Thread by @nata_druhak

1/9 Lyubov Panchenko, a prominent Ukrainian visual artist, passed away yesterday at 84. The best way to pay a tribute to the great artist is to learn more about her life path and precious art. The easiest way to support #UkrainainCulture during war is to reveal it for yourself.

2/9 Panchenko was one of the Sixtiers — generation of the Ukrainian intellectuals who appeared on the cultural scene during the Khrushchev Thaw when the censorship and repression of the Soviet totalitarianism were eased.

3/9 Due to Panchenko, she was far from politics, but it was imposed on her life. She fundraised to help political prisoners sentenced for “anti-Soviet propaganda”. In Soviet times, her works were not allowed to exhibit or publish.

4/9 Ukrainian national culture was a strong part of her personality as well as art. She always and everywhere spoke Ukrainian and used Ukrainian folks motifs and ornaments in her closing and drawings.

5/9 Fashion design was Panchenko’s calling, although in her childhood her parents did not encourage her artistic aspirations and slapped her hands. She was not supported while studying at the art school, as well.

1965, source: bit.ly/PanchenkoAlbum

6/9The embroidery sketches and fashion designs were the only kind of her art presented to the broader public. They were published in "Soviet Woman" — the Ukrainian women's magazine of that time.

Look how cool and modern it looks.
Photos made for treasures.ui.org.ua in 2020

7/9Her embroidered costumes were popular among the Ukrainian intelligentsia. She spent all her spare time working, for example, embroidering on her way home from Kyiv by train. Panchenko created unique patterns that were copied by other masters.

Some of her coat fabrics,1973-75

8/9 Remained in #Bucha during the Russian occupation, she was bedridden and starving for a month. Her house was damaged. To save her works, Panchenko gave them to the Museum of the Sixtiers in Kyiv. Other works can be found in the private collections of her friends.

9/9 After Ukraine’s victory, take your chance to visit the Museum in Kyiv. Here are some sources to learn more for now:
▫️Game and the collection of art and personal photo archive: treasures.ui.org.ua/panchenko_en
▫️L. Panchenko's Album "Recovery": bit.ly/PanchenkoAlbum