Marlen Spindler

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Artist of the week: Marlen Spindler

ARTinvestment.RU - 02.06.2010, 14:42

In late May, at the site of the State Center for Contemporary Art was presented three-volume album "Marlene Spindler:" Wandering through the ancient land, "Behind Bars" and "Free Art". The first volume is devoted to early landscape painting Spindler, second - works created in custody and in the third volume contains recent works by the artist inspired by the Russian frescoes and icons.

One of the most tragic figures of the "second Russian avant-garde" Marlen Spindler Pavlovich (1931-2003) does not always refer to the first row in the informal post-war art. Since the early 1990's professionals and connoisseurs of the artist make successful steps to revise the place and importance of the artist in history of art.


Work Spindler were included in the exposition of all the major specialized exhibitions in the last century: "Other Art" (STG, 1990), "Postmodernism and national traditions" (STG, 1993) and "Nonconformists - the second Russian avant-garde 1955-1988. From the collection of Bar-Gera (STG, 1996). Also in 1996 in the main museum of the country during his lifetime was his first solo exhibition, which was able to attend, although in a wheelchair after suffering a stroke, he Marlen Spindler.

About the artist's life in 1999 a documentary "Marlene Spindler, appeared with the publication of estimating the value of his work.

The artist was educated in art school at Mosfilm (1947-1951), worked in art studios. C 1960 worked at the plant designer of decorative arts. Successfully engaged in the development of logos, poster series, performed other graphic tasks. As a young specialist Marlene Spindler met at the combine Mikhail Shvartsman. Collaborate on projects developed into a friendship. According to some sources, which are based on memories Spindler, then the artists came discord on the basis of interpretation of the creative priorities. Spindler, for example, in 1950, without advertising, developed a symbolic icon theme, "Images". Nevertheless, in the works, and Spindler Schwartzman end of 1950 can be found striking harmonies similar approaches.

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As often happens in life, the Tretyakov Gallery to "reconcile": Now on the same floor in the rooms devoted to "other art", visitors can see the canvas, and Schwartzman, and paintings on sacking Spindler.

Interestingly, Spindler, like Schwarzman, when life is very reluctant to part with their works, even in very straitened circumstances. There have been cases when they were already very sick, he deliberately called the price too high for this or that his painting, the buyer refused to purchase.

Career Marlen Spindler could emerge much more successful if it had not become a legend of the complex nature of the artist. Spindler, in his memoirs, while serving in the army about 200 days spent in the stockade. Subsequently, three convictions (1967, 1976, 1986) led to the loss of many art works created in custody, was stolen during the period of creative force, virtually shut down the artist access to the exhibition process and limited the possibilities for creative work. In the work of Spindler was pronounced a loner and rarely participated in group exhibitions. From the resonance can be noted in the exhibition pavilion "House of Culture" at the Exhibition of Economic Achievements in 1975. And only the beginning of perestroika exhibition has become more active.

The main and probably the most valuable subject in the work of Spindler 1960-80-ies are specific abstractions and "poluabstraktsii" with figurative component. Often this arrangement with religious symbols, cross and circle, as well as its recognizable "characters" - the faces with piercing glances, as if from Fayum portraits. In addition, one of the most popular themes in the artist was a circus. Some of their painful memories Spindler implement and in the figurative-expressionist genre. In particular, memories of the period of detention in his works often sublime to the image of freedom-loving cat. Work Spindler are not always pure abstractions, often they can be easily guessed figurative part.


His abstractions 1960-70-ies are often painted with tempera on sacking or paper. At that time, the artist prefers to make paint artisanal, giving the songs an extra energy boost. By choosing hardware artist was deliberately nepriveredliv periodically using a canvas oilcloth and any material at hand. In the late 1980's and early 1990's Spindler became increasingly using traditional equipment.

Today the work of Marlene Spindler are in the collections of the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, in galleries and museums in Germany, Switzerland and other countries, as well as well-known private collections.

At auctions worldwide work Spindler still a rarity. In the domestic market to large paintings offered with estimeytami of 15 thousand dollars to be hoped that with the release of the album of interest to the artist's rise.

view the impressive archive of articles about the life and work of the artist here:http://brykina.teletype.ru/gallery_s...cles/spindler/

In addition, at this address you can see the film "Marlene Spindler»:
http://www.brykina.com/blogs/?output_id=40

The material prepared by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

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