Artist

Boris Kogan. The artist who paint moments of life.

The moment is the here and now that possesses our lives. It’s where the colors of life reside. It’s where the shades of life, fateful meetings, and passions collide. We tend to think that the moment is impossible to catch. But the next time you are walking through the streets of Israel cities, don’t miss your chance to meet an artist, who can help you capture this moment. The artist who paint moments of life.
Boris Kogan is an artist coming from Russia and currently living and working in Akko, Israel.
He started with water colors but as all other impressionists of the past he didn’t hesitate to transition to oil painting. Indeed, oil paints can capture the charm of this moment with exquisite gentleness and expression. The early works of Boris are multi-layered with meticulous attention to detail, and the inspiration for them was mostly untouched nature.
Gradually, as his own style developed, Boris began to reduce the number of layers on the canvas, preferring the quicker work of the technique “Alla prima”. This technique allowed Boris to get closer to his main goal: capturing the moment.
However, as Boris developed, the content of this moment gradually changed, slowly shifting to a more urban perspective. From woodlands to urban jungle, from the silent scenery to the crowded streets.
Boris often admits that the urban landscape is his favorite motif. Painting among people, allowing them to not only be spectators but even in a way participants in the process, — this is what gives him the most pleasure. In the flow of traffic, the chaos of lights, and variety of sounds surely beats the rhythm of city life, which Boris displays for any weather or season. Whether windy, wet or sunny day, he can be seen on the streets of old Akko or Jerusalem, transferring to canvas his impression of the events with bold strokes. Not only does he not mind the attention of by passers, but even finds it fun. Being in the center of the situation is a lot more exciting than being away from it. Boris laughing, says that even the darkest night will not stop him, and if he thought of something to paint in the dark, he heads out with a flashlight.
The vast majority of the work is done in the open air, where Boris manages to capture the essence of the moment and its atmosphere. It’s amazing how somewhere in the strong broad strokes, and somewhere in the delicate, Boris tells stories, in which our Israeli days, together with all their imperfections, look so charming and captivatingly alive.
However, the life of Israel isn’t the only thing that encourages Boris to collect his brushes, paints, and red sketchbook. He travels a lot as well, depicting simple scenes in different cities and countries around the world with the same casual ease of a brush and mood.
After all, ease and good humor — are just as necessary for Boris as his brushes, paints and endless desire to capture the moments of life.

Education
Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry

Exhibitions
2014 Art Hall South-East Exhibition Hall Vykhino – “Koktebel-Karadag”
2014 Library of Ukrainian Literature – “Magic of Color”
2014 Exhibition Hall “Rostokino” – “Spring Inspiration”
2014 Library of Ukrainian literature – “Dreams about something more”
2014 Museum. A.N.Skryabina — “200 years since the birth of M.Yu. Lermontov”
2014 Library of Ukrainian Literature – “Artist and Poet”
2014 Elysium Gallery. Artist’s House on Vavilova – “Opening of the summer season”
2014 Gallery of the Kraft-Pavlova Foundation for the Development of Russian Culture – “Artists of Moscow – to the children of Donbass”
2014 Lobnya Art Gallery – “Christmas Exhibition”
2015 Nagornaya Gallery – exhibition “AQUA OMNIA SUNT / WATER IS EVERYTHING”
2015 TVK “Tishinka” – VIII International Exhibition “Atmosphere of Creativity”
2015 Library named after V.Ya. Wolf – “Spring. Start”
2015 Gallery “Elysium”. Artist’s House on Vavilova – Exhibition “Love and Spring”
2015 Lobnya Art Gallery – “The Charm of Summer”
2016 Art Gallery of Lobnya “DEBUT”. Personal exhibition
2017 Art Gallery of Lobnya “CITY ATMOSPHERE”. Personal exhibition
2017 XXIII International exhibition-competition of contemporary art “Russian Art Week” (Russian Art Week)
2017 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION “ART GEOGRAPHY OF EURASIA / ART GEO AWARD”
2017 “MOSCOW AND MUSCOVITES” Gallery of Moscow Union of Artists of Russia
2017 “VIVAT, MOSCOW!”. Moscow House of Artists
2018 “CHRISTMAS” Moscow Union of Artists Gallery
2021 “Stroganov Plein Airs” Tarusa Gallery
2022 “Russian province” Gallery of the Moscow Union of Artists
2022 “Stroganov Plein Airs” Museum of History and Art of Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov