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C A P S U L E
Y U L I A N E S I S
R U I N E S
232x 132 cm - each part
acrylic on hardboard and metal, mixed technique
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MY ART IS ADDRESSING THOSE
WHO SORT AND STORE GARBAGE IN THE BACKYARD,
KEEP MEMORIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM THEIR LIVES, LOVE THE BEAUTY OF EMPTY HALF-RUINED BUILDINGS AND OLD OBJECTS
Someday long ago coffee machines using capsules became available in Moscow.
I started collecting the capsules from relatives and friends until I got a lot of them.
And now there are quite a lot of coffee capsules, because in Russia,
the programs of their processing and utilization are practically non- existent.
And for some reason I was absolutely amazed by the beauty of these capsules.
Besides, I realized that there had been nothing like this in the visual arts before,
so it was an opportunity for me...
Y U L I A N E S I S
M A L T A
182 x 182 cm
acrylic on hardboard and metal, mixed technique
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I’M INTERESTED IN THINGS THAT HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE AND FORGOTTEN. I WANT THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR LIFE IN MY ART
In the course of my work, I thought about the meaning of coffee capsules.
In a way they are a symbol of time for a modern urban person, who can measure his life with them.
And there is an environmental problem caused by them,
because without proper methods of processing aluminum, which they are made of,
will remain in the earth for hundreds of years. This is a real disaster.
So this vision with coffee capsules is also a way to reuse them.
Instead of turning into rubbish, now they travel around the world with exhibitions and bring joy..
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L U C C A
182 x 120 cm
acrylic on hardboard and metal, mixed technique
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I WISH YOU KNEW WHAT KIND OF LITTER
MY VERSES GROW WITHOUT ANY SHAME
- Anna Akhmatova
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T O K I O
130 x 180 cm
acrylic on hardboard and metal, mixed technique
I am fascinated by the medieval Japanese art of ceramics restoration - kintsugi:
a master does not try to hide breakages and cracks,
so that they become invisible. After all, an old object that has seen a lot during its lifetime
has its own more subtle beauty than a new thing;
and the master's task is to discover and show it in the restored object..
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M A X X I
216 x 164 cm each part
This work is dedicated to the Maxxi Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, designed by Zaha Hadid.
The ultramodern building keeps the memory of the barracks that were located at this place before:
the architect carefully preserved the old facade and made the main entrance to the museum there.
And I had such a strange dialogue with Hadid:
her Maxxi building inspired me to one of the compositions with coffee capsules.
But since the technique is rather complex, it took me quite a long time to create the work.
And it so happened that when I started, Zaha Hadid was still alive,
and by the time this work was completed, she was no longer.
It turned out that my work is a kind of tribute to the memory of this great architect.
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