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Friday, April 9, 2010

The strength of a woman can carry the weight of the world.*

I am totally in awe of this woman's sand painting. Imagine how powerful this video would be if utilized as a teaching aid in schools.




uploader at youtube wrote: August 13, 2009 — Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.


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*title quote by Sarah Pezdek-Smith, American-born Ukrainian artist, poet, and writer-b. 1980



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9 comments:

  1. kjApril 9, 2010 at 5:23 AM

    incredible, incredible, lydia.

    the best part is how mundanely easy she makes it look.

    no, the best part is how spiritual it is.

    love to you, lydia,
    kj

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  2. MarionApril 9, 2010 at 5:59 AM

    Lydia, thank you for finding this incredible artist...I couldn't take my eyes off it. She's amazing...it brought me to tears, along with half the audience. Beautiful!

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  3. Alyssa AstApril 9, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Very interesting. Thanks for sharing

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  4. La Belette RougeApril 9, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    The first time I saw this video it made me cry. So powerful!!
    Have a lovely weekend!
    xxoo

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  5. Maggie MayApril 9, 2010 at 8:37 PM

    i love this..magical

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  6. LydiaApril 10, 2010 at 12:25 AM

    kj~ Read your comment early in the day and thought about your saying "the best part is how spiritual it is" as the day went along. You are so right.

    Marion~ I really did just stumble upon it, because I was looking for a new piece by another woman sand artist who I featured in an earlier post. I couldn't take my eyes off this one either. :)

    Alyssa~ My pleasure. Enjoy your weekend.

    La Belette Rouge~ I figured it would not be new to everyone here, but I also thought it would still be special...and I can tell it was that for you. Good weekend!

    Maggie May~ Magical. Powerful. Interesting. Beautiful. Spiritual. Viewers here came up with the best words for the video. :)

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  7. DarleneApril 10, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    I have seen her doing these sand drawings in several videos. She is fantastic.

    This one was the best yet, because the subject matter is so tragic and emotional.

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  8. bfkApril 11, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    Ochen' krasivo, liubimitza.
    —B.R. Krugechev

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  9. LydiaApril 11, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    Darlene~ She sure is fantastic. I'll have to view other sand drawings by this artist over at youtube.

    bfk, aka Mr. Krugechev~
    я соглашаться!
    Do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out the first two words are "very" and "beautiful"? I can't find a pronouncing Eng/Rus dictionary...
    Still figuring out the last word, some sort of address I presume.

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