2018–2020 → The Boy and the Ball of Thread

The work on this cycle coincided with Marusya’s birth and growing up; she is part of many works. This period also coincided with the beginning and end of the pandemic. My collaboration with the Moscow gallery OVCHARENKO began with this body of work. The title of the inaugural show, The Boy and the Ball of Thread, gave the cycle its name.

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2020. Oil on canvas. 205 × 270 cm

Why are you playing alone? From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2020. Oil on canvas. 157 × 100 cm

Boy. 2020. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. Plasticine. Circa 20 × 30 cm

Castle. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 206 × 367 cm

Igosha. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2020. Oil on canvas. 150 × 100 cm

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 248 × 204 cm

Crustaceans. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 149 × 286 cm

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 193 × 207 cm

Ruler. 2019. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Tread. Oil on canvas. 145 × 223 cm

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2018. Oil on canvas. 156 × 143 cm

Grandmother. 2019. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 300 × 397 cm

Palace. 2020. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2020. Oil on canvas. 317 × 630 cm

School Workshop. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 197 × 244 cm

Marble Cave. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2020. Oil on canvas. 260 × 579 cm

Self-portrait. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 180 × 135 cm

Don Quixote. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Oil on canvas. 200 × 150 cm

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Watercolour, pencil on paper. 56 × 75 cm

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Watercolour, pencil on paper. 56 × 75 cm

From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2019. Watercolour, pencil on paper. 56 × 75 cm

Vaults. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2018. Watercolour, pencil on paper. 56 × 75 cm

Backyard. From the cycle The Boy and the Ball of Thread. 2018. Watercolour, pencil on paper. 56 × 75 cm