Konstantin Zvezdochetov. Exhibition "normal civilization." XL Gallery. Photos

[Vladimir]

What you need to remember when going to an exhibition of Constantine Zvezdochetova? The name of the artist's long and firmly stands in the main "clip" of the first names of contemporary Russian art. His works are included in major museum collections and the collection of high-level. And in the assembly are very different in spirit. Thus recognizable fun with love as exhibited in the museum Zimmerly (Norton Dodge collection), and in a far more frivolous museum of modern art Igor Markin - ART4.ru. Zvezdochetov born in 1958, belongs to a generation eighties, who has enough energy to have fun, when it was already in its tenth year and not far off. In the eighties Zvezdochetov was one of the leading artistic groups "Amanita" (except for him it was part of Sven Gundlah, Alexei Kamensky, Vladimir Mironenko, Sergei Mironenko, see http://azbuka.gif.ru/alfabet/m/muhomory /), and later worked with "World Champions" (Gia Abramishvili, Konstantin Latyshev, Boris Matrosov, Andrew Yakhnin http://azbuka.gif.ru/alfabet/ch/chempiony-mira/).

Researchers at the artist's work, perhaps indignant such a simplification, but you sure Zvezdochetova IMHO you can call a special caricature of a non-specific genre. Only in the version that is transferred to large-format canvas, but more scenic resources. As a comic, Liechtenstein, magnified to gigantic size, decomposes to abstraction, and caricature Zvezdochetova with increasing scale detached from the original lightly.

In keeping with this genre is made and the exhibition "normal civilization" - a satirical treatment of the views of the Soviet man in the street to the west "unspiritual society of consumption". A mixture of fetishes and prejudices involved in air time. But nothing had been forgotten - an era of ruthless satirical articles, the journal "Crocodile" and other anti-Western arrogance, for which, as we now understand, hiding uncertainty and fear. It was: strained ridicule stupidity various "stilyagi" and other "fartsy" with their horizons invalid philistine desires - money, jeans, Beatle, Marlborough, Sony, Panasonic and other whiskey and Coke. Get taller - and then the casino, Canaries, Hollywood, decent society. Actually, reread today incriminating satires of old newspapers and magazines, already knowing what the whole badyaga ended - a real adventure! Believe me, no Zvezdochetov so do not laugh.

Fetishes cherished, but inaccessible to the Soviet people of Western culture as the time and were the exhibits of the current exhibition. Demonstration depravity mass culture, intentional grammatical errors in the names (and who knows what is written there is Koka-Kola) - such a bright little world of pop capitalism. And all this under Muzychka like "We - the bandits, gangsterito, we have the brass knuckles, pistol, ooo-eee» from The Adventures of Captain Vrungel ". The mood is set perfectly - the whole show smile never left his face. It's funny and positive. Another thing is to see such things in front of you every day. Here the question. How soon will become bored psevdoafishi Lolita with Rosita and psevdoreklama Koka-Kola? Indeed joke - instant thing. Sometimes funny to see the work in the morning - as heard twice repeated by the joke.

Eighties have not yet become fully auction artists, but in the base ARTinvestment.ru have 15 entries for work Zvezdochetova. It is against the background of an impressive figure. The best result - 92, 4 thousand pounds, paid for the six-foot canvas with a complex called "Purdue-K-62M». Painting with an unusually grim story set a record for the artist's work last summer. But this case is so far the exclusive and therefore does not determine the general price level. Where more in this revealing, perhaps, optimistic acrylics and collages of the late vosmidlesyatyh-early nineties, which in the past "fat" was sold at auctions worldwide for 10-20 thousand pounds. The prices of works from the exhibition "normal civilization" every idle interested visitors organizers did not call. To the enemy does not know?

[Vladimir]

Continuation of the exhibition "The normal civilization."

[gans]

I have a few works of his wife Larissa Rezun-Zvezdochetova.

[ранжер]

Originally Posted by gans

I have a few works of his wife Larissa Rezun-Zvezdochetova

And what price level of the work of this artist?

[gans]

Originally Posted by ranzher

But what price level of the work of this artist?

Just can not say, my old, more of Odessa. This site seems to have information, can someone look subscribers.

[Vladimir]

Originally Posted by gans

But what price level of the work of this artist?

Just can not say, my old, more of Odessa. This site seems to have information,

We have a total 8 records auction results. In the last year of 1,2 meters long, fabric, enamel sold at Sotheby's for 12-13 thousand pounds.

[ранжер]

Originally Posted by Vladimir

sold at Sotheby's for 12-13 thousand pounds

Sold or sell?

[SergeiSK]

1. "Small as the sky", Macdougall - 16 270 GBP
2. "Perdo. Radiation, recorded radio telescope", Macdougall - 14 967 GBP
3. "Glorifikatsiya Aybolita" Sovkom - 250 000 RUR
4. "Mercy", PhillipsDePury - 34 850 GBP
5. "Perdo-K-62M", Macdougall - 92 446 GBP

[ранжер]

Outcomes Mcdougall must be treated very cautiously.

[dedulya37]

Originally Posted by ranzher

K Mcdougall results must be treated very cautiously.

Could explain?