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Salt of Life

2018
Materials: embroidery, textile, metal
3500 см x 3500 см
Category: installation
Item Number: 020329
720 000
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About the Work
About the Artist

«Salt of life»

The ordinary simplicity hides behind a beautiful picture.

The work is displayed inside the glass cubic showcase (350х350x350mm), set on the base (350x350x1370mm). The total height of the construction - 1720mm.

Jacob Yakubov is a young artist, famous for his extraordinary works made from concrete and metal, exploring the traditions of ancient crafts and Zen philosophy.

At the end of 2011, he set off on a long journey through Southeast Asia to study multicultural layers and spiritual practices.

In 2012 he graduated from the New York Film Academy.

In 2013, he was the organisator of the Night Market project on the territory of the Red October factory in Moscow, in which art, fashion and design were united under one roof.

In 2016, he graduated from the Faculty of Gemology at the Russian State Geological Prospecting University.

In 2016, he graduated from the faculty of gemology at the Russian State Geological Prospecting University and founded the Yakubov Jewelry House.

In 2017, he founded the WHO I AM Gallery of Contemporary Art, and a year later participated in a program of the Moscow International Biennale.