Sasha is passionate about collecting the most emblematic pieces of the different periods of Ukrainian history: amulets, ornaments, badges, etc.... Read More
Sasha is passionate about collecting the most emblematic pieces of the different periods of Ukrainian history: amulets, ornaments, badges, etc. She accumulates the multiple semantics of these objects and puts them together in an oval «face-like» shape. From there appears the figure of the mask in her work.
By fusing those traditional objects with contemporary emblems of consumption (plastique toys, loyalty cards, party items, etc) she emphasizes the fundamental conflict between individuality and the community forming its identity.
Inspired by the famous Red Room of Matisse, Sasha was persuaded to recreate the monochrome painting in one of her masks. As the technique was chosen, the subject was free of any determination, so she led her subconscious to create.
More the work was completed more it reminded the Red Rum in the Shining of King, then the one of Matisse. From here appears the name of the work.
