A young Ukrainian artist, Kseniya Simonova, created the following “sand animation” for the 2009 season of “Ukraine’s Got Talent.” This 8 minute clip shows her drawing a story in sand of life during WWII and is set to the orchestral rendition of Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters.
A little bit of side information from WOSU Arts Blog:
“What she depicts is love and war, set amidst the turmoil of The Great Patriotic War, or as we call it in America, WWII. Ukraine was probably the area most devastated in the war, even more than Germany. It was a conflict that saw nearly one in four Ukrainians killed. Ukraine represented almost 20 percent of all the causalities suffered during WWII. The scene ends in 1945, with the death of Hitler and the end of a long war.”
At the end of the clip, she writes, “You are always nearby.” Needless to say, she won.
Watching art be created has always fascinated me. That’s why I liked watching Bob Ross, despite my own lack of artistic talent. This starts off really cool, as it was creating art in a unique fashion. Then the video hit roughly 1:45, and my jaw dropped.
This was amazing to watch!