The most important in his work A. Dejneka considered "great basic themes" and "expression language of the new art form. He greatly expanded the boundaries of painting, enriching it by means of art photographs and posters. His art has incorporated the experience of the avant-garde, faith in rebuilding peace and a sense of ownership of time. Key in the artist's motives - aviation, sports and work - were the basis of large-format paintings in which the Soviet "youth and the heroic work wonderfully relaxing. The heroes of his canvases - Donbass coal miners, textile workers, the workers of Petrograd, the players, and along with them, Megaloptera red and blue planes, blimps silver, dark silhouettes of locomotives with a long chain of loaded cars, fast boats, swaying to the shiny surface of marine bays. A full co-author of the epoch, A. Deineka decided the most important task facing the Soviet art 1920-30-s, - find an image of "collective rights".

Piercing tragedy and the emotional power of painting and graphics AA Deineki war years are unique to the Russian art of XX century. Large-scale section of the exhibition presents the work of the celebrated masters of the war period - "Outskirts of Moscow. November 1941 "(1941, TG)," Defense of Sevastopol "(1942, RM), images of those years.

Opening for spectators will line the lyrical work of A. Deineki. In a series of "dry leaves" in 1933 traced the tradition of Russian landscape mood. Complete Poetry paintings "on the balcony" (1931, Tretyakov Gallery), "swimming girls" (1933, Tretyakov Gallery), "Sleeping Child with cornflowers" (1932, TG) express interest in the master to the classical canons, and the human body as one of its main elements. Central to the works of this period is plastic perfection, "the eternal theme of" beauty.

For the first time after a long restoration exhibited large-scale paintings from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery "Nikitka - the first Russian drifter" (1940), "Battle of the Amazons" (1947), "Bather" (1951) and "The Cossacks" (1939-1940), exhibited only once, during the life of the artist, in 1941.

A. Deineka became one of the craftsmen who built "person" in Moscow in 1930-50-ies. He worked for the design under construction at the time of buildings: Moscow State University on Lenin Hills, the Palace of Congresses, VSHV (now REC) and the Moscow metro. For the vaults of the station hall "Mayakovsky", opened in 1938, based on sketches A. Deineki were created mosaic "Day of the Soviet Union. Architectural design station was awarded the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of 1939 in New York. Mosaics are reproduced in the size of nature in the multimedia installation "Metrokomnata.

The variety of art forms and techniques presented at the exhibition, tells us that in the variety of talent, A. Deineki: In addition to paintings, drawings, mosaics are collected here reliefs and sculptures in bronze, stone and wood, as well as sketches of stained glass.

In a commemorative exhibition includes more than one hundred and forty works of A. Deineki from the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, the Kursk art gallery named after AA Deineka, State Literary Museum, Perm State Art Gallery, State Historical Museum, the Central Museum of Armed Forces and private assembly.

The exhibition is designed educational program that includes lectures, tours, film screenings, master classes and poetry readings. Schedule posted on the website of the State Tretyakov Gallery.

The project prepared by the publication of "Alexander Dejneka. "To work, to build and do not whine!". Painting. Graphics. Sculpture and CD-ROM «Alexander Deineka. Painting. Graphics. Sculpture. Mosaic.

At the press conference will be a book-album "Dejneka. Painting (Moscow, 2010).

The exhibition is open to the public from 17 March to 23 May 2010.

Source: Press Release GTG

The Soviet artist created a series of images and symbols have targeted more than one generation (not in vain reproductions of works Deineki - frequent guests of school textbooks). The main motivations - sport, work, aviation. The main characters - the workers, football players, miners and countless airplanes. The exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery, there are the usual work: the young "future pilots" and examining frozen in the sky plane, or the defenders of Sevastopol, catching courageously facing death. And there is no metropolitan audience had seen the restored "The Cossacks" and brought from Kursk "Footballer", who represented Russia at the Venice Biennale two.

According to the memoirs of contemporaries, Alexander Deineka was a great optimist, who believed that life is worth only go forward and fight for their happiness. In general, work, build, and do not whine. Heroes Deineki literally breathe strength and confidence that whatever they do - down into the mine, went to battle, or participated in the relay. Painter equally zhizneutverzhdayusch depicting Parisian cafe (Dejneka traveled a lot and, incidentally, was familiar with European art) or lyrical still-lifes with dried flowers. And even the artist paints are incredible energy. Just look at his collective farm in poppy-red dress, riding a bicycle against a background of emerald-green forests.


FEDOR ASTAFYEV

18/03/2010

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Even more interesting that the exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery allows you to discover how to "withdraw" the word Deineki in contemporary art. Well, about that of Deineka, as if from Gogol's "Overcoat", came out of our "sixties" with their "severe style" and the cult of simplicity and sincerity, we all know. But the current exhibition can be seen for the first time after years of restoration of the huge canvases: "The Cossacks" (1939-1940), "Battle of the Amazons" (1947), "Nikitka - the first Russian Squirter" (1940), "Bather" (1951). In these huge piece of cloth that resembles a little of flights awake the previous decade. Flight Nikitka - in fact, a mortal leap, and he, with outstretched wings, like the crucified. Rapture in battle, nevsamdelishnaya ferocity and beauty of these works - a straight road to cinematic blockbusters.
Generally cinematic works Deineki simply striking. Not only that, he draws figures of athletes, gymnasts in very complex ways. He likes to deploy movement in different phases. We can say - as a monumental frieze band, and you can - as a reel.
Today, his art is regarded not only as an example of the artist-socialist realists, but as a master of "alternative" modernism of the twentieth century. But one thing is clear: the alternatives offered by today's audience Deineka, much richer than we are accustomed to expect from the singer's bright future.

http://www.rg.ru/2010/03/18/deineka.html

Even more interesting is that the exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery allows you to discover how to "withdraw" the word Deineka in contemporary art. Well, about that of Deineka, as if from Gogol's "Overcoat", came out of our "sixties" with their "severe style" and the cult of simplicity and sincerity, as everybody knows. But the current exhibition can be seen for the first time after years of restoration of the huge canvases: "Zaporozhtsi" (1939-1940), "Battle of Amazons" (1947), "Nikita - the first Russian Squirter (1940)," Bather "(1951). In these huge streamers little reminiscent of the flight awake the previous decade. Flight Nikita - in fact, a mortal leap, and he, with outspread wings, like the crucified. Blossoming in the battle, fierce and nevsamdelishnaya beauty of these works - a direct road to cine blockbusters.
Generally cinematography works Deineka simply striking. Not only that, he draws the figure athletes, gymnasts in a very difficult angle. He likes to maximize movement in different phases. We can say - as a monumental frieze band, and you can - as films.
Today, his art was considered not only as an example of the artist's Socialist realism, but as a master of "alternative" modernism of the twentieth century. But one thing is clear: the alternatives offered by today's viewers Deineka, much richer than we are accustomed to expect from the singer's bright future.

http://www.rg.ru/2010/03/18/deineka.html