
Sculptor Borys Hutsulyak
1985, 10 min
State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm"", 1985.
The poetic film "Touch the High Thought" is dedicated to the life and work of the People's Artist from the city of Snyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Borys Hutsulyak.
In the video: landscapes of Snyatyn, the artist at work, preparation of material, the creative process in the forge.
Reference: Borys Hutsulyak is a Ukrainian postmodern sculptor, a master of foundry art, a self-taught artist. In his work, he went from cubism and expressionism to surrealism and abstraction, working with bronze, marble and brass. He created about a hundred sculptural works, including "Chained Samson", "Don Quixote", "The Road to Calvary", as well as a series of surrealist photo collages in collaboration with the photographer Yarema Protsiv.