“Ukraine is art”: actress Sharon Stone supports Ukrainian artist Artur Soletsky

Ukraine WOW, a non-governmental organization that promotes Ukrainian culture, continues to attract world stars to support Ukraine. In a new video that appeared on Ukraine WOW's Instagram, American actress Sharon Stone shows a painting by contemporary artist Artur Soletsky at her home.

Ukraine WOW reported this.

"Ukraine is art. Ukraine is paintings. Ukraine is creativity. I am Sharon Stone. And how do I know about all this? Because this work belongs to the Ukrainian artist Artur Soletsky. How beautiful is this painting! Thank you, Artur; I am delighted," the actress said in the video.

"We approached Sharon Stone as part of a series of videos in which world figures support Ukrainian culture. The first was a video about "Shchedryk" with Barbra Streisand and Vera Farmiga, and the second was the story of Oscar-winning Ukrainians, told by Robert De Niro, Liev Schreiber, Misha Collins, and Oleksandr Rudynsky. We asked Sharon Stone to talk about Ukrainian artists. We were genuinely surprised when she not only answered but also recorded a video from her home, standing next to the work of Artur Soletsky. Ukraine needs support more than ever; Ukrainian culture can be at the forefront of the struggle for attention. And we thank everyone who walks this path with us," Yaroslava Gres and Yuliia Solovey, founders of the Ukraine WOW agency, said.

The artist created the work called "Big Little Dream" in 2023.

"About a year after the full-scale invasion began, an American messaged me on Instagram asking if he could buy a painting for a friend. Naturally, I was thrilled, but I never expected that the friend would turn out to be Sharon Stone herself. Finding out my work was at her house was incredibly inspiring. Moments like these really show you the power of art and its impact," shared Artur Soletsky.

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Artur Soletsky is a Ukrainian artist based in Lviv. He has his own studio and teaches at the Lviv National Academy of Arts. Born on April 15, 1996, in Vinnytsia, he developed his artistic vision at the Lviv National Academy of Arts in the Department of Monumental Painting. Artur works across various genres, including painting, graphics, installation, video, and landscape art, and has exhibited his work both in Ukraine and internationally.

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