Ukrainian art talks of revolution

Ukrainian artists are splitting their time between painting and protesting. Many have moved into the Independence Square during the protest months in order to capture every aspect of what was to become a crucial moment in Ukraine's history.

Marina Sochenko used to paint flowers before going to the protests with her son. After that, her art has changed and so has she: 'This is what an artist should do. You have to paint what touches you. And then it is going to touch other people.'

Tanya Cheprasova, an artist and teacher at the Ukrainian Art Academy, painted on canvas in the middle of the protests but also painted the protesters' helmets: 'I want to show that there is not only war but there is also beauty left in things after the revolution,' she explains.

Now, the National Art Museum of Ukraine houses the '(R)Evolution' exhibition where dozens of photographs depict the chaos and tragedy of those days but also everyday life in times of political turmoil.

Those who died in clashes with police forces in the Independece Square are now remembered through the dozens of memorials that have been erected.