Boris Koodrin is a Bay Area artist who enjoys exploring the line
that separates the ordinary from the extraordinary, and the
world around him from the dream-like visions that live within
him.
His surreal paintings are an exploration of natural beauty,
human consciousness, and the place where the two intersect.
His use of symbolic imagery, exquisite detail, and rich colors
provides a unique mixture of mystery and beauty that both
delights and inspires you from within.
A self-educated artist, screen printer, and sand carver, Boris
began painting as a child under the instruction of his
grandmother, who encouraged him to look closely at things.
That encouragement sparked a passion to investigate and
reflect on the world around him.
He was raised near San Francisco's storied Cliff House, the
egyptian mummies that stood guard above the aging Sutro
Skating Rink, and The City's version of Coney Island, Playland
at the Beach. Those surreal relics from the past left their mark
on him by igniting a fascination with the human psyche.
The desire to get beyond the surface of things has led Boris
through a number of disciplines -- from Eastern and Western
mysticism to the skilled art of Apache tracking. He recently has
served as director of the Vision Youthz non-profit program at
San Francisco's Log Cabin Ranch where he helped design a
program for male juvenile offenders that focuses on nature,
self-awareness, and rites of passage.
Boris studied Advertising Art at City College of San Francisco.
After graduating he worked as a freelance political cartoonist
for Zenger's Magazine at S.F. State, took on commissions as a
portrait and landscape artist, and dabbled in set design.
In 1975 he co-founded a commercial t-shirt company and today
he still owns and operates The Image Company in San Bruno,
CA. Having worked as an artist and printer since 1971, he has
developed many creative and technical skills -- from printing
the multi-colored logo on the telephones used at the 1996
Democratic Convention, to a fine-detail sand carving on glass
for one of Joe Montana's MVP awards. Boris has also worked
with Eileen Borgeson of Medici Arts in the translation of the
John Lennon, Maxfield Parrish, and Erte' collections to deep
crystal carvings.
The journey has finally led Boris back to his first love of
painting. With an acute sensitivity for detail and the tracking
skills needed lay a trail for you to follow, he invites you to look
beyond the obvious.
In 2005 he completed a historical 40-foot mural commemorating
150 years of Jesuit education at St. Ignatius College Prep in
San Francisco. In 2008 he painted the five-piece mural on San
Mateo Avenue in San Bruno entitled “A Dreamer’s Song.”
Today Boris Koodrin is busy developing the wooden interior
door as his primary canvas and seeing where the journey
takes him. In 2009 he also partnered with his long-time artist
friend, Kayte Van De Mark. Together they have assumed
creative oversight of the San Mateo County Fair’s fine art
exposition and are exploring a much larger three-dimensional
canvas.
that separates the ordinary from the extraordinary, and the
world around him from the dream-like visions that live within
him.
His surreal paintings are an exploration of natural beauty,
human consciousness, and the place where the two intersect.
His use of symbolic imagery, exquisite detail, and rich colors
provides a unique mixture of mystery and beauty that both
delights and inspires you from within.
A self-educated artist, screen printer, and sand carver, Boris
began painting as a child under the instruction of his
grandmother, who encouraged him to look closely at things.
That encouragement sparked a passion to investigate and
reflect on the world around him.
He was raised near San Francisco's storied Cliff House, the
egyptian mummies that stood guard above the aging Sutro
Skating Rink, and The City's version of Coney Island, Playland
at the Beach. Those surreal relics from the past left their mark
on him by igniting a fascination with the human psyche.
The desire to get beyond the surface of things has led Boris
through a number of disciplines -- from Eastern and Western
mysticism to the skilled art of Apache tracking. He recently has
served as director of the Vision Youthz non-profit program at
San Francisco's Log Cabin Ranch where he helped design a
program for male juvenile offenders that focuses on nature,
self-awareness, and rites of passage.
Boris studied Advertising Art at City College of San Francisco.
After graduating he worked as a freelance political cartoonist
for Zenger's Magazine at S.F. State, took on commissions as a
portrait and landscape artist, and dabbled in set design.
In 1975 he co-founded a commercial t-shirt company and today
he still owns and operates The Image Company in San Bruno,
CA. Having worked as an artist and printer since 1971, he has
developed many creative and technical skills -- from printing
the multi-colored logo on the telephones used at the 1996
Democratic Convention, to a fine-detail sand carving on glass
for one of Joe Montana's MVP awards. Boris has also worked
with Eileen Borgeson of Medici Arts in the translation of the
John Lennon, Maxfield Parrish, and Erte' collections to deep
crystal carvings.
The journey has finally led Boris back to his first love of
painting. With an acute sensitivity for detail and the tracking
skills needed lay a trail for you to follow, he invites you to look
beyond the obvious.
In 2005 he completed a historical 40-foot mural commemorating
150 years of Jesuit education at St. Ignatius College Prep in
San Francisco. In 2008 he painted the five-piece mural on San
Mateo Avenue in San Bruno entitled “A Dreamer’s Song.”
Today Boris Koodrin is busy developing the wooden interior
door as his primary canvas and seeing where the journey
takes him. In 2009 he also partnered with his long-time artist
friend, Kayte Van De Mark. Together they have assumed
creative oversight of the San Mateo County Fair’s fine art
exposition and are exploring a much larger three-dimensional
canvas.
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