemporary Sculptural Tapestry Femininities: Body Language 897 is from Linda Stein's Sexism series, which advocates an exp...