Mariupol Notes (2)
2022, Drawing, Paper, Oil pen , Contemporary
In April-May 2022, Daniil Nemyrovskyi decided to record his experience in the sieged city of Mariupol. After spending a month in his hometown, which the Russian army was destroying step by step, Nemyrovskyi wrote his diary in Mariupol notes when he arrived in Kyiv. The textual notes that Nemyrovskyi wrote for Suspilne Kultura were illustrated by him as if he were an explorer in a new and unfamiliar world.
Nemyrovskyi's series is a unique testimony of modern war, captured in artistic form. It is this vision that allows us to face the consequences of the Russian invasion not in a cold journalistic form, but through the author's personal experiences.
Alya Segal
Art historian, independent curator, researcher
At the top left: the author in a cellar during mortar shelling. In the center: the author at a performance in the Mariupol Drama Theater on the eve of the invasion, wearing a mask against the virus. On the right: an actress, seemingly about to say something.
At the bottom: the path to the grandparents' house through Biloruskyi Lane after Russian mortar shelling, which continued relentlessly.
- Format Digital Original Standard
- Resolution 400 MPX
- Color depth
48 bit 281 Trillion Colors
Original file size
1660 MB DNG File
- Country Ukraine
- Years 2022
- Styles
- Medium
- Physical canvas 30cm x 21cm
- Framing No framed
Daniil Nemyrovskyi is a prominent artist whose work reflects personal experiences and modern societal themes. In addition to his artistic practice, Nemyrovskyi has enriched art education through teaching roles in various institutions.
Summary of Daniil Nemyrovskyi
Nemyrovskyi’s art practice involves creating graphic works that reflect his personal thoughts and experiences, alongside the defining features of material time and modern society. Since 2015, the artist has held membership in the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Biography of Daniil Nemyrovskyi
The artist was born into a family of artists in 1993 in Mariupol, Ukraine. He has been exhibiting his works in various Ukrainian shows since 2011.
The artist graduated from the Taras Shevchenko State Art High School in Kyiv in 2011 and the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2017. Nemyrovskyi also attended the Kyiv Academy of Media Arts (KAMA) and participated in various additional programs, including the Summer Architecture School in Kyiv (2018) and the practical workshop "Shevchenko in Anger," organized by the Method Fund in 2018.
The artist has also shared his expertise with students at various institutions, including the Triton Art Studio in Kyiv (2016), the College of Arts and Design of KNUTD (2019–2020), and the Mariupol branch of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv (2020–2022). The artwork of Nemyrovskyi has been featured in numerous art exhibitions and projects both in Ukraine and abroad. His works were held in various collections, including the Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA), Artsvit Gallery, and private collections.
Daniil Nemyrovskyi's Famous Works: A Glimpse into Contemporary Graphic Art
Daniil Nemyrovskyi's art practice focuses on creating graphic works that capture his personal thoughts and experiences, while also reflecting the defining characteristics of material time and modern society. This year, the artist began working with animation and presented the “Film at Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska” at Gallery Kruchi in Kyiv.
Among Daniil’s original graphics are “A Fall” (2022), “A Drawing on the Poster for "Collective, Video" Exhibition” (2020), “A Role-Playing Game of Domination and Submission (BDSM)” (2018), “An Unknown Woman” (2020), and many more. Daniil Nemyrovskyi's works for sale are available on the UFDA website.
Daniil Nemyrovskyi's Art Style
The artist creates powerful images through dense strokes, building volumes and tonality with layers of lines. The human body remains central in his works: static, naked figures and bodies twisted into knots, often depicted in a slightly exaggerated way.
As curator and art historian Alya Segal highlighted in her article for Wonderzine, the figures in Nemyrovskyi's work are not conventionally beautiful, but his fascination with certain types of people is unmistakably clear.
The artwork of Daniil Nemyrovskyi from 2022 focuses on themes of war, Mariupol, and the defenders of Azovstal. These pieces serve as tributes, records of memories, and attempts to draw attention to the ongoing war. In his portraits, Nemyrovskyi’s figures bear a closer resemblance to real prototypes, with more detailed depictions of faces and eyes.
- Resolution
- 400 MPX
- Dimensions
- 23296x17472
- Medium
- DNG
- Device
- FUJIFILM
- Device model
- GFX100S
- Lense
- FUJIFILM
- Lense model
- GF120mmF4 R LM OIS WR Macro
- Color space
- Uncalibrated
- Color profile description
- 48 bit color depth, 281 Trillion Colors
- Metering mode
- Multi-segment
- F number
- 11
- Exposure program
- Manual
- Exposure time
- 1/10
- Focal length
- 120.0 mm
- Photographer
- Digital Original Studio