THANK YOU, by Star Turina

Clausen, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6536-6236 and Kerestey, P. (2024) THANK YOU, by Star Turina. [Show/Exhibition]

Abstract/Summary

Curated project of drawings and watercolours by Stan Turina are displayed in the gallery alongside a collection of smaller sketches. One of the most pertinent features of the series is the repetition of the phrase “Thank you” in Ukrainian, often of a similar character and as a negative of colour blocks that vaguely mimic the colour pallets of corporate logos. The works appear as faint impressions of familiar graphic forms, imprinted with the artist’s message. Across the series, Turina’s use of watercolours and his ‘raw’, unfinished way of drawing qualifies his message with a degree vulnerability and immediacy. The artist plays on the ways in which forms of communication interact with the relationship between the givers and recipients of solidarity. Organised by: Artists for Ukraine, Susanne Clausen and Pavlo Kerestey