Boris Chaika is a young artist from St. Petersburg. He creates abstract works in mixed media, which often refers to the use of fabrics.
Boris calls his works objects, referring to the study of the interaction of color, textures and materials such as fabrics and threads. In creating the works the author focuses his attention on experiments, freeing himself from the dominance of the plot. For him, abstraction is a way of creating anti-contextual art. Boris refuses to name his works because the title and plot, in his opinion, "involve us in some point of view, associations and connect us with something." The author is a supporter of the idea of "pure beauty", in which "beauty" can be so only because it is visually beautiful, and not for related reasons.
In his works, the artist strives to create minimalistic compositions that would enter into dialogue with a space where there is a lot of sunlight and few bright colors.
“I like work that is not very attractive and not striking. I imagine that the viewer does not notice them right away, then he becomes interested, begins to examine and notices all these strings, scribbles, specks and begins to love them tenderly ... "
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