The Brief
- Natasha Dikareva is a lifelong artist who has been sculpting for 30 years.
- The war in Ukraine impacted the latest exhibition.
BRADENTON, Fla. – Natasha Dikareva’s newest exhibition, “Emergence: In Solitude & Passage,” creates a bevy of emotions for the Ukrainian sculptor.
“Since the war started, my work has shifted dramatically because I feel like there’s so much pain, and I’ve always been hopeful, of course,” Dikareva said. “I feel like we’re all learning something as a humanity that we are going through these very challenging times.”
Dig deeper:
The pieces in the exhibition, on display at the newly opened Herrig Center for the Arts, formerly known as ArtCenter Manatee, feature beautiful faces. They are made of mainly clay, but some incorporate glass and hand-sketched details.…