ART. PORCELAIN FIGURINES OF NINA MALYSHEVA
SCULPTURE FROM the USSR WITH LOVE
Nina Malysheva was born in 1914 in eagle. She started drawing before she could talk. The city itself, at that time a small but not remaining aloof from the revolutionary developments, was raised by her artistic talent. Located on the banks of the Oka river city garden with marble figures of the goddesses, shining amid the dense greenery, led Nina into raptures. The statues seemed to be alive... those childhood experiences Malysheva sought to preserve for a lifetime. Visiting the revolutionary agitators brought propaganda posters with drawings of Mayakovsky – and the girl stealthily embarrassing" копировала" their.
Nina graduated from the seven-year school and entered the factory-заводское school specialty... Turner metal! And then in art College name of 1905 in Moscow, where her talent was nurtured famous Soviet educators. A huge influence on the young Nina had work Deineka – a powerful, gentle, warm, emphasized bodily.
the Next period in the life of Nina Malysheva, like many other artists, was dedicated to pedagogy. When the war began, Nina with her little daughter were in evacuation in Kazakhstan. It was there that she decided to return to the arts. In Samarkand was evacuated Moscow Institute of applied and decorative arts, where Nina had the courage to apply for the faculty of artistic ceramics and was immediately enrolled in the second year.
One of the recurring themes of creativity Nina Malysheva – it"s a culture and lifestyle of Central Asia. Crafts, dancing, personal sketches and hard work of collectors of cotton is reflected in the delicate porcelain sculptures of artist. Short but intense hobby of painting and practice under the guidance of Robert Falk taught her how to work with composition, color and form, so sculpture Malysheva look like valuable works of art, not a meaningless" украшение life".
after her studies in 1947, the artist was directed at Dulevo porcelain factory, where she revealed her clean, bright,-настоящему humanistic talent.
Artists and painters on porcelain at that time had to abandon the stereotypical, preconceived images and to look for something new, consonant with Soviet reality and fit into the everyday life of the common man.
the Ideological content, of course, had to respond to the canons of socialist realism, and form – to allow the use in mass production. It is in these difficult conditions in Soviet decorative-прикладном art has a lot to-настоящему original authors.
Nina was created from the beginning to the end, not trusting the samples of the paintings of other artists. Original works Malysheva cannot be confused with the late replica – smooth white surface as if filled with light.
Porcelain figurines Malysheva often instant impressionistic sketches. She is remarkably well managed everyday scenes – mothers with children strolling along the Arbat, touching, loving, dreamy girls and boys...
She regarded their work not so much a sculpture, how many nature sketches.
Creating generalized forms, Malysheva cared about the details – even the simplest and most replicated images in her performance had purchased individuality, recognizability and soul.
the works of Nina Malysheva you can study the costume, hairstyle and physicality of the Soviet people as such. Tenacious observation, to bring up from childhood, had allowed the artist instantly" считать" and pass with a minimum of means the characters are portrayed, their movements choppy or calm, the lines of their bodies and the flow of their thoughts.
But even when working with such non considerable detail on the material, as porcelain for mass production, Malyshev passed individual and ethnic differences in the traits of individuals, identifying the most important thing – because every character has a personality.
note that the porcelain is a delicate material, and many details are simply lost when roasting, but the designer has managed to strike a balance between stylization and precision.
She spoke out against the bright colors in porcelain sculpture, explaining that the colour should be adequate to the size of the sculpture and lurid shades simply" съедят" delicate plastic shapes. Malysheva paid tribute to the traditions of Russian porcelain, painting figurines small flowers that are not always found understanding from politically motivated superiors.
Holidays and hard work, happy housewarming and happy parenthood, the national character of the Union republics – it seems that there is no subject that has not touched in his work Nina Malyshev.
Malyshev has Not bypassed attention and classic ballet, and Russian literature of the Golden age.
She participated in exhibitions around the Soviet Union, and even beyond. Works of Nina Malysheva can be found in the Tretyakov gallery, the State Museum of ceramics Kuskovo (Moscow), the Museum of the State Dulevo porcelain factory, Tver regional art gallery, Omsk regional Museum of fine arts. M. A. Vrubel, Lugansk regional art Museum.
the Most famous and recognizable works of Nina Malysheva, are willing to pay a lot of money fans of Soviet porcelain - figurines" Маникюр" ("Сплетницы")," Телефонный conversation"," Заблудились"," Прогулка"," Песня friendship"," Наши tradition"," Лезгинка"," Белорусский dance"," Танцующая Uzbek"," Узбек with tambourine"," Танцующие Tajiks"," Юная ballerina"," Русская quadrille".
Text: Sofia Yegorova.
Source: https://kulturologia.EN/blogs/060719/43595/
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