STAMFORD, Conn. – Ukrainian folk art is not only beauty and richness; it carries a unique code that has come down over the centuries in the ancient symbolism of ornaments and colors.
In her colorful collection “Code U. Related Millenniums,” Ukrainian American artist Oksana Tanasiv demonstrates her own fascination with folk art. Taking its patterns from a decorative context, the author zooms in on them as if under a magnifying glass, analyzes their rhythms, harmony and encrypted messages of their ancestors. She translates them into the language of contemporary art.