Eugene Chubarov

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A few memories of Eugene Chubarov.
Mytischi, 6 district, a vast field between Jubilee Street and the North CHP. Somewhere in the middle of a small hill, a summer "workshop - the dugout," the sculptor Eugene Chubarov. Dugout, a big tower, dug in the ground, press down on roller roof. System of his own invention. Having great physical strength Chubarov, raised the roof with rope installed supports, was obtained workshop. In the evening, after work studio folded back. On the field sculptors are large stones (diameter 30-50 cm), dragging a "workshop" and chopping of their heads.
The main workshop Chubarov, in a deep basement of an apartment house, the walls of the lattice of the wire. For these lattices, he threw his head, brought from the field. Nearby stood the figure of a tree. Over time, these goals from different stones, got a huge amount. An eerie sight in the basement, in the shadows ... So there was a memorial to victims of Stalinist repression in the Park Sculpture in Moscow (for CHA).
Immediately after the adjustment at the beginning of Old Arbat was seen Chubarova sell sheets A3 chic powerful graphics. Sheet worth 25 rubles. Due to arthritis, he stopped to cut sculptures and seriously took up painting. In the late 80's the artist and his wife went to Germany for five years working under contract to a German gallery. Came back, gave a chic at the time the directory said that he was given shelter and a workshop, provided the materials, he created a lot of work. While earned little, all the paintings remained in Germany, but was waiting for what it shifts.
Mid-90's in Moscow, it was difficult time for artists, While visiting Neringa home Chubarov again went to Germany for five years.
During these five years there was a terrible metamorphosis. Powerful recognizable figurative painter replaced plotless incomprehensible abstraction. EICH returned from the second trip is completely crushed. Gave a directory vague abstractions, said that they had to smear these abstractions pressure Employers (then in Germany has been a boom in these pictures). In his own words (heard tell in person), all the works remain with the employer, it turned out that he worked 10 years for food and shelter.
 After returning to Russia, Chubarov became a recluse, no one wants to communicate. Nobody saw any new work for one of the most powerful Russian artists of the late 20 th century.
Just a few dozen sheets of graphics Chubarova can be viewed at gassiev.ru topic collection.