On his 72nd birthday, Lev Skop—a renowned artist, restorer, iconographer, musician, and volunteer—continues to raise funds for the military. Currently, the iconographer's team is raising 1.5 million hryvnias for robotic platforms—remote-controlled vehicles that help evacuate the wounded and deliver food to positions, he said in a comment to "Tvoe Misto".
He speaks about the war, the roads to the east of Ukraine, the people, the icons he gives to the military, and how art has become his way of being close to those who protect Ukraine today. Each time he travels, he hands over several hundred icons to the defenders.
Lev Skop has been volunteering since 2014, and his path through art has transformed into a daily frontline rhythm. Every month, he travels to the east for two weeks.
He says he paints almost around the clock: in his workshop during the day, on the road in a van, and sometimes in basements in the Sumy region or Kramatorsk.
Many of Lev Skop's works are sold at charity auctions in Ukraine and abroad. Recently, one icon was sold for 300,000 hryvnias to buy drones for the military. Currently, the iconographer's team is raising 1.5 million hryvnias for robotic platforms.
On his birthday, the artist does not ask for gifts for himself, but for support for those who protect each of us and our Motherland every day. Card number for voluntary contributions: 4149629378480149
As a reminder, Lev Skop (born April 9, 1954, Lviv) is a Ukrainian art historian, restorer-artist, and iconographer. He was a lecturer at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, a member of the creative association "Cactus," a poet, and a musician (the band "Chorna Debra"). He researches the wooden architecture of Western Ukraine, particularly St. George's Church in Drohobych, and works at the "Drohobychyna" Museum. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, he has been volunteering: creating icons for the military and selling works at charity auctions. His art possesses spiritual power and helps soldiers persevere in combat conditions.
