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Platon Horyn won the All-Ukrainian French language competition and was given the opportunity to travel to France, stay there for two weeks and get to know the country. Together with Marisa, a girl from the French family where Platon lived, he learns about and researches famous artists who came from Ukraine and are known all over the world. They discover different styles and trends, the works of David Burliuk, Oleksandra Exter, Sonia Delaunay and others. The adventures of teenagers in France, who have the opportunity to uncover
the secret of the art diary of a Ukrainian who knew artists.
But did you know that it was Oleksandra Ekster, an artist from Kyiv, who taught him not to avoid bright colours? After all, they are inherent in Ukrainian painting.
And did you know that the work of the Ukrainian artist David Burliuk "In the Church" was sold for a record amount of $ 650,000 for Ukrainian artists at the London auction of the Sotheby's stock house in 2007
? Starting from the glorious Rodin to the present day, there have indeed been many great artists. Among the six most prominent of them is Archipenko."
Did you know that the artist from Ukraine, Sonia Delaunay, was awarded the highest French honour, the Legion of Honour? Yes, the Giraffe at the entrance to the Kyiv Zoo
is
painted based on her works!