Sculptor Igor Shelkovskiy exhibition "The Persistence of Change" on Ostozhenke
 

In the Multimedia Art Museum until February 9 last retrospective exhibition "The Persistence of change » (http://mamm-mdf.ru/exhibitions/igor-chelkovski/) semidesyatnik Igor Shelkovsky . Many people know and remember him as the publisher of the famous magazine " A to Z " - unreleased in France since 1979, the magazine about contemporary art , including about unofficial art in the Soviet Union . The project was timely, important and resonant. The collection Kizevaltera " These strange seventies " Shelkovskiy recalled that with the second issue had to be printed in the magazine mock disclaimer : " The materials of the authors who are in the USSR , are printed without their knowledge ." It was awkward , but at least some way to formally protect artists from the claims of the authorities. But such claims were . For example, the artist Sergei Shablavin , recalls that after the first two rooms with their materials, it was a few years removed from the Municipal Committee of graphs. But that was then .

And in the early sixties Shelkovskiy - young graduate school named in 1905 , dabbled in expressionism (later , after the discovery of a sculpture, it is these paintings gave away ) . Circle of friends and associates - DAPrigov , Boris Orlov , Rostislav Lebedev, Alexander Kosolapov , Sergei Yesayan . In the seventies - workshop on Sretenke . Passion for wood - the good people of the starting material was discarded in abundance. Apartment exhibitions , informal competitive process , the competition of ideas. Hardly the first buyer in the Shelkovskiy sculpture - Costacis who " knew that among the unofficial artists must be even and the sculptor ." In 1976 - emigration to ABCP and move to France . There - opportunity to fully engage in creative , rural workshop in a former monastery of the Templars, and a year - beginning work on " A to Z ".

Interesting but it was mostly his work very, very casually made, so do not think that would work to afford people the inspiration for this

Well, not Jeff Koons, of course, in terms of technical madeness flawless.
Does not shine.
But it would be strange.
Alive looks quite harmoniously.

Sergey11, negligence Igor Shelkovsky only works on plus - makes it clear geometry works vibrant and warm . This creative style of the artist. Even some of his bronze sculptures he covers the usual paint , maybe the same as the wooden or iron , balancing the different materials like external sostoyaniyu.Mne and casually connected wooden molds sculptor , but I have a meeting in two of his works in metal. In Moscow, Igor workshop that near Kropotkinskaya , very friendly makes discoveries for lovers of this style of art , and it is very interesno.Spasibo Igor for wisdom and generosity in their search .

How many people, so many opinions

suprematists but early in the century (from which I believe he is repelled) such negligence did not allow himself - he certainly was not an artist and sculptor but it is not the father's not to say - the color scheme is not less important than the geometry and shape

But it is in my opinion

Sergey11, certainly a lot of opinions , but where do you think that is repelled by Igor ... - he has long been coming their way . Secondly, what makes you think that , in suprematists beginning of the century , did not allow himself to negligence . Even Malevich almost all papers sloppy - look carefully as he prescribes hands , and black square is painted so carelessly that any longer . And then what makes you think that this is one sculptor and artist is quite another . And the concept , color , very broad, and sometimes subtle , does not necessarily correspond to the salon art . At the Shelkovskiy this is OK, and in graphics and painting and objects.

Leonid Sokov about Shelkovskom
 

Caught the eye of a historical anecdote about Igor Shelkovskom memories of Leonid Sokov ( author of the sculpture " Lenin Giacometti " ) .

One distinguished editorial high principled Shelkovskiy came to Dina Verny with the aim to organize an exhibition . And she answered him : " If you are such a good and well-known sculptor , why then you do not have in" A to Z "?

Funny, but not very plausible - Dina Verni knew, of course, who produced the magazine in Paris.
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