On the 100th anniversary of abstraction. Second Stage. Kiev.

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represent the author's Annual Art Project
"On the centenary of abstract art"


"The Art of the XX century internationally: the artists and information about them constantly runs in different directions. International flows dwarf the local schools "(E. Tar." Russian art of XX century "). It is this proliferation of art allows us to operate with the concept of style, leaving the background of their origin. For us, it becomes more interesting to study the dynamics of their development, and subsequent influence on art and culture.
A peculiar phenomenon was the art of the Russian Empire beginning of the XX century. The variety of styles and names, born of this time, has left a noticeable mark on the contemporary art. One of these phenomena, of course, was an abstract art, the occurrence of which is closely linked with the name of Kandinsky.

In 2011, 100 years from creation of the first abstract watercolor Kandinsky, 100 years since the publication of his book "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" and 100 years since the foundation of society "Blue Rider" (Munich) - the stronghold of German expressionism and a pioneer of abstract art. All these developments have allowed us to take courage and be considered for the current year anniversary of abstract art as an art movement.

We must not forget that the name of Kandinsky connected even close to the three mills - Russia, Ukraine and Germany. That's why we believe a large-scale natural art project in Ukraine, involving Russian artists.
This project is conceived as a three-part creative experiment, in which artists and viewers are invited to feel the atmosphere of the 1910s, during the creation of styles that preceded and accompanied the abstract art.

The first phase of the project - Plein Air in Kamenetz-Podolsk

Today, after 100 years, Wassily Kandinsky is perceived by contemporaries as a colossus, a prominent figure in art and art theory. The first phase of our project was almost entirely dedicated to the memory of Kandinsky and reflection on the emergence of abstract art. Participants in the plein air in Kamenetz-Podolsk solved the creative task of creating a "series of abstracts" (author's term, created for the project) - a kind of rethinking of the term, trends in the art and the actual origin of the abstract works based on the emotional and visual experiences obtained in a certain place in a short period of time.

The work of 15 authors were visualized thought forms the transition from real visual of Kamenetz - Podolsky to the abstract work of art. 15 "abstractive series' have included 79 paintings, drawings, art photography. One of the goals of our project was to show viewers, critics and artists - as a realist, there is a kind of abstract art in "slow motion" if the brain's produced the card behind the scenes.

In fact, we have tried to show the evolution of the second half of the XIX century to early XX century. Wassily Kandinsky, walking a similar path, he shared his work on "impressions", "improvisation" and "composition". The highest expression of the composition is an abstraction. We set out to retrace the journey of the Master during our work in Kamenetz. Two weeks created the most interesting examples of abstract works based on shape, color, defining a system of signs, which, according to Kandinsky, allows the author to manipulate the audience! He proclaimed the postulate of the manipulation of 100 years ago, putting art on a par with the media and totally guessing their true value!

The complete results were presented at the State Art Gallery of Kamenetz-Podolsk in the "Fund spriyannya that rozvitku Mistetstvo" in Kiev. Part of the work on display in the exhibition hall of the Virtual Branch of the Russian Museum in Sevastopol. (http://www.sevseun.com/readarticle.php?article_id=240)

Plein Air abstract in Kamenetz allowed us, as the authors and project partners, to determine the presence of interest in these issues of Art and creativity, as the artists and the audience. The work of authors - abstract art has given us an unexpected, but a clear conclusion: building a series of visual, in most cases, is an easier task for beginning artists - abstract and quite a challenge for the masters of abstract art with experience. Artists, many years working in abstract art, free "swaps" visual thought-forms do not require intermediate constructs to create the final product. Because in our group have worked a variety of artists, both in orientation and age, then the exhibition material was varied and significant. It should be noted that the open-air abstract attracted great attention from the audience and critics and collectors of Ukraine and Russia. Did not ignore it and focus our forum: http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showthread.php?t=106821

An important result of our work is the expansion of geography, as our outreach workshops, and project participants. If the first open air more than half the artists belonged to the Crimean "Academy of abstract art" in the summer we will have to work by artists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Kharkov and Crimea. From Kamenetz-Podolsk we are moving in Kiev and in the fall received a proposal to make the final third stage in Odessa.

The second phase of the project - creative workshops in Kiev

The second part of the project is a continuation of historical analysis and understanding of the amazing time interval, which is defined as the 1910s. In fact, over 10 years in a small area of ​​the European part of Russian Empire created several important and defining styles. Most of them are united today, the notion of "Vanguard". At the same time, they have in themselves and other unifying principle - the partial or complete abstraction of the depicted object.

Futurism, born in Italy, found a second home in our country. Passion Futurism affected art, literature, poetry, influenced the behavioral patterns of the "heroes of his time." For this project especially important to "futuristic" striving for form, structure, a departure from the real image and dive with the internal semantic structure of the selected object. This also applies to art and literature. We hope to create works of art, combining many different genres, as was typical of 1910 years.

Independently and at the same time standing next to kubofuturizm - a style that enhances all the research and structural features of futurism. For this project - the creation of imaginative industrial object - it fits well.
Difficult path of transformation styles and their origins in this period leads to the emergence of Cubism itself. The culmination of the development and mutual influence of the styles can be considered as an abstract image of an object or its parts.

Somewhat apart in this time is "Rayonism" had in Russia and the world is less than the followers, but presented in the domestic arts so bright and brilliant works of the names that we can not pass it to their attention. Goncharova, Larionov and others tried to define the essence of an object, identify its relation to surrounding objects and the world. These complex philosophical problems to be solved with the help of the fine arts, especially close to us now.

Speaking of the 1910s, we always arrive at the proper abstraction. Its emergence and consolidation of the art was a revolutionary discovery, global impact on the arts and all the cultural process of the XX century.

Based on the cultural-historical perspective, the participants of the second set of creative laboratory a very definite problem. Based on their own priorities and style preferences, the artists have to create images of industrial sites Zaporozhye - Ukraine's industrial center. Industrial facilities, technical processes, mechanisms or parts thereof should be transformed into works of art in the spirit of the 1910s, using the appropriate styles. In contrast to the open-air abstract, this work does not involve the creation of sketches on location. Our main task is to create a new, modern works of art, using the conceptual and visual language styles of the 1910s.

The second experimental art laboratory will be working in Kiev, the hotel "Zaporozhye - Intourist", providing for our work is most necessary.
The second phase of the project's annual "100th Anniversary of Abstract Art" gives us an opportunity to rethink the artistic legacy left us a decade of the aforesaid and to assess its influence on contemporary art and each project participant in particular.

artists - members of the second phase of the project:

Nasedkin Vladimir (Moscow), Tatiana Badanin (Moscow), Sergei Bryukhanov (Moscow), Elena Artsutanova (St. Petersburg), Maxim Prokopenko (Russia), Vladimir Filippov (Kiev), Peter Lebedinets (Ukraine), Leonid Bernat (Kiev) Shkarupa Valery (Kiev), Alekseeva Alla (Ukraine), Inna Pantelemonova (Kiev), Igor Filippov (Khar'kov), Edward Kulish (Simferopol), Yury Kulish (Simferopol), Vladimir Boychenko (Sebastopol), Tatiana Nikolskaya (Sevastopol). Prikhodko Edward (Uzhgorod).

Author and curator Samoilova EO
The Commissioner of the draft OM Sergeev