Whenever my incredibly talented friend Alexander Boyadjiev has an art exhibition, I try to go. So yesterday, at the Gallery CTRLLAB on St-Laurent, I went to check out his new work.
Alex has a very distinctive style, a rarity for someone his age. His drawings are of such complexity, very technical and organic at the same time. On top of his drawings, he recently worked on a movie producing the storyboard. It's going to be featured in an upcoming movie festival, I'll keep you posted!
His brother Nicolay, an architect student, was there as well, with a few pieces of his own. I wasn't aware that he did art exhibitions and was curiously surprised by what I saw:
A reproduction in carton of the St-Laurent area, street by street. Impressive, huh? Only, it's not done by hand (as I thought), it's digitally drawn and cut out by laser. Then once assembled, it could be hanged on a wall, but because it's so malleable, you can alter the shape, sort of like a carton accordion. On the pictures, he took it off the wall and showed me how it bends. The little dots on the side? A code (the Braille system) for Nicolay to assemble the pieces easier.
I really enjoyed my time at the Gallery. I'm always excited to see what these boys have to offer and what they're working on next.
Merci Julia!
ReplyDeleteJ'aurais bien aime le voir en vrai, mais au moins je peux le voir sur ton blog =)
Incoyable comme toujours, Boyadjiev!