the Final exhibition of the season 2015/2017 "Caramel" opened on the site of young art, CCA WINZAVOD “START” on April 13. Artist Ivan Hryaschikov explores the artistic properties of the confectionery caramel.  His experiments with this unusual material — a kind of spacewalk.  the Author creates in the space of the exposition is the whole universe: planetary systems, meteorites — all objects  are made of caramel.

Exhibition at the project START — the debut of Ivan Krasikov as an artist. Pastry chef by training, he was engaged in the author's cakes, went to exhibitions and competitions, is not interested in the caramel. Going beyond the craft occurred in a Berlin pastry exhibitions. Instead of the traditional  sugar flowers Ivan Hryaschikov presented to the public a black column from caramel  labeled “Every time you copy someone else's work, not bringing anything of his own, a particle of your soul dies”. The experiment has not received universal approval, but after this experience, Ivan began to think seriously about how to deal with contemporary art. 

the Path for further development was prompted by the material itself. The first step — trying to preserve it in its original form, to create timeless sculpture. Thus was born the series of works filled with bottles of colorful sprinkles. Each of the following appeared in the result of the study of the properties of the material.  In the collection of Ivan Krasikov have caramel in glass, wood and porcelain. Curves, which she  takes when heated, cracks in its structure, reminded the painter of space objects. That is why his exhibition at the Start he will create his model of the universe. In addition to the objects in the exhibition will be presented a video in which a color  caramel transformirovalsya under the radio emission of the planets.

Ivan Hryaschikov, artist: “caramel has a mystical naturalness, naturalness. I  want to explore the physics of caramel, to study its properties. As it flows? As melt? As crack? I study the caramel as it is not studied one, and this is akin to spacewalk”. 

Caramel Ivan Krasikov, acquiring new properties, becomes a material for art work.

START —  one of the major projects support young art in Russia contemporary art Centre WINZAVOD in 2008.  the Participation gives the artist the opportunity to organize my first solo exhibition under the guidance of an experienced supervisor. During the existence of the project was made more than 40 000 applications, conducted more than 50 personal exhibitions. Only in the last two years, ten young artists from the Start, thanks, SRC WINERY, has participated in international residencies.

artist: Ivan Hryaschikov — the pastry chef, artist, was born in 1990 in Moscow, works in Moscow.