DepartmentEurope
Ангел I (Angel I)
NameMetal sculpture
Artist
Vitalii Senyshyn
(born 1998)
CultureUkrainian
Date2024
Place madeWarsaw, Poland, Europe
Medium122 mm artillery shell; 80 mm artillery shell
Dimensions17 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 6 in. (44.4501 × 17.145 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Vitalii Senyshyn, IFAF Collection, FA.2025.15.1
Object numberFA.2025.15.1
Collections
Senyshyn began creating art after the death of his father, a combat commander who helped liberate the city of Kherson in Eastern Ukraine. “His unit was often sent to the most difficult front lines […] It was from there that I received news of his last battle,” remembers Senyshyn. These angels are inspired by an original sculpture Senyshyn crafted for his father’s gravesite.
