Vereshchaka Anna, the artist’s pseudonym Anna Veriki. Anna was born in the city of Chernihiv, Ukraine. Currently lives and works in Kyiv. The works are mainly on canvas, the artist works in various media, mainly painting and graphics.
The works are in the state collection of Ukraine in the fund of the National Art Gallery. Anna’s paintings are in private collections in Ukraine, Austria, USA, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain and Portugal.
Anna Vereshchaka focuses on depicting animals and the human body in combination with naive elements. Anna explores the theme of primordiality.
“For me, primordiality is something at the beginning — basic settings, simple emotions. It is a state unburdened by circumstances. It is something that can be divided into black and white.”
For the artist, animalistic subjects represent sincerity. Anna portrays her naked body as an image of openness to the viewer — and importantly, she does not present it as a self-portrait.
“My nudity in the works is both literal and metaphorical. When an artist shows their work, they expose themselves to the viewer,” she says.
Anna works in monochrome, which emphasizes the narrative.
“I like to present an intermediate, expressive, raw thought — as if transferring an emotion directly onto the canvas,” the artist explains.
source: Anna Veriki
