Pigment on paper
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Yuri Boyko, 2016-2020, Desideratum I, photograph, Edition of 25, 17 x 22 in.
Yuri Boyko, 2016-2020, Desideratum II, photograph, Edition of 25, 17 x 22 in.
Yuri Boyko, 2016-2020, Desideratum III, photograph, Edition of 25, 17 x 22 in.
IN THIS LIVE FEED Yuri Boyko will discuss his “Desideratum” series and his scope of exploring the deconstruction of identity and much more.
.
ARTIST STATEMENT about the series, Desideratum
A stage for the interpretation of one’s personal desires, needs, and struggles.
The series was developed in Salve Mater, Leuvenjoel, Belgium, a psychiatric center for women, inaugurated by Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1927 on the lands donated by Viscount de Spoelberch to the University of Louvain. The buildings were designed by architect Josef Haché. The center was run by the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary from Ghent and was operational until the early 2000s.
It was abandoned for the next ten years and subsequently converted to condominiums.
Yuri Boyko’s artistic practice focuses on the deconstruction of identity, exploring states of loss and triumph, pain and pleasure. He is eloquent when he speaks of the human condition. “Our disillusionment over unfulfilled desires, and our endless struggle to find harmony amid life’s many doubts, can reshape our understanding of the world, and lead to personal growth, transforming our lives.” The process of individuation is vividly expressed in his moody photographs that mingle the sacred with the profane.
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Yuri Boyko, 2014, Hamsa I, pigment print, open edition, 7.5 x 7.5 in.
Yuri Boyko, 2014, Hamsa II, pigment print, open edition, 7.5 x 7.5 in.
Yuri Boyko, 2014, Hamsa III, pigment print, open edition, 7.5 x 7.5 in.
BIOGRAPHY
Yuri Boyko was a recipient of the Art on the Outside Award for public art in the City of West Hollywood. Through Photo Independent, Los Angeles, Boyko received Second Place Award, by Paul Martineau, Associate Curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Boyko was also selected for a Short List of Artisti Primiati (Top Artist) at the V Biennale of Contemporary Art in Genoa, Italy, and Artist Residency at the Center for Research and Creativity Casamarles in Barcelona, Spain. He received partial Grant Award for Artist Residency at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, and Quick Grant Award through Creative Capacity Fund, Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles. Boyko’s work has been published in FULL BLEDE (Los Angeles) and Uncoated Platform (Berlin), and he was interviewed by VoyageLA for their Hollywood's Thought-Provokers column. Last November he appeared on the Paris based internet TV channel, Bastille.tv preceding Fotofever 2019 art fair.
https://www.yuriboyko.com | @b.0.y.k.0