Saint Agatha
Series of oil on canvas paintings and sculptures created in January, 2024
in Italy during my residency at Domus, Itlay.
(https://www.domus-artistresidency.com/julia-rawal)
These works are inspired by the painting “Martiro di Sant’Agata”
by Nicolo Ferrando from the basilica of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria, Galatina, Italy,
depicting story of Saint Agata. The topic of which is phisical torture of Saint till the cutting parts of her body and breasts. As I found out during research there are few other italian and international artists who use image of cutted breast as a symbol of rape and violance against woman.
My aim was to pay attention to the idea of female sacrification, which often leads to tolerance towards domestic violence and cruelty, especially during the time war, when woman are not protected, moreover rape is a sibling of war, its shadow.
Oil on canvas, 80*110 , 80*110, 30*30cm 2024, Galatina, Ital
Watercolour on paper, a4 , 2026, Germany
Ukrainian embroidery tradition - textile - war technologies development - Pietà - drons
Series of textile paintings I created in Warsaw, 2025.
These works are inspired by reach traditiong of embroidery in Ukraine, and its reneisance nowdays. Having few main colours, red is presented widely. I use instrument i know the best - brush - to go into red.
My aim was to pay attention to mysoginy behind War, how mothers, sisters and wifes loosing they belowed ones. When I was in school I was told there was 52 million of people, nowday (2026) there 20 millions. Its more than half of population of my country (dead or abroad).
Oil on textile, 80*110 , 80*110, 30*30cm 2025,Warsaw, Italy
