Kostia Botkine
Raised in a stimulating environment; culturally open, Kostia is fascinated by the circus, theatre and music since his early childhood.
As a teenager, he met the musician Antoine Boulangé who initiated him to music and who quickly detected his skills for rap. In 2009, as he was living in the South of France, Kostia Botkine regulary met Antoine Boulangé at La “S” Grand Atelier where he participated in residencies of music creation with the band “The Choolers”.
In 2015, Kostia Botkine settled down in Vielsam in order to work full time at the workshops of La “S”. From then on, the Choolers project evolved and became more focused on him and Philippe Marien. The band continues to expand and plays all around Europe eversince.
In the workshops, Kostia has developed a very personal graphical style on the circus tents. His drawings are practically obsessionals, drawn with a ruler, refined in their forms and in their color palette.
Preface : Raphaël Koenig.
Foreword : Christian Berst.
Catalog published to mark the exhibition In abstracto #2, from March 5th to May 30th, 2020.
