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Ukrainian musician Marko Halanevych, frontman of the band DakhaBrakha, spoke to Kyiv Post about his graphic art and painting ahead of the band's major European tour, which launches on November 15. His #DakhaBrakhaArt project includes nearly 400 works, which are offered at charity auctions after the band's concerts, with proceeds supporting Ukraine's Defense Forces. Halanevych says he began painting three years ago with a practical aim, to create lots for charity auctions. He says he drew as a child, later worked in publishing and learned graphic design, and has created most of the band's visual content since DakhaBrakha formed in 2004. He says his work is drawn from artists worldwide and from the landscapes of his childhood in the Vinnytsia and Kherson regions. Halanevych's drawings were also animated for a project about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and director Hanka Tretiak, who worked with his material, described him as a multidisciplinary artist whose work carries light and energy.