Bogdan Kravtsov

Kite

At age 15 I felt ultimately free and happy. Everything sparked my interest: from physics and theater to hiking and intellectual games. I dove into everything, scoring high in it all: winning in cups, tournaments, math competitions and school elections.

I ignored haircuts, never buttoned my button-ups, and pinned bells on my jeans legs. It was time when I’d sing Tom Waits at top of my lungs straddling a roadside post. I made myself a wreath of long ribbons and wore it around my neck.

This necklace could’ve become a part of my costume for a play „Cuculcan The Feathered Serpent“ based on Miguel Ángel Asturias writings where I played Guacamayo, the old parrot, on the stage of our lyceum theater „АрМсНИК“ (Artistic Bear With Low IQ). The play was never released after all but I named my pet, an orange-winged amazon, after that character.

Spectral stripes, flying ribbons, unruly kite — this whole piece has freedom written all over it. Even the artistic method employed speaks freedom as the image rises above the canvas and bursts free.