Ivan Chuikov, 22.05.1935

The period of Chuikov’s esthetic searches was not long, he got sick and tired of painting in its classical version, and then…

Next came the era of “Windows”, i.e., three-dimensional closed windows facing the outer world. This world brought the happy surprise of a “bulldozer exhibition” where Chuikov met many Moscow underground members; and that marked the beginning of his life in art.

“The works of the past few years are based on the general idea of an image as a thin film placed on a plane or voluminous construction. The image may completely coincide with that construction, may coincide with it partially, or not coincide with it at all. I can only add that the problems of style, esthetics as such, are of no interest to me. The esthetic aspect of my works is determined by the pursuit of simplicity and certain conscious restrictions: the absence of deformation, simplification of texture, and a preset use of colors. The sky should be blue, the greenery—green, the body—pink. I have no other interest in the field of traditional esthetics” (I.C.—1991).