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The works of ceramist and famous artist Olga Rapai gave impetus to the creative search of children from the "Art Ceramics" group of the visual arts department of the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth. The children delved into topics that were close to the artist: friendship, carolers, a colorful circus, fairy-tale plots of the peoples of the world.

The "Art Ceramics" group of the Visual Arts Department of the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth, led by Olena Rumyantseva, worked with inspiration to recreate the images of the outstanding Ukrainian sculptor-ceramicist Olga Rapai.

The works of the legendary artist became a source of inspiration for young Ukrainians, who created their own world of ceramic fantasies, they were shown in Kyiv at the exhibition "The Amazing World of Olga Rapai" at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth.

60 children aged 5 to 17 created an extraordinary collection of works inspired by artist Olga Rapai. An explosion of emotions and enthusiasm – such was the atmosphere at the opening of the exhibition at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth.

The author of the sculptural work, Viktor Blinov, created a composition of five elements. It so happened that the hospital had not been operating for a long time and the author's ceramic work was in a neglected state. According to the restorers, it will take more than a year to study and restore the panel "Seasons".

The author of the work, Viktor Blinov, created a composition of five elements. The panel decorated the interior of the Kyiv Balneological Hospital. The hospital has not been operating for a long time, and the ceramic work was in a neglected state.

The National Academy of Culture and Arts Management signed a memorandum stating that the university's restoration workshop will carry out work on restoring the panel "Seasons", which adorned the former Kyiv Balneological Hospital.

The catalog is published in four editions, in four languages - French, English, German and Ukrainian. The publication contains more than 300 works by Petro Boyko and a foreword by Alexei Shakhov. The presentation will also include a limited series of catalogs - 15 copies with the artist's original paintings.

The exhibition in the Cinema House exhibits paintings that the artist himself refers to as the "golden series". These are about 30 works painted in different years (from 1999 to 2024). Along with Petro Boyko's paintings, the opening also presented a catalog of his works, which is published in four languages.

The feeling of energy that flowed from the paintings into the space of human life was physical. And, importantly, in such dramatic times, people smiled near these paintings. The author of the works is the naive artist Petro Boyko, born in Pryluky, Chernihiv region. His fate is quite turbulent. He has experienced many personal upheavals. He admits: he has done stupid things in life.

Petro Boyko is a Ukrainian avant-garde artist. Report by Oleksandr Ruchko from the exhibition of the master's works, which took place in the capital's Cinema House in December 2024.

The polyphony, the explosion of colors, fantastic and earthly images at the same time, creativity in everything, even the material on which the paintings are painted, in the end, the life path of the author himself - Petro Boyko, who, despite difficult years, never gave up drawing - all this filled the space of the exhibition.