/ Art is Prayer \: \ St. Pussy Riot /

/ Oil on Canvas.

Entirety of the proceeds will go to ukrainedao.love

On February 21, 2012 five members of Pussy Riot staged a performance called a "Punk Prayer" in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow against the Orthodox Church leaders' support for Putin during his election campaign.

Arrested members were sentenced to two years in penal colony. It was one of the first acts of high profile public activism against Vladimir Putin who was already in the process of dismantling any democratic principles left in Russia.

I started this painting two years ago in support of their cause. I finished it last week and sent it off to be scanned. I received the scan on the 28th of March and the painting revealed itself to me, that of the Ukrainian flag colors.

Emile Rafael, 10th day of the war in Ukraine.

First collector will get a physical limited signed print. \