The River of Time

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Last Updated on Monday, 18 July 2016 17:12

A new decorative and applied art display at the Museum of the World Ocean by Vladimir Boyko (carver from Ussuri krai) is devoted to the indigenous people in Priamurye – hunters, fishers, children, senior residents and shamans. The main topic of the exhibition is the native people’s harmony with nature.

Vladimir Boyko is a unique person. He taught himself carving and with no professional education Boyko is a recognized craftsman, well-known both in Russia and worldwide. His exhibitions were held in Moscow, Vladivostok, Ussurijsk, Japan and Korea.

He has created the collection for over 20 years. Boyko works directly with wood (linden is his favourite material) – with no sketches or rough drawings – he feels it and sees a new character inside a workpiece.

In his works the author reveals the beauty and spirituality of the native smaller peoples of Priamurye — Nanai, Manchu, Ulch, Negidals, Nivkhs, Evenks, Orochs and Udege, mainly inhabiting Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorye and the Strait of Tartary coastline.

The modern art of people in Priamurye is a wonderful combination of traditions and novations, mythic characters of the past and the present days.