At a time when it was unfashionable, painter, draftsman, art restorer and teacher, Hnatenko persisted in being a portraitist, landscape and still-life painter. While fully engrossed in the Lviv art and cultural scene of the 1970s and 80s and connected with its innovators, Hnatenko remained steadfast in his choice of style and subject matter, unswayed by Western art world tenets…
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In the USA, building walls is currently in high demand. A look at German history shows how art and politics meet at walls. The Wall built on August 13, 1961, actually held until November 9, 1989, when the people tore it down. From the beginning, the Wall was not only a built structure but also a political symbol. Political art…