All of that week grandpa was much worse. So I guess I just wasn’t into quirky pics any more. Not into crocodiles, not into confused naked men hugging crocodiles, not into magical birds. It’s hard to say what I felt that week. What I was mostly thinking about was this: how on earth would I explain to mom that I am staying. That there’s no way I will leave when grandpa is …
I draw fish all the time. I’m not sure when it started. Maybe it was after watching the Arizona Dream where the fish glides through the air, and after listening to “This is a Film” and “In the Death Car” a crazy number of times. I had that on repeat forever. This is a film about a man and a fish.This is a film about a dramatic relationship between a man and …
A week ago I moved back to Petrozavodsk. My grandpa is unwell, and I’m helping my mom take cure of him for the time being. I am not sure how long I’ll be staying here, but at least until we figure out a sustainable way of caring for him. We are currently in the process of trying to find the right combination of medications to ease his anxiety, agitation and hallucinations. It’s …
Man, Croc, and Other Objects — Digital Mixed Media Painting [Read more]
(scroll down for story) I like kettles and teapots. From old to the very newest cyberspace ones, ceramic, enamel, cast iron, glow in the dark pumped full of electronics and super smart ones. Maybe it’s just the idea of this object the sole purpose of which is bringing warmth and heating water. I drink a lot of tea. Mostly black. Whenever I’m working, there’s always a cup beside me. When I wake …
(scroll down for story) I first discovered steel tie wire as a medium in the winter of 2014. That’s when the rabbit’s body with his solitary pensive look was born. I liked him a lot immediately, but he was lonely and contextless, without a real place in life. He spent some time on my desk and bookshelf, but then hid into one of my bureau drawers and slept there for two whole …
Quiet Rabbit (Rabbit on a Swing) — Sculpture in Wire, Rope and Papier-mâché [Read more]
(Scroll down for story). I created this series in January 2018, a week or so after my birthday. I’m a fan of Telegram stickers (check out my two other packs here and here), and as usual, I found a certain set of emotions missing from the other packs out there, so I had to give them a go. I tend to be on the grumpy side in the winter when it’s so …
(Scroll down for story). This was the first set of stickers I ever made when I realized Telegram messenger allows you to upload your own stickers. There are just so many emotions I find not only hard to express, but even to just plain put my finger on. I guess I am just no pro at being in touch with a significant part of my own emotions (though I’ve made significant headway …
(Scroll down for the story). I created the Bird in July 2017. It was summer, and barely a few weeks after I first met the curators of Intimate Space (Интимное Место) and we had decided to do a solo show with my “Some Stories Squared, Season 1” series. I was flipping through the drawings, and they made sense. I knew they were what I wanted to share, but something was missing. That’s …
My life works like this. My uncle randomly buys a bag of chicken heads, sets it in the fridge and leaves for St. Petersburg. My grandpa finds the chicken heads and decides to make chicken head broth for him and me and to feed the heads to my dog because apparently, he loves my dog. When asked to serve my dog a few heads I freak out and nearly gag, because the …
Chicken Heads — Travel Sketchbook Paper Instagram Project [Read more]
While on my way to my greatgrandmother’s house in Beshtau (Stavropol region), in Moscow I met AntiMona. Allow me to introduce you. AntiMona is my very first attempt at da Vinci fan art, and she is also part of a new project I’m working on. I’m still thinking of a proper name for the project, but essentially it’s a paper sketchbook take on Instagram. When I was getting ready for my trip, …
AntiMona — Travel Sketchbook Paper Instagram Project [Read more]