"29th day of the war. almost exactly a month since I woke up in a new reality"

Yuliya Tveritina – Academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, master of linear painting, graphic artist, and illustrator. Julia is from Kyiv. For many years she has been living and working in Suzhou (China). From the first days of the war the artist began to keep an art diary of the war.

"29th day of the war. almost exactly a month since I woke up in a new reality. the system of values ​​has changed a lot. What used to seem important now doesn't seem so. the most surprising thing is that depression, procrastination and decadent moods have gone away. crystal clear what is valuable and what is not worth attention. despite the terrifying accompanying situation - this is some new, wonderful feeling and it makes you complete.

Suddenly it turned out that we had been happy, we just didn't know about it. The pic, I think, is recognizable, because this is the most popular for fan arts episode from the Miyazaki movie ,The Wind Rises. Little bit different composition, because for me, this is not only a touching tragic love story of the protagonist Jiro Horikoshi - he is shown as an unconditionally nice person, who is undoubtedly a positive character. But human and professional dignity does not negate the fact that he also created weapons for unjust wars - which ultimately destroyed his homeland".