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Oleksii Kradetskyi
Lionfish
oil on canvas
10″ x 10″
2024
Observing fish raises many questions. How do fish breathe in the water? Why do they have so many graceful movements? Why do fish without neocortex recognize faces?… I was once a fish.
Oleksii Kradetskyi
Piranha
oil on canvas
6” x 6”
2023
Fish has unique face structure. I want to show their beauty to the world.
Oleksii Kradetskyi
Expulsion of Jewish from Uzhgorod
oil on canvas
30″ × 36″
2018
In the forties of the last century, the Jews of the city of Uzhgorod were forced to leave their homes because someone decided to destroy them. The picture was painted in 2018, and 4 years later my family was forced to leave the country because of the war… I really want people to love each other.
Oleksii Kradetskyi
Boston 1948 – 2024. Rivka, Naka, Joel
Inspired by: Jules Aarons, West End Meat Market
oil on canvas
24” x 30”
2024
A 1950s urban renewal project razed a large Italian and Jewish enclave and displaced over 20,000 people in order to redevelop much of the West End