About Nikita Krivoshey

Autobiographical Sketch with Unconventional Syntax

Born September 8th, 1986, in a philosophy driven, nondenominational, Jewish family. Turn 4 years old on a trip to Sochi at the Black Sea, where I have my first great and clearly vivid memory. Was told about God and exposed to many religions. Told that God did not exist by grandmother, which I did not believe initially. I entered an art magnet School #79 at age 6. Stole 20 USD, from my parents and exchanged it under-the-counter for 200,000 Belarusian Rubles. After spending much of it and stealing some more money from my parents. Used the money to buy tons of bubble gum. I felt guilty and decided to return the rest, but got caught by my father and received a severe belt spanking, I cried. I attended a music school, to which I traveled alone, and where I played the clarinet. I forgot the clarinet in a trolley one day after returning from school. Someone at my school found a wallet with 350 USD, which was confiscated by the class teacher. I felt it was unfair that I was not going to get any of it so after class, I rumbled into my teacher’s bag and managed to steal 50 USD. It was discovered that the money was missing but, I was never caught. I had told my parents that I had found the money also. The 50 USD was used to buy a new clarinet for the school to replace the one I had lost. After that I decided never to steal again. I moved to USA in 1996. Did not get along with Americans at all. Claimed to be Atheist. Got into trouble at school frequently for fighting and arguing with teachers. Won some art Awards. Enrolled into the Art Magnet at Dupont Manual High in 2001. Played football freshman year, but was not very good as I did not understand the rules. Started Wrestling which came naturally and I was good at it. Ranked #1wrestler in the state of KY in 2003, but did not do good in the actual state tournament due to anxiety. Graduated High School in 2005. Enrolled into the Rhode Island School of Design. Read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, which started me on a self improvement journey. No longer Atheist, but simply spiritual. Experiment with psychedelic mushrooms for 1 year. Experiment with LSD for 1 year, and inner discovery of "God". Begin to meditate daily. 2007, Stop the use of all mind altering substances, in order to achieve altered states of consciousness naturally via meditation and yogic techniques. Serious search for God-union and self-realization. Death. Rebirth. Today.

I plan to make spontaneous art, mostly unplanned and unprepared for. The subject matter is likely to be philosophical and spiritual in nature.