Exhibition Volkova "No News"
 

Dear forumisty, yesterday was the opening of a personal exhibition in Moscow artist Andrei Volkov (born 1948). It works by Andrew 70-80-ies of the last century, long raskuplennye in the collection. Therefore, it is called "No News". Yet three things on the same topic "Moscow" written for the exhibition. Andrey Volkov - urbanist, wrote in a silent picture minimalistkoy aesthetics: monochrome colors, muted tones. In the catalog, which is issued to the exhibition Marina Loshak, is likened to the American Hopper and called "giperrealistom. This comparison can be applied to the early work Volkova with the stretch, that Hopper's characters are always present, but here - just architecture. I curiously looked at the early work of Andrei, tk love this artist still in his work 90 years and zero, as I write under Creativity. I offer you the photos from the exhibition.

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Triptych "Morning", 1978

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Very good work cycle "Electricity", 1981 Their four.

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Two new works written for the exhibition "Street Kazakova and factory gauge." Some pictures "Kazakova Street between Andrei and Sergei Popov (gallery owner Pop /Off /Art) held a dialogue:
Andrew: Here's your next gallery (Pop /Off /Art)
Sergey: Yes. but here - the studio of Oleg Kulik
Andrew: Oh, if I knew, I would not portray this part of the street!

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Exhibition Volkova "no news" (continued)
 

In the paper catalog to the exhibition "No news" Milena Orlova writes: "Looking at these pictures after almost thirty years, it became clear that as a seance, they are an excellent medium for evoking the spirit of the age. To me they seemed the very atmosphere of the Brezhnev accumulated "stagnation" in it, if I may say so, the highest concentration of foreign 70 - 80 - ies.|At that time I did not know|that there are other artistic metaphor, "the Soviet air", other more radical examples of "boring" Aesthetics - stoves and five-storey Mikhail Roginsky, communal Ilya Kabakov, Eric Bulatov Krasikov Street, travel out of town "Collective Action." All this I saw later, with a distance of perception, can not directly identify with these experiences, consider it their own. So I remember the Brezhnev era is the way it is frozen in the painting, in its light version, too docked "Soviet", but retained a metaphysical suggestiveness of everyday life, global feeling that "no news" of this universal boredom. "
I feel a little strange that Milena Orlova unable to create an atmosphere in the memory of those years and proidentifitsirovat it to work Roginsky. I somehow do not have such problems. But since this paper for the catalog, you can not pay attention to such trifles. The most important thing, and Volkov and Roginskii called talented artists, reflects the time. With this I fully agree.

Thanks, Munch, I did not know this artist.

Following an invitation from PROUNI, I drew attention to the parallels with Hopper, and I was curious.

Now, seeing through your work Volkova, it seems to me that the reference is nebessmyslenno - in contrast to the hyper-realism, to which neither Hopper nor Volkov relationship, in my opinion, no.
See for yourself, there are common features, right? And not so important existents or otutstvie characters, even if I still chose the picture without them:)
Hopper for me nesoizverimo stronger - radiant:

Thanks for the photos and comments. Must now go look. After reading the same in comparison with the announcement of the exhibition Hopper experienced just the opposite - not interested. No, Hopper me just very interesting, just a comparison with the big names always puts the artist in a position lagging behind and seemed to offer something secondary.

Yes, of course, there is a general - and in content (and style). This is the theme of loneliness of man. In Volkova in most of the work people (character) remains behind the scenes, but the sense of metaphysical anguish and emptiness - is the same as in Hopper. In confirmation nebessmyslennosti comparison with Hopper cite parallels in their work.

Since I have seen many works of this artist, would never have thought of him in this "pejorative sense. But you're right! I suddenly remembered that the second item in the catalog (author Catherine Inozemtsevo) is neither more nor less, and Andrey V. Hopper "????!!!! God, why?

It seems to me to solitude particular person, no era niprichem. Where friends and family? All write-off on the circumstances of the simplest. I have such memories of the Brezhnev era - the demonstration and balls, and we are happy students in a large company roamed the quiet Moscow.
And the picture is not bad, just depresivnye.

Yes, the theme of human loneliness - timeless. And about the association with the Brezhnev era, I'm not writing, and Milena Orlova. If I wrote an article in the catalog, it would not restrict the meaning of creativity Volkova just nostalgia for the era of stagnation. And she seems to have seen this work it was then, in the 70's - 80's and so both of their links. :)

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So I too often think, but where are they? You are a lucky man, if they are always there for you:)

As my late brother - each vegetable - its fruit. "
Kostya, we all have different memories from that era. Especially depressing for those who lived it all. In his heart was "anguish" of impotence, and it is not very correct word.