Stunning war painting finds new home after being abandoned in a bog
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- 22 Apr 2022
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Inspired by the war, a monumental painting created by a Mexican artist in Medyka is to be donated to a museum in Przemyśl after being left abandoned in a bog behind an aid tent at the border crossing.
Roberto Marquez painted the huge 8m x 2m cubist style painting, which features scenes from the destruction of Mariupol, at the beginning of March in Medyka as a protest against Russia's invasion and as a tribute to the refugees.
Taking him more than two weeks to complete, he then left it there to travel to Irpin near Kyiv to work on another piece that, in addition to one he painted in Warsaw's Central Station, forms part of a trio of war paintings authored by him.
In Medyka, the Leroy Merlin Foundation set up a tent on the spot where Marquez left his painting, which ended up lying abandoned in boggy ground. Although it was covered with tarpaulin, it was damaged by the early spring snow and rain.
Over a week ago, the painting was rediscovered and taken to the Union of Ukrainians headquarters in nearby Przemyśl.
Igor Horkov from the union said: “The colours have already partly disappeared due to the weather. In parts the painting is more blue than coloured.”
The painting is currently to be found standing in the stairwell of the building as there is no room in the union’s premises, which has been turned into a day care centre for children.
With the union overwhelmed dealing with the human tragedy of the war, the National Museum in the nearby city of PrzemyÅ›l has stepped in. Read More…
