The socialist MEP Isabel García Muñoz inaugurated this Tuesday in the European Parliament the exhibition 'Europe embraces the Ukrainian people', by the Aragonese expressionist author José Manuel Cardiel.
The exhibition is made up of 27 canvases representing the flags of all member states, as well as two canvases with the flags of the European Union and Ukraine.
The MEP has brokered a request for the European Parliament to temporarily provide space for these works in its main building. "We want to start a new political course remembering that the war in Ukraine is not over," García stated.
The objective of the exhibition is to prevent all the human lives lost by the Russian invasion from being forgotten and to insist that the conflict is still active. "This work reminds us that our challenge as a society is that solidarity is not only a temporary or spontaneous response, but a value that defines us as European citizens," explained the Aragonese MEP.
José Manuel Cardiel, author of the works, was present at the inauguration, accompanied by a large group of MEPs and visitors.
As the painter has indicated, "this work is born from the need to insist that we are a community and we must face the problems that affect Europe in a united way."
Cardiel works in an abstract expressionist style, which is characterized by a great mastery of color and light. Although he is a doctor by profession, painting has been his hobby for more than thirty years and his work consists of more than 350 paintings.
The exhibition can be seen from September 6 to 9 in the distribution area of the Spinelli building of the European Parliament, located on the left side of the VoxBox.
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