Valery Pchelin is a sculptor, designer, architect, and carpenter born in Kazakhstan and currently living in Krasnodar Krai in the south of Russia. He received his education in technical and art schools. Pchelin works with wood, creating sculptures, installations, designer objects, and land art. He is an expert on local types of wood in Russia, Germany, Switzerland, and Argentina.
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The method of joining – constructing the form using either woodworking or carpentry techniques – has over time become fundamental in Pchelin’s art. The monochrome objects he calls Drifters epitomize his signature style today, and are the result of the advances Pchelin has made in this method.
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When explaining the mythology behind his brainchild, Valery Pchelin refers to these Drifters as wandering travellers: “Everyone drifts along their path in life. We drift along, accepting some things, rejecting others, and from this our story is built.”
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Born ten years ago on the idea level, today these Drifters, with their unlimited variation in shape, have grown into an independent class of object. Drifter-like pieces are perfectly capable of being scaled up in size, and in time will surely grow to monumental dimensions, capable of containing people within and allowing them to pass through.
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Valery Pchelin likes to work while listening to minimalist music of the 20th century such as Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt, or to Benjamin Britten. He often listens to modern meditative Japanese music as well, interesting for its associative flow. He enjoys Glass’ tiers of sound, which mirror the wood – the repeating black phrases that comprise his Drifters.
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Artist's workshop
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More about Valery Pchelin
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Valery Pchelin. Cossacks
History of the people and family 16 February - 9 March 2021Как история казачества и трагическая судьба деда привели Валерия Пчелина к созданию дрифтеров -
Valery Pchelin. Craftsmanship
16 February - 9 March 2021Как Валерий Пчелин делает своих дрифтеров -
Valery Pchelin. The Meaning Of The Drifters
16 February - 9 March 2021Объекты Валерия Пчелина, дрифтеры, несут собственные смыслы и раскрывают внутренний мир наблюдателя
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