Andrey Budko (b. 1989, Belarus) is an artist who has found in textiles and felt a fertile territory for reflecting on tradition from a contemporary perspective. Although his trajectory began in the field of design, his current work transcends the limits of the functional object to occupy the space of art. Budko is interested in memory, cultural transmission, and the ways in which traditional materials can be reactivated within a contemporary visual language. His works condense historical references into minimal forms, stripped of the superfluous and imbued with irony, nostalgia, and nods to pop art. Through felt and embroidery, he explores how the domestic and the handcrafted transform into universal metaphors, inviting contemplation and reinterpretation of collective visual history.

The artist develops a practice that moves between the material and the symbolic. In his work, materials retain the traces of tradition, yet simultaneously free themselves from function to become open, sensitive, and critical narratives. This shift from design to art marks a paradigm change in his trajectory, signaling a new stage in which Budko asserts himself as a visual artist.