Alexander Stremskii. "Autumn Evening: Alexander Stremskii picturesque meditation."

[Art Bulvar]

Alexander Stremskii belongs to a generation of soldiers who went to war from school . View of such an artist is especially dear to us : in tragic circumstances it is acquired ability to see beauty in a simple motif , generously share this skill . Strict and serious look around, gratitude and admiration in every life sketch and sketch , the solemnity of the composition , coloring frequent poignancy - precious quality fine art soldiers .

Alexander was born on November 4, 1924 in Krasnodar, in the village of Novo- Kuban . Southern sun , bright colors entered his artistic consciousness already . From there , on the homeland - the love of horizontal compositions with a low horizon , the sky with heavy clouds.

Crimea entered the lives of the future artist during the war : he fought with the partisans . In all likelihood, it was a very difficult period in the life of the artist , as neither art nor in his memoirs, he did not mention . And only the abundance of anxiety rainy landscapes indirectly indicates an internal result of the ongoing pain ( "Village " , k , m ; " rainy day " , k , m, both - gallery "Art Boulevard" ) .

Mobilize , AI Stremskii appeared in the Far East, where he taught drawing at school. Perhaps then he decided his future profession , which has become a vocation : to give people beauty. Teaching others , learned myself . Looking at his work , it is difficult to believe that Alexander has not received full artistic education : do not accidentally built his compositions , so hard , even austere choice of color.

In 1953 he moved to Crimea, Yalta and joins the community of talented artists . Alexander Stremskii worked alongside Fedor Zakharov , Arkady gibbet , Sergei Bakayev .

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The work of the artist -designer ( first in 1953 - 1960s , in the workshop of the farm " Bytprom ", then , in 1960 - in Yalta workshops Art Fund USSR, where he became the leading artist designer ) gives a constant practice, but deprives capabilities of its choice - what to write. Probably because , pulling on the sketches , or happily working in the studio , the painter shares with canvas or cardboard their mood , experimenting , trying . His sketches are free to wonder : if he does not want to " wipe out ", " zasushivat " them, they had to do with custom work (" Yard " , k , m ) .

In the works of AI Stremskii late 1960s - 1970s - a strong realist school , observation , perception, art relations in the coloring , the subtlety and variety of work in a single color ( "Crimean Autumn" , 1969 , c. , M ; " Still. Roses " , 1973, x . , m )

In the 1980s in his studies breaks out, they are filled with air , alive , become Impress . The same motifs as previously written differently now (" cabin in the mountains ," x . K. , m ; Lilac Bushes " , k , m ) . Two such calls , solar Impressions auctioned " Four Corners " , " summer " (the last quarter of the twentieth century . , K , m ); "Crimean Autumn" ( 1969 . X . , M ) .

Those who like Russian realist school , will close his work of the 1970s , preferring the Crimean painting tradition with its laden with sun and light , stop at Impress 1980 .

Alexander never tired of learning : in a constant work ( 'orders and in the open air ), on closer observation of the creative process colleagues. Fate gave him friendship with the master - luminary Crimean painting Fedor Zakharov . Working together we witnessed creative cuisine Zakharov. In some of his still lifes Stremskii like competing with my friend : roses, lilacs , like playing , writing , using techniques Zaharovskaya ( "Lilac" , x , m), but more often the inner expression wins, thinning his floral still lifes , making them more transparent (" rose " , x, m ) .

Lifes Stremskii simple: he often chooses the usual items : vegetables, mushrooms, pottery. In Spain, these images would be called " bodegones ." Apparent negligence composition emphasizes the generosity of color : pushing each other colorful draperies, he can play with your favorite brown , which is so rich and diverse in his painting (" Still Life with Watermelon " , k , m ; " Still life with mushrooms " , K. , m ) .

Special place in Stremskii occupy "Eastern" still lifes, where deep color is complemented by golden glow and seemed filled with the sultry southern languor south ( " Still Life with Jug " org . , M ; " Still Life with Jug " x . , M ) .

Landscapes of the artist is not only a traditional mountain views , autumn vineyards ( "Autumn in Crimea" , 1972 , c. , M), but also a peculiar only to this artist theme - Formal studies in all aspects of this time of day, alarm bad weather. Simple and refined at the same time fishing motifs in his sketches : so silvery drying network (" Fishing nets " , k , m - one of the best works of the artist) , burning in the sun clay huts , fruit slices seem amazing boat at the pier (" Boats pier " , k , m ) .

Among seasons artist prefers Fall : early and , when added to the green only red, gold , brown, when liloveyut mountains and sky high and transparent (" Autumn Garden " , x, m ), and later , sometimes only on the written ratio of brown and purple , with flashes of red or orange ( "Autumn in the vineyard ", 1977 , c. , m ) .

In his landscapes - and rainy , and solar - has an amazing sadness . In each of them he seemed to saying goodbye to this beauty and thanks for it. That's where that surprising silence that fills his work.

Particularly good painter winter landscapes , which is not very usual for Crimean artist . " Winter Day " (1977 , x . , M ) is written , it would seem, only cool colors that the painter surprisingly warm : snow - and pink and purple and turquoise, and different shades of blue . "First Snow " ( k , m ) seems crystal , so it rings in transparent white . Gray, lilac only fallen snow underlined faceted dark green trees and bottomless frozen water. This is one of the best works of the artist.

Much can be learned about the nature of the artist from his work. So addicted to the evening shows based contemplative love of meditation .

As well as the autumn evening , it seems to "explore " the artist thoroughly from transparent silence preliminary evening (" preliminary evening ", 1970 . ) Until late in the twilight with the already dark night land and more luminous silver flashes of the latest air (" Evening " k, m ) . Many " rainy " Etudes and sharply contrasting with them ringing solar expression implies a sharp change of mood.

Among the sketches Stremskii have one seemingly inherent in his work : "In the evening on the river " ( k , m ) . Here reigns the light absorption in it reached the form of asceticism ink supply . Maybe it was finding a way - or to abstract symbolism.

Alexander was demanding of himself : being exposed and urban and regional, and national exhibitions , it is quite late ( at age 50 ) joined the Union of Artists.

Works of artist kept sufficiently small. The more significant each of their appearance on the insert or the auction. From 2005 to 2011 work Stremskii participated in auctions: BP " Golden Section " - 4- works ; twice landscapes of the artist appeared at auction AD " Four Corners ", three works ( two landscapes and still life ) were exhibited at the 1st auction Crimean painting " Paintings and Drawings. Crimean artistic tradition XX-XXI century " , held by the gallery " Art Boulevard " in 2010 . , two works - on the 2nd auction gallery in 2011 Gallery has a sufficient collection of works by the artist, representing his work in different periods , its employees held an exhibition of the artist in the gallery in Sevastopol , and the large-scale exhibition in Kiev.

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