The Book of Nature

Nikola Kalida. The Book of Nature. 2016. Private collection.

Once upon a time, Nikola planted cocoa trees. And then for a long time he was away from society alone with nature. He fell asleep to the sound of crickets or the croaking of toads, and woke up to the singing of the first birds. If you live like this for a long time in the jungle, you begin to understand the rules and laws of nature. You read them like a book. Insects, water, birds, animals, trees, grass... they all see, hear and feel. They all have their own egos and their own boundaries. They resent and worry if it is unceremoniously invaded.

This painting started without an idea of what it would be like as a result. Every day from a few minutes to several hours, day after day, fragment after fragment for several months... This painting represents how Katerin shows Nikola a shooting star in a friendly environment of fabulous nature.

If the owner of any of the NFTs in this collection visits the Nikola Kalida chocolate factory in the Dominican Republic, they will receive a free VIP tour. They will be able to see the cocoa factory and plantations, learn the secrets of making live chocolate. Get to know the positive team of the Nikola Kalida project. In addition, they will receive a one-time unique chocolate VIP gift from Nikola Kalida.

This collection features enigmatic artwork by the founder of the Nikola Kalida chocolate brand. He says, “I am not an artist at all and I never do commissioned paintings. The time I spent with each of them is unique to me and full of special meaning.”

The paintings in this collection are rare because their author creates only in moments of a creative impulse of the spirit. The completion date of each new painting is one of complete uncertainty and spontaneity. Each artwork is a kind of inner discovery that substantially affects the time it takes to create each piece. It is getting more and more difficult to make each new inner discovery and therefore each new image is a rarity.