Nikita Budkov

Mystic Science, Making of Kombucha

• Oil on linen
• 16" x 16", artwork
• 23.5" x 23.5" x 1.25", framed
• Contemporary

$1,700

Provenance
Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts directly from the artist

Artist Statement
“Everything I have here is an ingredient or a utensil used to make kombucha. Well, maybe books are not that essential and neither are the big wooden spoons, but they look good in the composition. Well, I also did not show any scoby—a bacterial yeast culture which is the main ingredient— although one could argue that scoby was in one of the glass bottles before we used it to make our homebrew. That’s what my wife does. We have full shelves of homemade kombucha in bottles with all different flavors, suited for all different tastes. Great stuff, especially in the hot Summer.”
—Nikita Budkov

Exhibited
The Poetry of Still Life, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California, April 22 – May 21, 2023

Published
American Art Collector Magazine, April 2023
American Art Collector Magazine, May 2023