,RUSHYNK - DESASTRES DE LA GUERRA'
,Rushnyk – Desastres de la guerra’ transforms graphics by the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya that were created between 1810 and 1814. The aquatint etchings depict the atrocities committed by Napoleon's soldiers in battle with the rebellious Spanish population against the French occupation.
Image and image above courtesy of Caro Baumann.
For the exhibition, the etchings are processed by using so-called ‚rushnyks‘ - traditional Ukrainian embroidery patterns. These embroideries are hand crafted in collaboration with women who have fled to Germany from the Ukraine.
Rushnyk - a woven linen cloth with red cross-stitch embroidery, is a symbol of hospitality and an integral part of Ukrainian folk art. Each region has its own motifs and compositional characteristics, which are passed on from generation to generation, from mother to daughter.
Image and image above courtesy of Caro Baumann.
For the exhibition, the etchings are processed by using so-called ‚rushnyks‘ - traditional Ukrainian embroidery patterns. These embroideries are hand crafted in collaboration with women who have fled to Germany from the Ukraine.
Rushnyk - a woven linen cloth with red cross-stitch embroidery, is a symbol of hospitality and an integral part of Ukrainian folk art. Each region has its own motifs and compositional characteristics, which are passed on from generation to generation, from mother to daughter.
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