"Soviet Art: Embedding of the day day after tomorrow" (Part of the article)
avt.Kira Obolenskaya
If you look at Soviet art without bias, we can say only one thing: having to deal with Soviet art, we are dealing with a large, localized in time, the phenomenon of world culture. Socialist Realist Painting no less peculiar than creativity, for example, small Dutch. At the highest artistic quality, which was determined by the world's best academic school, Soviet art carried a quintessence of social and philosophical ideas, which at that time considered to be advanced not only in the Soviet Union, but throughout the world. Each time period was reflected in Soviet painting highlighted: optimism and joie de vivre õ50-30-x, stern style of 60's, poetry and care in the inner world of 70-hnachala 80.

It is surprising not only a high level of skill, but the number of artists - Soviet painting has thousands of names. To understand the reasons for the mass, you need to know of how the Soviet school of arts.

Soviet art school, created the best masters of pre-revolutionary time - Grabar, Juon, Brodsky, Pavel Korin, Rylov. These artists - the direct successors of the Russian academic school. Other famous artists of the Soviet era, such as Deineka, Osmyorkin, Pimenov, Samokhvalov, Nyssa began his artistic career as members of the avant-garde groups that have appeared in numerous in the early years of the revolution. Former avant-garde infuse new blood into the old grammar school, so was born Soviet art.

With the advent of Artists' Union appeared and the system of art education: after all, in order to become a member of the SC, have the right to shop and orders Hudkombinate, it was necessary to prove their professional viability, and this in turn - for a long time to learn.

PAX SOVETICA

In general, the Soviet state was able to do what Russia failed empire. Was established pax sovetica in culture. In art colleges of the country learned not only representatives of the USSR, but also students from the socialist camp. And today's art of these countries bear the clear imprint of the Soviet school. For example, auctions of the same Sotheby's, held in Hong Kong and New York modern art in China, along with reminiscences about American poparta like Warhol and Rauschenberg presented and it is "socialist realist" works of Chinese painters. Any more or less interested in the art will understand that these masters of the hand was placed in the USSR. Thus, at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Asia in March 2007 in New York on the work of Chinese artist Chen Ifeya "Father and Son" was sold for $ 540 000. A cursory glance at the work and its dimensions (198.0 x 198.0), to understand: it is inspired by the work of Soviet artists Helium Korzheva. His paintings were also executed in giperrealisticheskoy manner, even smear like simulating wrinkles. And this is not the only example.

But perhaps the main achievement of the Soviet school of painting - that has managed to retain an academic education system, which is not in any country in the world. The World academic painting had disappeared completely, the names of the artists of the twentieth century figurativistov naperechet, so you can only think of Dali or Maningsa (English painter, masterfully depicting racing and foxhunting), whose works are fabulous money.

Soviet art - a multifaceted phenomenon, and has not appreciated at its true worth. The market has not developed and is waiting for its customers. Now sold or first names, or those artists, which invested galerei.V An example is Nicholas Timkovo, whose works were taken in the U.S. in the late 1980's. now actively untwist. Thus, his "View of Torzhok" was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $ 25 000 in Estimé $ 20 000-25 000.

  Another important point - in this market virtually no fakes. Many artists are doing so far, others have left the family, which has always been able to confirm the authenticity of works. Buying the work of a Soviet artist, you can be sure that you buy the original.

