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Opening of the exhibition "Ukrainian Universe of Maria Prymachenko"

May 10, 2023

On May 10, in the courtyard of the National Museum of History of Moldova, took place the opening of the exhibition "Ukrainian Universe of Maria Prymachenko", organized by the Polish Institute in Bucharest.

The universe of Prymachenko's paintings is a fantastic one full of eccentric creatures and plants, a world broken from reality that requires from us a lot of attention and in-depth knowledge of plants, animals and people. The painter grew up in a family of artists and this had a strong impact on her art. The rich ornamentation of Prymachenko's work, similar to that used in Ukrainian embroideries, contains fantastical creatures that can be attributed to the illness and suffering the artist went through.

Maria Prymachenko spent the last eight years of her life confined to bed, but continued to paint, teach and entertain until the last moments of her life. She died on August 18, 1997, in the same village where she was born. In her memory, a small planet was named "14624 Prymachenko". After visiting an exhibition of Prymachenko's works in Paris, Pablo Picasso said: "I bow before the artistic wonders of this brilliant Ukrainian."

The "Ukrainian Universe of Maria Prymachenko" exhibition can be visited between May 10 and June 10, 2023, on the fence of the National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 street, 121A.