The ongoing series Lost Landscapes reflects on observations of freeway systems and the analysis of forward movement. The paintings attempt to recreate the structure and experience of the urban landscape from the perspective of a body in motion. Kozyrev was greatly influenced by Russian Constructivism and the Bauhaus. Kozyrev explains, “The environment along the freeway structures is essentially lost for the driver in the fast movement of the vehicle because the driver’s attention is always directed forward; the landscape disappears on either side of the driver, and only fragmented elements of it imprint in the driver’s memory.” As one’s pace quickens, the visual experience quickly dissipates from detail to generality. The scattered elements flash in the viewer’s memory.

JANUARY 15 - MARCH 2, 2021