  We are not able to appreciate all that colossal legacy that was left after 70 years of existence of that powerful country. And these 70 years can not be deleted either from the history of Russia, nor in the history of world culture.
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The youngest of them, Steinberg, 71 years. The last two decades he lived in two houses - between Paris and Tarusa. One of the most popular modern masters - Steinberg exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery, Russian Museum, in New York's Guggenheim Museum and the largest galleries in Europe. Opened Steinberg, then drag out a miserable existence in the mid 80-ies-known French gallery owners Claude Bernard. "I was shocked by the beauty of his paintings, - says Bernard. - It was clear that for these works are great traditions of Russian avant-garde."
with academicians Steinberg in his Paris workshop met the correspondent of "Izvestia" Yuri Kovalenko.
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Q: What feelings are you experiencing at that moment, when the president of Arts Zurab Tsereteli put on your toga academician?
Reply: Recognition at home terribly pleasant. And the fact that he wore toga Zurab, doubly pleased. He is head of the academy, and I to him is always a positive attitude.
in: Of course, this event: the leaders of non-conformists, persecuted under the Soviet regime, suddenly joined the ranks of the classics of domestic art.
A: First of all - not suddenly. We have been working for more than half a century. Soviet power, of course, we did not like. But today times have changed. And I said during the ceremony: "let bygones be bygones."
in: In short, the Academy rewarded you deserved.
about: I was very surprised that Tsereteli, and especially Vice-President of Tair Salakhov almost tearfully confessed more than talking about our merit. Yes, we were persecuted, not recognized, but no sense of revenge I do not.
in: "Of the non-conformists - in conformist" - snapped some of the critics about your admission to the Academy of Arts. Power, they say, petted former dissidents.
about: Power petted, and thank God that now in Russia a normal life.
in: You have recently awarded the Order of Friendship ...
about: It is a pity that not awarded the other nonconformists. But most of all I am touched that I was made an honorary citizen Tarusa. I was a little public-spirited, and I can help with these regalia of the city and to intercede for the persecuted people.
Q: And how are you doing this?
about: Helping the hospital, church. I gave at a charity auction of his work, which was sold for 15 thousand euros, and gave the money the hospital. I have two homes in Tarusa, one of which I want to do fund families Steinberg (artist's father - a famous poet and translator Arkady Steinberg. - "The News") and convey to the city.
To: You say that you help the persecuted. Now is there were persecuted?
about: And how! I helped to achieve justice in the scandalous history, made a splash with a hospital in Tarusa. Started a good thing, bought equipment and began a persecution of officials of the chief doctor ... I wrote a letter and the local authorities in respect of a disabled woman who lives in a ten-room with his daughter. They do not even water. It is also driven.
in: So you're in Tarusa play the role of defender?
A: Yes. All resentful of authority can be knocking on my door, and I will help than I can.
Q: Why are you so attached to Tarusa?
about: I was brought there in months of age. I've become an artist. Tarusa was famous even before the revolution - here lived Baltrushaitis, Polenov, Borisov-Musatov, came Balmont, Andrei Bely, Tsvetaeva. And in Soviet times - Richter, Paustovsky, Tarkovsky, Messerer. In Tarusa visited and Solzhenitsyn.
in: Earlier you mostly lived in Paris, and now you, you say, "pulls in its kennel."
A: I had cancer twice - in Paris, I was treated ... Of course, I'm from France pulls in Tarusa. While the friends I have now more in Paris. I still find myself in the French art space, and Paris - my second homeland.
In: The supreme art of the French consider "art de vivre.
A: Yes, they are able to live and live for today. So it should be done. But the main thing that people are protected by law. To you and will not approach the police for no reason at all will not let the face. At us in Russia so far in this regard, the absolute powerlessness.
in: You often call themselves rooted in the soil. What does this mean?
about: natives - is one who walks the earth, not divorced from it. I love my geography, and accuse me that I was "nationalist", "patriot". But I really love Russia. What's wrong?
Q: Where can you better understand how the artist - in the West or in Russia?
about: me, in my view, appreciate, and there, and there. But, of course, an elite circle. I am part of the Russian-European culture. My idol - Kazimir Malevich. It is more visionary than artist.
Q: In your abstract painting many religious symbols.
about: I'm a believer, and I have all built on Christian philosophy.
in: Today, prices for paintings of artists of your generation have reached staggering heights at auction. Kabakov spent several million dollars. Drew themselves up to one million milestone Krasnopevtsev, Bulatov, Vasiliev ... Do they really worth all that money?
about: One dress, so worth it. At this point you can laugh, you can applaud. But I'm skeptical. I am a little familiar with the situation on the art market. In Western art such prices do not.
in: Some experts predict Russia's art market inevitable collapse. Others, however, are convinced that at current oil prices will rise and prices of art.
on: My prediction is reduced to the fact that this market will certainly collapse. From modern art to remain two or three: Kabakov, Weisberg, Krasnopevtsev. When will incur to sell the rest, their pictures will be worth two pennies.
Q: In "Grand Palais" just passed Salon "Art Paris", widely open the doors for Russia's art. George Ostrecov showed sculpture - a sort of human-machine, copulating with a refrigerator. Our other artist captured on canvas Chinese, Russian raping the girl. Maybe the rights of ex-Minister of Culture Sokolov, who called such creations pornography?
A: This is a monstrous banality. And Sokolova, who was brought up in this culture - is, of course, pornography. But the ban is not necessary. Any ban is a backlash.
in: Artists for the needs full freedom of expression?
about: Picasso said that art in general, freedom is not needed. He said that art is born when there is no freedom and complete freedom when it dies. They kill him and money.
To: You claim that the artist creates for himself. But Rubens and Rembrandt worked to order.
about: Their customers had other - at the level of the artist. And then order the order, but they wrote for themselves, thinking about God, about death, about life.
in: Familiar art dealer recently complained that the demand for contemporary Russian art is growing, but the "quality product", they say, is not enough.
about: The territory seized gentlemen curators and art dealers. The solid-commerce. Today, some curator at the Venice Biennale is nonsense, and thinks that the terms of idiots. King, long ago, naked, but everyone is silent, afraid to look like fools.
in: Meeting of the Tretyakov Gallery reflects the situation in the contemporary domestic art?
A: In some extent, yes. Although the exposure for some reason now, no such remarkable artists as Sveshnikov or Kharitonov. But still, my generation is mainly represented. And I like that there is and avant-garde and Socialist Realism. So it should be - this is our story.
Q: In an elite list of Russians, published in the press were just two artists - Ilya Glazunov and Nikas Safronov. Both occupy the 104-th position.
about: 104-place is not so bad. Hence, they are still thinking. And Glazunov, like him or not, - a phenomenon. Poor, but a phenomenon.
in: Today, the most advanced Russian art in no way inferior in courage to the west.
about: Our art is very provintsialno.U we still have to reinvent the wheel, which in the West have been using for half a century.
a: Well, how dear one a social art, which has been raised to the skies in the West?
about: Art in Russia is highly politicized. Sots Art - pure politics, painted by Russian geography. Council of Deputies upon a time there. How much can you talk about it! I'm not interested in kissing policemen.
Q: Is there a modern art sort of mission, but shocking?
about: Zamorochit head. Pretty cheap. Sell. This is theater of the absurd. As one Frenchman said: "What is fashionable, it is art."
In: Met thou among today's collectors of new Tretyakov, Shchukin and Morozov?
A: No. It all collectors ... money, unfortunately.
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