Chernobyl art
May 12, 2008 by revruth
Here is the painting I was telling you about. It is by a 15 year old girl, I think, who studies at the Minsk School of Art. Her name is K Shimanovich - perhaps Katya. All money raised goes to buy them more paintbrushes and printing materials, something they lack. Isn’t it gorgeous?
What a talent for a 15 year old. Yes it is beautiful.
Lovely,
PS Links or as it is now called SECMA, money gave me a grant last year!
I look in wonder at what teenagers can produce nowadays. A couple of friends and I who all got top grades at A level for art many years ago (and one went on to study art to degree level) all think that we would now be hard pressed to get a decent GCSE so much higher have the standards become in this country. I was talking to a friend who is a retired art teacher and he agreed. He was inclined to put some of the improvement down to better and more varied materials, but - as you say - this would not be so in the case of your Russian girl. Apart from the artistry, the craftsmanship is so good.