Firebird Feather | Acrylic on Canvas | 120x80 cm | 2022 Print

Daria Konshtik is a Ukrainian-born artist, immigrated to Israel in 1995, currently lives and works in Tel Aviv. Konshtik is a multidisciplinary artist who works with various media including painting, drawing, photography, and video-art. ​ Konshtik derives inspiration from fairy tales, myths and legends, “framing” her works with painted decorative ornaments, stylized with bold and vivid colours. Her imaginary and at times naïve works are composed of symbols and signs, depicting Russian folk tales, Greek mythology and Jewish ceremonies on canvas surface and a screen. Using a vibrant palette of colours that characterizes traditional Slavic costumes, Konshtik interweaving them with Middle Eastern motifs, such as palm and olive trees. Traditional symbols, folklore, and cultural customs in Konshtik works are characterized as psychological constructs at the boundary of the conscious and unconscious, between the personal and the collective.