Valentina Lisitsa, pianist, at Ukrainian Institute of America

Velentina Lisitsa @UIA     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPBxNp6O52M

...small talk of a great music

with a friend

Valentina with Ukrainian photo_artist Yevgen Kovtonyuk

Chekhovskyy @Mission of Ukraine to UN

...here you can take a look at couple of images and video clip from Ukrainian artist Konsyantyn Chekhoskyy reseption at Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, in New York.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOs6Z9tXo2Q

                               

Konstyantyn Chekhovskyy with friends at UN Mission.

Art talk..

Future diplomats

Ukrainian, English and Monna Lisa....

Vasyl Makhno poetry reading at Brooklyn Public Library

Vasyl Makhno reading his poems at Brooklyn Public Library ( in English & in Ukrainian):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXqH7g5AUVg

Izabela Bozek, librarian, and Vasyl Mahkno during presentation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdfsNiWz8HQ

...meni inkoli zdaetsia scho poet v chujomovnomu otochennni - yak ta riba na gariachomu pisku:

abo ti 'zdohnesh' abo navchisia litati i taki poverneshsia u ridnu vodu...ya tut gravsia z video clipami

z Vashogo Brooklinskogo chitannia i mav nagodu sluhati bagatorazovo vashi virshi - take vrajennia scho ya pobuvav na Zahidniy Ukraini de ya yakiys chas jiv  i de v Cherivtsiah u mene narodivsia Roma...v vashih virshah e yakiys vilniy kolihliviy tanok - yakscho dovgo sluhaesh hochetsia vstati, jburnuti u vikno computer,

plunuti v ochi bosovi, potsiluvati Luoise ( ii 20 & she speaks French!) i buti schaslivim for the rest of your life... to ya tak bez perekladu ( vzagali vin ne potriben, bo poeziya jive ne tilki v movi ale i v chasi - ne mojna dva razi roditi odnu ditinu) Bajayu Vam uspihu, diakuyu scho Vi E!!!

Igor Grechanyk at Ukrainian Institute of America

this is a couple of images from solo exhibit of Igor Grechanyk at Ukrainian Institute of America in New York
also take a look at YTube video clip from Igor reception night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGTf_UFeCY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS0GPScXeRE
Igore, v mene take vrajennia scho ti bi mig viyti na pozachsoviy riven' u svoih robotah ykscho b ti povernuvsia Oblichiam do 100% abstraktnogo stilu; takoj sprobuy pisati vilni ne rimovani virshi, ti duje tsikavo govoriv pro pidsvidomu, totemnu yakist svoih robit ( Igog , I do have an impression that you can create really timeless work if you go to a PURE

abstraction in your sculptures and writing - the way you spoke at Institute make me believe that you can write a great poetry!!!

Konstiantin Chehovsky,the artist, &

Myroslava Rozdolska, President of New Ukrianian Wave!!

Eagled Totem @UIA

Igor Grechanyk and his wife Luda:-)