Tulip and Apple, 1981 Wood
I started with painting. Later I turned to experimenting with clay and wood carving. I was doing it for self-expression, just love this feeling of creating something new (at least, for me).
Some of my works I was able to bring to USA after emigrating in 1991. Other pieces were left in Odessa and were, probably, lost.
My style has changed - the work became more abstract and organic. I started using found materials - driftwood, burls, or tree limbs. Many times, it was my wife Regina's sharp eye and sense of beauty which helped her to see through bark and clutter. If a piece of wood can wake up the imagination, or just possesses an undefined promise, it can be made into sculpture. I usually let wood lay idle for a while - until I can see what it might become. Then I start carving and cutting it to reveal hidden structure, movement, or emotion, until the sculpture is able to occupy and hold space.
Some of my works I was able to bring to USA after emigrating in 1991. Other pieces were left in Odessa and were, probably, lost.
My style has changed - the work became more abstract and organic. I started using found materials - driftwood, burls, or tree limbs. Many times, it was my wife Regina's sharp eye and sense of beauty which helped her to see through bark and clutter. If a piece of wood can wake up the imagination, or just possesses an undefined promise, it can be made into sculpture. I usually let wood lay idle for a while - until I can see what it might become. Then I start carving and cutting it to reveal hidden structure, movement, or emotion, until the sculpture is able to occupy and hold space.
At that time it was one of the first non-official (but visible to the public) murals in Odessa.
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