Sometimes, embroidery is the vehicle of a larger artistic message.
This is the case for Ukrainian artistDiana Yevtukh, whose stitched works span hollow spaces in the environment.
They make the otherwise ordinary surroundings come alive while adding to the overall meaning of the piece.
Based in Lviv, Yevtukhs work shifted focus after Russia invaded the country this year.
My whole world of blooming flowers was turned upside down, she shares.
Its like your heart had been broken into and the invaders are continuously torturing you from the inside.
So much pain, helplessness, fear, and despair, mixed with occasional glimmers of hope.
The invasion inspired Yevtukh to reimagine herpast embroideries.
I started to remake my previous works digitally, to represent my current emotions, she explains.
The bark of the trees was scorched.
The soul of the tree was crying in blue and yellow tears.
The fields of flowers were surrounded by doom and shadowed by the bombers.
The stitching makes the otherwise ordinary environment come alive in a new way.
Yevtukhs work shifted focus after Russia invaded the country this year.
The invasion inspired Yevtukh to reimagine her past embroideries.
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