Street Musicians Konstantin Bokov Painting

This original oil stick painting by Konstantin Bokov shows a group of musicians busking on the streets of New York. Bokov's thick black lines capture each figure in their entirety, so that each musician truly becomes their own individual. The rainbow background adds a dash of whimsy to this enchanting piece. Konstantin Bokov is a Ukranian-American artist with a distinctly New York City influence. Bokov was born in 1940 in Shotska, Ukraine. A love for art ran in his family—his father is the renowned Soviet poet and songwriter Viktor Bokov—and at their behest Bokov attended the Art Academy of Leningrad in St. Petersburg to study music. Upon graduating university Bokov moved to Moscow, and it was there that Bokov saw Van Gogh’s painting, Red Sunset. The painting was a transcendent experience, and it convinced Bokov that his future lay not in music but rather visual art. In 1974, Bokov immigrated to New York City and started his art career, creating paintings, found-object sculptures, an