Kazan vanguard
 

Art Treasures of Tatarstan : « Kazan vanguard 1910-1930»


c 20 December 2013 on 15 March 2014 the Republic of Tatarstan

December 20, 2013 at the National Gallery of Art « Hazine » has opened a new exhibition « Kazan vanguard. 1910 - 1930 -s » of the cycle « Art Treasures of Tatarstan », implemented under the federal program .
The exhibition presents the art of Tatarstan interesting layer that reflects the search for a new artistic language that conforms to the changing conditions of life, aspirations cocky young artists Kazan late 1910s - 1930s , was formed in the first Kazan Art School, and then in created on its base Kazan free public art workshops .
Preserved in the collection of Pushkin RT formation works and does not reflect the entire spectrum of established artists Kazan 1920 , Kazan convincingly shows how the "left" was obtained brilliant results in painting, easel and book graphics, posters , art of scenic design .

Artists similar in their outlook and artistic aspirations , creating creative community that has become a feature of this period. The first avant-garde association Kazan Union « Sunflower » ( 1918) presents the work of their leader picturesque K. K. Chebotarev, which actively explore a variety of artistic directions from primitivism to Fauvism. Broad movement TatLEF (1923-1926), bringing together artists, writers , musicians, theater groups , with active national unit SULF are brought to life the idea of ​​art production , which most clearly manifested Tatar art books .

Book graphics and posters of one of the brightest new artists Tartar formation F.Sh. Tagirova , went down in history not only Tatar but Russian and Soviet art exhibit he created a unique style , which is a kind of eastern variant of Constructivism. Young artists signatories « Declaration of five » ( 1927) , embodied in his work the idea of ​​" new realism in painting ," which convincingly demonstrate cloth E. Alexandrova and N. S. University. Innovative creativity B. I. Urmanche, the formation of which had a decisive impact known Moscow artist avant A. Shevchenko, represented by the works of the late 1920 's. Beside them paintings and book illustrations of his students Sh.N. Muhamedzhanov DN Krasil'nikova and the other from the galaxy of young artists Tatar 1920s.

The first time in its entirety on this exhibition will feature creative heritage Kazan graphic collective « Horseman » (1920-1924) - one of the few in the Russian province 1920s associations, who announced the development of software as an independent art prints and released a series of limited editions equipped copyright reprints engravings. Publishing « Horseman » has gained wide recognition in the 1920s , and today are an object of desire for museums and collectors. In the work of IN Pleshchinskii , NS Shikalova , AG Platunova , VE Vilkoviskoy and other members of the team reflected the influence of German expressionism , was in tune with the tragic vision of the artistic intelligentsia Kazan 1920 - x . Only on the pages of graphic anthologies « Horseman » keep the experience Kazan abstractionist M. Merkusheva I. and S. Fedotov. the brightest pages of activities « Horseman » was the collaboration with Kazan poets for which I. Pleschinskii N. , K. Chebotarev, G. Platunova and other decorations for collections of poetry , and experimental youth theater KEMST , for which M. V. Barash , K. and A. Chebotarev Platunova have issued a lot of performances.

For short term hardship Kazan artists was established enough to talk about Kazan forefront , as an integral phenomenon with its own specific features due to mutual influence and complex synthesis of Russian and European avant-garde forms , enriched Tatar national traditions. If the concept of « Russian avant-garde » is now known to all and includes a well-defined , which has become a tradition, a set of names and symbols , the Kazan Art 1910 - 1930 , presented at the exhibition demonstrates that the limits of its much wider outlined Moscow and St. Petersburg .

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Report from the opening of the exhibition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=M26tBsQa6sM

natalia-v, thanks!
And more illustrations from the exhibition can show?

Allena, I was filming something there is a lot , but at home when considering the photos were simply rotten quality , so that our decent forum to spread their shame . Wrote to a friend in Kazan - asked him to send a decent ( it was full of normal photographers) . As soon as I get , so once lay . I would not want to spoil the impression of great and very tastefully done exhibitions bad pictures.
In the same gallery , the same day opened another exhibition - another "Kazan Art School " , with works Benkov , Sapozhnikova , with a portrait of Alexandra Platunova written by her brother Michael . And next - a hall Feshina ... These impressions are so many things at once. And the next day - in the main building of the Museum - icons 16-17 centuries . of Sviyazhska also opening ceremony.
Kazan came just shocked by what he saw to the depths ...

With such a program <! - ~ 1 ~ -> wonder <! - ~ 1 ~ ->

Little "Pictures at an Exhibition."


Bilateral work Konstantin Chebotarev shown here in these glass cubes.

"La Marseillaise" /"Red Army", of course, on the red!

Poster with theatrical costumes for "Hamlet" is made by a small archival photographs.

In anticipation of watching the show.
Very interesting.

From SW.

They can not grow!
They have a volume of from 5 to 10 kbytes ...

You have filled the forum are not the files ...
alas ...

a little graphic

1. N.S.Shikalov "City " 1920
2 . I.N.Pleschinsky , cover graphic anthology " Rider " No.1, 1920
3 . D.M.Fedorov "Under Blacks " 1920
4 . M.I.Merkushev " Pointless ornamental engraving " 1920
5 . M.G.Andreevskaya " Wind " 1921
6. S.S.Fedotov " Lithography " 1923
7. I.N.Pleschinsky " Reapers " 1924
8. A.G.Platunova " Solnichka " 1922
9. K.K.Chebotarev " Lenin died , the Communist Party is alive " 1924

More graphics


1.
D.M.Fedorov 1920

2.
M.G.Andreevskaya 1920

3.
M.G.Andreevskaya "dead nature" 1920

4.
N.S.Shikalov 1919

5.
D.M.Fedorov 1920

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Vera Emmanuilovna Vilkoviskaya (1890-1944)

1. Portrait of mother 1922
2 . Vignette " Malachite " 1921
3 . Figure in the landscape, 1925
4 . Portrait of a father in 1921
5 . Sviazhsky Cathedral 1921
6. Portrait of a brother 1921
7. Portrait of a Jewish woman in 1922
8. old woman in 1921

" Sviazhsky Cathedral " was last shown in her personal exhibition in Kazan in 1925
Jobs 1 - 4 and 6 exhibited for the last time in 1927 in the Museum in Leningrad.
Works 7 and 8 were shown in 2005 at an exhibition in Kazan ARHUMAS .