DiDi Gallery presents a new exhibition, which is dedicated to the young artists from St Petersburg and Moscow. Alexandra Kokacheva is a new figure for the Russian art scene, known for only a few years, but who already established herself as a talented author. After her graduation from the graphic department of the St Petersburg Academy of Arts in 2018, the artist perfectly mastered a wide range of graphic techniques. Predominantly working on paper with acrylic and tempera, the author transfers the techniques of constructing graphic compositions to the expressive pictorial style. The graphic character and linearity of the compositions set the base for an intense colors, which go beyond the limits assigned to them. The pulsating color, expressive brushstrokes, randomly applied dripping, all these things bring life to the rigorous lines of the compositions and at the visual level conveys the main idea of ​​the author: a symbiosis of nature and the city, an irregular rhythm of organic matter and its subsequent mastering by man.

“I am interested in the themes of civilization, the way a person and his presence leave a mark in a certain place and the way these places change over time. My art is a some kind of reflection on the world around us. Underpasses with shabby floors and graffiti, abandoned buildings, cities, villages or noisy streets of the metropolis, I am interested in those things that are familiar in daily life and most people do not notice them, taking them for granted... "(A. Kokacheva).