Iva Urban is a Ukrainian artist based in London who creates abstract paintings using oil, acrylic, and textured materials. Her work explores how personal and collective experiences — such as war, emotional states, and the constant flow of information — can take on a physical form through paint and surface. Moving between quiet simplicity and richly layered textures, she creates works that balance energy and stillness. In her Red and Black Series, including Cry of the Earth, Urban reflects on freedom, memory and the lasting impact of war, transforming traces of trauma into powerful visual records.