My Friend the Artist and the Boxer, 2022

Aslan Orazaev dedicated this painting to his friend, artist Nalbi Bugashev. Orazaev presents his friend from an unexpected angle, wearing boxing gloves, with an athletic, masculine appearance, and a sense of intellectual melancholy. Only the most distinctive features of his face are visible. The scene is brief, yet there is some uncertainty left. The fact is that Nalbi Bugashev himself favors minimalistic style and graphics, characterized by ambiguity. Aslan Orazaev captured this artistic element of his friend's works in his painting.