Kateryna Bilokur
Kateryna Bilokur's creative work is a unique phenomenon in the culture and art of Ukraine and the world
Self-Portrait (1950) by Kateryna BilokurNational Museum of Decorative Arts of Ukraine
Selfportrait. 1950. Pencil on paper
The self-portrait of 1950 is a half-lenght portrayal in the threequarter view of a beautiful, lost in thoughts woman in simple peasant clothes, with expressive sad eyes, and in her look, wisdom and confidence are seen.
Flowers and Birches at Eventide. 1950. Oil on canvas
In her letters-novellas the artist remembered how the flowerss talked to her, asked to paint them: "...it seems they even bend towards me as though saying: who'll paint us when you give up? Then I forget everything and paint flowers again".
Breakfast. 1950. Oil on canvas
Vivid dynamic compositions attract by the mystery of colours, emotional satuation, and poesy of the modest world of ordinary things - apples, water-melons, and, of course, flowers.
Wild Flowers. 1941. Oil on canvas
Bilokur had a rare artistic gift of perfect sense of color. This is evident in her most exquisite work Wild Flowers (1941), where the artist's imagination turns the world of nature, its unpretentious blades, leaflets, and field flowers into precious works of art.
The Exuberance. 1944-1947. Oil on canvas
The title and the content of the picture are connected surely, the title corresponds with the imagery and colouring of the work that reproduces the unrestrained lavish blossoming of nature and an impetuous flight to the heights.
Mallows and Roses. 1954-1958. Oil on canvas
Bilokur's creations were inspired by the nature of her native village, and flowers in particular, which enchanted her sensitive soul.
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