To learn more about Tetiana Cheprasova, please visit her page at Agency of Artists in Exile.
Special thanks to Valentina Kostornichenko for acting as interpreter in this episode.
Show Notes:
0:00 Tetiana Cheprasova's view of the war in Ukraine & interpreter Valentina Kostornichenko
1:30 Cheprasova's background and work in painting, photography, sculptures and graphic design
4:50 Giovanni Ercolani’s book The Maidan Museum Preserving the Spirit of Maidan. Art, Identity and the Revolution of Dignity that features Cheprasova’s paintings inspired by Caravaggio
8:00 from Cheprasova's Depassement portfolio - paintings of hands, including wounded hands signifying stigmata
10:30 Mariupol woman who inspired Cheprasova
20:40 ‘Stop Emotions’ series of 9 paintings
25:00 Cityscapes of Mariupol
29:30 sculpture that’s part of new work to depict destruction in Ukraine
34:00 Parisian architecture
35:00 consequences of war
38:00 power of art to address social injustices and the impact of war
41:00 Cheprasova's view of justice
45:40 Cheprasova’s work as art therapist
49:20 Cheprasova’s hope for viewers of her work
53:00 Giovanni Ercolani’s questions to Cheprasova
56:00 if only one person is impacted by your work, it’s worth doing
56:50 Artists as witnesses of their time
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Music by Toulme.
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Thanks so much for listening!
© Stephanie Drawdy [2025]
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