Love Curly

Liubov Kucheriava (*1984, Simferopol, Crimea) translates directly to Love Curly.

She is an Ukrainian artist, print maker and set designer.
Liubov lived and worked in Kyiv and is currently based in Hamburg.

Eroticism, beauty and emotional and sensual impact of shapes and colours have been crucial for her work for more than a decade, with media ranging from digital to painting to installation. The pandemic, however, has had a truly transformative effect on her practice. The artist started drawing by hand a lot, which allowed her to find a new level of freedom in self-expression and a new vector, a sexual act and meditative process for healing and coping with pain.

In her own words:

I have studied sexuality before, in digital works, but the experience of drawing with my hands made me feel so much joy from the process, it could be compared to a sexual act. This new experience, reminiscent of a mystical ritual, is a journey through consciousness, in which I meet mythical characters, participants of erotic fairy tales, whose characters are based on real people and events that fill my life. In the beginning, there is just a blank sheet, no prior sketching, composition or vision of what should be depicted. It’s hard to explain how i...

Graduated in 2006 from the National Academy of Conservation and Resort Construction (BA Architecture)

Unconditional cohesiveness with someone because of similar views and goals (Group), Nizza , Berlin, 2024
The Collectyv x MOT (Group), Module of Temporality, Lviv, 2024
Accrochage de group (Group), Strouk gallery, Paris, 2024
Nouvel accrochage (Group), Strouk gallery, Paris, 2024
Accrochage de groupe (Group), Strouk gallery, Paris, 2023
Summer vibes (Group), Strouk gallery, Paris, 2023
Passion Simple (Group), Strouk gallery, Paris, 2023
The house of sense (Solo), Strouk gallery, Paris, 2023
Amateur Amantes in their dark fantasies (Group), WAF galerie, Vienna, 2022
Extended Bodies (Group), MOM art space, Hamburg, 2022
Unbreakable (Group), MOM art space, Hamburg, 2022
Ukraina Strong exhibition by TISSUE Magazine (Group), Raum linksrechts, Hamburg, 2017