Anna N Artist

My recent print works 🌊 #art #artwork #artprint

From Mavka series mixed media on canvas 45×60cm #art #painting #artist

For me, the Mavkas are a way to explore a female identity. I’m fascinated by how mythology is filled with female spirits who are allowed to be wild, angry, seductive, even evil - in ways that real women in Slavic cultures often are not. In contrast, real women are expected to be kind, obedient, nurturing, and good. Through this series, I reflect on that contradiction and the freedom that these mythological figures seem to hold. from "Mavka" series oil on canvas 45×60cm #art #painting

During Green week, mavkas come out of the water and search for humans, so it was forbidden to go into the field or forest. But there is also a belief that mavkas appear on earth at a time when the fields need moisture, and plants need the strength to grow. So they help ripen a rich harvest. Mavka oil on canvas 85×65cm #art