The Art Which Pierces Your Heart Through Because of the complicity and ambiguity of the topic, the issue of war has always been the one to avoid in culture and art. However, modern artists tend to shed some light on the events which occurred during the times of enmity and murder. One of those artists, Ash Kyrie, is the person whose works are pierced through with the pain and suffering which people had to take as the all-consuming was reigned in the world. If there is a single emotion except horror which war can cause, it must be the desperate fury. This is what the entire picture is sewn through, its every inch telling the story of the people who had to face the terror clasping around their necks. The details of the picture tell much more than the war chronicles collection. One of the first things to pay attention to in the graphics is the color palette. Kyrie has deliberately chosen the dark shades of colors, with the khaki color prevailing, to depict the gloomy atmosphere of death. The green color which is slowly changing into the red one shows most openly that the war which begins with bravura marching and with the patriotic speeches about the strength of the army etc. finally ends up with blood of millions of people shed. As the eyes of the spectator get accustomed to the unusual color cast, (s)he sees the details of the picture more distinctly. The soldier in the picture, holding a gun in his hands, and the two children stained with something red – can this be blood? – look as if they have been cut out the WWII scenery and carved in the modern lithography to remind people of the cruel times. The way the picture opens in front of the spectator, like a flower, is truly miraculous. Taking a closer look at the picture, one can swear that the people’s faces in it start taking shapes and expressions. The soldier does not look scary anymore – it is clear now that he is one of those fighting against the brown plague – and seems even kind. The concerned glance which he casts at the children in this parental what-is-to-become-of-them manner is more than words can tell. Meanwhile, the child in front is about to stretch his hands in the gesture of unceasing hope. Reading Between the Dabs of the Author’s Brush In spite of the fact that interpreting author’s ideas shifts analytics into the sphere of guesswork, the art concerning war is the sphere where almost all people’s viewpoints collide in agreement. The artists of the post-war period speak of the frightening uselessness of war, and Ash Kyrie is no exception. In his artworks, the mean face of the old witch looks even more repulsive, but unlike the other artists, he communicates a very important idea. The war will finally end someday, he says, and the sun will shine as bright as ever. It is quite peculiar that the picture does not even allow to suggest where the scene takes place. The setting takes the audience to Europe, there is no doubt about that, but where exactly does it? The author decided to keep silent about it, and so did the picture. However, it is impossible even to tell if the situation takes place in the street or somewhere else. The dark-green with a dab of browning and reddish palette closes the curtain with