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Preserving and popularizing the artistic heritage of Alla Horska and Viktor Zaretskyi in Ukraine and the world, supporting art education, research, scientific studies and cultural development.
About fund
The Alla Horska and Victor Zaretsky Foundation was founded in honor of the couple of prominent Ukrainian artists of the sixties, by the granddaughter and heiress of the artists, Olena Zaretska.
Preservation and popularization of the artistic heritage of Alla Horska and Viktor Zaretskyi in Ukraine and the world, support for art education, research and cultural development.
We invite all connoisseurs of Ukrainian culture and history, collectors, entrepreneurs, art critics, patrons and volunteers to a space where the uniqueness of national art is revealed.
Alla was the daughter of the influential film director Oleksandr Horsky, who at different times headed the Yalta and Leningrad studios.
Alla HorskaAlla Horska (1929-1970) was a Ukrainian artist, dissident, and leader of the Sixties. Her work, inspired by the Ukrainian avant-garde and folk art, went beyond the boundaries of the prevailing socialist realism. Her oeuvre includes monumental, pictorial, graphic, and scenic works. Together with her husband, Viktor Zaretskyi, she was an active member of the Kyiv Club of Creative Youth "Sovremennyk".
She was noted for her initiative, frankness, and courage. Supporting political prisoners, she defiantly behaved at trials and signed the "Letter of 139" against their illegality. Together with Les Taniuk and Vasyl Symonenko, she discovered the mass graves of victims of Stalin's repressions in the Bykivnia forest. For her beliefs, Alla Horska became a victim of the KGB massacre.
Her cross is engraved with the inscription "Unconquered Flower" - and it remains so, having become a symbol of the struggle for freedom and creativity.
Viktor ZaretskyiViktor Zaretskyi (1925-1990) was a Ukrainian artist, monumentalist, and teacher. After receiving an academic education, he chose to pursue his creative search on national soil, becoming the embodiment of Ukrainian neo-modernism and the founder of the Ukrainian Neo-Secession movement.
As a prominent teacher, Zaretskyi founded a private drawing school in the late 1970s, where he taught using his own methodology, Reflections at the Canvas. His graduates always successfully entered higher education institutions.
The tragic loss of his wife led to a difficult emotional struggle. Despite this, the artist showed strength of spirit and dedication to creativity, describing his life as a struggle between breaking down and becoming an artist.
Zaretskyi enriched world culture with his masterpieces, and his passion remains in the hearts of those who appreciate great art. He emphasized that the main thing in creativity is a frenzy of emotions and passion, regardless of the style of their expression.
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National Center "Ukrainian House"
Khreschatyk St, 2
Preservation and popularization of the artistic heritage of Alla Horska and Viktor Zaretskyi in Ukraine and the world, support of art education, scientific research, scientific research and cultural development.
National Center "Ukrainian House"
Khreschatyk St, 2
The artist mastered the Ukrainian language only after 30 years. Therefore, when it was time to take the final exams at the Art School, her classmate and close friend Iryna Levitska wrote the essay for her.
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Project or watermelonViktor Zaretskyi (1925-1990) was a Ukrainian artist, monumentalist, and teacher. After receiving an academic education, he chose to pursue his creative work on national soil, becoming the embodiment of Ukrainian neo-modernism and the founder of the Ukrainian Neo-Secession movement.As a prominent teacher, Zaretskyi founded a private drawing school in the late 1970s, where he taught using his own methodology, Reflections at the Canvas. His graduates always successfully entered higher education institutions.
A certain personAlla Horska (1929-1970) was a Ukrainian artist, dissident, and leader of the Sixties. Her work, inspired by the Ukrainian avant-garde and folk art, went beyond the boundaries of the prevailing socialist realism. Her oeuvre includes monumental, pictorial, graphic, and scenic works. Together with her husband, Viktor Zaretskyi, she was an active member of the Kyiv Club of Creative Youth "Sovremennyk".