BER4UA Art & Fashion: Supporting Ukraine Through Creativity
The wonderful works of art and fashion that were presented to our supporters at Villa Grisebach on March 19 are now available for purchase. You can acquire unique and beautiful pieces while supporting our Impact Force and UNBROKEN, two organizations making impactful work on-the-ground in Ukraine.
The artists have generously agreed to donate 50-100% of the proceeds to our cause. By acquiring these works, you not only support the individual artists but also contribute to the impactful work of Ukrainian organizations dedicated to helping people adapt and thrive amidst adversity.
Interested in purchasing one of the items below? Get in touch with us today!
Let art symbolise hope and solidarity as we come together to support Ukraine.
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Lot 1
Mountain at night
Valeria Troubina
2003
Oil on canvas
130 x 190 cm
8000€
Valeria Troubina (1966, Luhansk) Ukrainian artist who belongs to the artists’ circle of the Ukrainian transavant-garde art of the new wave. From 1985 to 1989 she studied at the theatre stage design department of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Kyiv. From 1989 to 1992 she resided in squats on Lenin street and the Paris Commune. She emigrated in 1993 to California USA.
Valeria painted this work under the influence of a trip to Hawaii in 2000. She lived there for several years studying the local flavor and energy practices.
Lot 2
Golden hour
Valeria Troubina
2006
Oil on canvas
100 x 145 cm
5000€
Valeria Troubina (1966, Luhansk) Ukrainian artist who belongs to the artists’ circle of the Ukrainian transavant-garde art of the new wave. From 1985 to 1989 she studied at the theatre stage design department of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Kyiv.
Valeria painted this work under the influence of a trip to Hawaii in 2000. She lived there for several years studying the local flavor and energy practices. Golden Hour is a work that gently reflects the most tender hour in the jungle. When the sun has just woken up and is not yet hot, but the birds are already singing and the animals are on their way to the watering hole. An hour that God gives for happiness!
Lot 3
Ai Petri
Oleh Tistol
2023
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 50 cm
2500€
One of Ukraine’s most eminent artists, Oleh Tistol is known for spearheading the country’s New Wave movement since the 1980s. In addition to numerous solo exhibitions across Europe and Ukraine, his works were selected to represent contemporary Ukrainian art in prestigious spaces such as the Saatchi Gallery London and Brussel’s Art & History Museum. A recurring symbol in Tistol's work is the palm tree, a reference to the landscape of his native Crimea.
The artist created the series of works "Ai Petri" in 2022-2023, while living in Kyiv. Each depicted "mountain" of the series is a self-portrait, in which Tistol expresses himself, conveying personal experiences and feelings: "The artist creates a template that he fills with his own state of emotions and experiences to the sound of the air raid alarm.
"Ai-Petri puts the final point in the topography of the Russian war against Ukraine," proclaims Oleg Tistol. Living in Kyiv and painting almost every day in the middle of the war, the artist creates his own personal ritual of approaching victory
Lot 4
South
Oleh Tistol
2020
Acrylic on paper 5/12
30 x 40cm
350 EUR
One of Ukraine’s most eminent artists, Oleh Tistol is known for spearheading the country’s New Wave movement since the 1980s. In addition to numerous solo exhibitions across Europe and Ukraine, his works were selected to represent contemporary Ukrainian art in prestigious spaces such as the Saatchi Gallery London and Brussel’s Art & History Museum.
A recurring symbol in Tistol's work is the palm tree, a reference to the landscape of his native Crimea. The artist has declared the palm to be the national tree of Ukraine and symbol of heaven on earth. He lives and works in Kyiv.
Lot 5
Montes Arhcimedes
Vitalii Protosenia
2022
Bronze
45 x 25 x 25 cm
3000 €
Vitalii Protosenia (*1988 in Gorlivka City, Donetsk Region, Ukraine) is a sculptor and digital artist based in Kyiv. He studied at the Donetsk University of Arts from 2005 to 2009 before completing his Master's degree in Monumental Sculpture at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2015. Protosenia's art utilises oriental philosophical principles and their aesthetic categories. The aim of his spatial sculptures and installations is to evoke a contemplative emotional state in the viewer so that they can feel free from external stimuli and reflect on their presence in space and time.
Lot 6
Missing still life
Yuriy Koval
2022
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
3000 €
Yuriy Koval was born in Lviv in 1979. He graduated from the Lviv Academy of Arts (2004). He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine. In his practice, he uses formal and narrative techniques of magical realism. By shifting compositional elements, deliberately distorting space and partially hyperbolising the image, the artist updates traditional forms and the system of artistic means, contrasting the fictional reality with the objective one.
Lot 7
Sweet Explosions series
Yuriy Koval
2016
Oli on canvas
3 x 30 х 30
1500 € (for 3)
Yuriy Koval was born in Lviv in 1979. He graduated from the Lviv Academy of Arts (2004). He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine. In his practice, he uses formal and narrative techniques of magical realism. By shifting compositional elements, deliberately distorting space and partially hyperbolising the image, the artist updates traditional forms and the system of artistic means, contrasting the fictional reality with the objective one.
Lot 8
Odesa Catacomb series
Apl315
2023
ink
60 x 38
500 €
Ukrainian artist working with the medium of painting and graffiti. He started his artistic career as a street artist. Finalist of the MUHi competition 2011. Participant in personal and group projects in Ukraine and Poland, the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Korea, and other countries. The mural in Prenzlauer Berg and Apl315's graphic works are a tribute to the mysterious past of the so-called Odesa Catacombs, a system of tunnels with a length of approximately 2,500 kilometres that was created in the 19th century. The graphics are based on drawings and inscriptions from the time of the catacombs' existence between 1860 and 1939, and are therefore partly over 100 years old.
