Very Troubled Child

Tiger Laughs by Maria Prymachenko, gouache on paper, 1982. Over a week ago Russian forces attacked Ivankiv, a town 80km northwest of Kyiv, destroying the collection of 25 works by Maria Prymachenko and many other artifacts, housed in Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum. Maria Prymachenko was one of Ukraine’s most celebrated folk artists, whose paintings enchanted Picasso and Chagall and have also been featured on postage stamps. In the words of her granddaughter: “ Maria Prymachenko has been a symbol of Ukraine for many years. Her work reflects the most horrible events in our history and at the same time she gives us hope for our brilliant future. Her paintings are timeless and more relevant today than ever before. Through her art our Ukrainian voice is strong.” We stand with Ukraine for peace and their right to freedom and sovereignty.

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We discovered this cool XIV century stone plaque of a “Man from the Forest” (👉swipe left) put on the façade of a Venetian Palazzo and we wandered how and why it ended up there… oh well, that’s a long story for another post! 😁 . . . . #verytroubledchild #venezia #italia #italy #venice #veneziacityitaly #veneziagram #veneziadavivere #veneziaunica

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We took the chance to visit Venice this time of the year when it’s way less crowded than normal in order to take the time to wander around and learn many new things which we often overlooked in the past (palaces, churches, and people with their history and legends): we cannot reccomend it enough! Venice is an extraordinary mix of east and west, happiness and melancholy, all fuse into one and forming an unique epythome of beauty #venezia #italia #verytroubledchild

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