The owner of an art gallery "Our artists Natalia Kournikova - about art and not only

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Elena Shiroyan

The ability to see the world in its own way, differently from all around, always appreciated, but for now it gives a very high price. From the West the trend has come in our hearth and home, suddenly connecting gallery "Our artists, Prime Minister and humble emigrant. By the way, almost the same age: probably both noted offensive Year of Equal Opportunities.

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At the height of the season came newsmaker mistress galleries with outside Moscow Rublyovka Natalia Kournikova, who bought the most expensive charity auction lot in St. Petersburg, where the paintings were selling works of local show-stars and politicians. Therefore, the main attraction for the media on the opening day "of our artists' canvas was Vladimir Putin, and not the mysterious Dima, whose name is an alias without a name was on the invitation. (If desired, put the accent on the last syllable: so pronounced in Paris, where the artist lived the last decade.) Of course, first arrived ritual ascent to the top floor, where the proud solitude (well, and what can be placed next?) Attains shimmering beads "pattern on the frosted window, but quickly descended to Dima. New name for Moscow, though not bad known in Europe only at first provoked condescending curiosity: in actual fact the artist was not merely good, but very good.

I must say, Dima is exposed for twenty years, with "House concert in Moscow moved up in the German and Dutch galleries, museums and later. In 1995, his paintings showed the Russian Museum and the Museum of Architecture, but Muscovites managed to forget them. On the other hand, in a moment of crisis is the most prosperous metropolitan gallery of ancient art to follow the advice: "Most Turn style. And Dima - a phenomenon in our art-landscape unusual. But most importantly, it is truly a phenomenon. In exactly the formula: "Talent - the only news that is always new."

However, no great surprises in the pictures you will not see. Everyday household items: cups, bottles, chairs, The simple food. From the arsenal of the artist - pencils, sometimes looked like a sky-scrapers. Lonely letter soars on canvas, reminiscent of the blue sky, as if calling to escape outside the apartment, where there is a quiet life of all these things. Few can be seen from the window: a pattern tree branches, passing cars, luminous windows or flaming roofs of neighboring houses. Sometimes the buildings are constructed in a ticker or a crowd, as if gathered for a chat.

However, as every great artist, it does not matter what is shown how a particular case pushed to the canvas. It is important - as. And this is really surprising, despite the external "ordinariness" motif. Here recall Cezanne, Morandi, and Soutine. And Paul Klee, who, on Tarkovsky, "sitting alone in a alley with colored pencils, and our Vladimir Yakovlev ... Boiling kettle in different colors, but with a single "profile" are arranged in a cycle, recalling a series of Russian avant-garde, such as "handbags" Rozanova. Although Dima own style, not very similar to the famous "predecessors." And above all, his own destiny, not to analyze his work with the usual positions. After all, the artist really did not study anywhere - only worked at home. Carefully perform the job, but after the teacher had done everything else ... True, who grew up in a family art Rakitin, with a childhood surrounded by painting, whether it be albums or exhibition, Dima can not be called a man without education. It is rare these days an example of "home education" to which we all know only by hearsay, as a daily go through the process of social adaptation.

It is this process (we will not discuss his injury and favor) escape artist Dmitry Rakitin, is one of those people who are euphemistically termed "not all". In other words, it is our, Russian - he was born and lived the first 25 years in Moscow - "Rain Man" (yes, we are talking about the great role of Dustin Hoffman). When you try to understand how to relate to the artist "nasmotrennost" and "special" suspending him, freed from the hustle and complex view of the world, willy-nilly get up in deadlock. Someone art denies factor "learning", saying: "Genius!" Others, however, explains how a lot of attention meant relatives noticed urge to draw and did everything in order to develop the capacity of the child, who from childhood has left a ... Of course, Dima in his own way communicates with the outside world, where there is a street in the wilderness, and museums, but much stronger than it is rooted in the domestic space, measured with the change of seasons, where the stakes are Christmas or Easter, with a simple "baseline" values. Only if razyat this chain of relationships, we can realize the importance of its smallest level.

Artist with a piercing directly, but I think reaching up to the perception of how things work from day to day life is busy hard work - painting. Not that what is taught in institutions, but remembers its fundamental principle. "Through such as Dima, painting a self-fulfilling with the comprehensiveness and clarity that are needed to confront the modern decline of its language" - writes in the catalog known critic Helen Murin.

A complex color, intense combination of colors, open texture of the canvas, which "breathes", a special arhitektonichnost forms. We are witnessing their growth, and everyday items transformed into a formula of life. It is difficult to say that it affects more - subtlety of color, an incredibly keen sense of color, built seemingly uncomplicated composition (particularly stresses its asymmetry and fragmentation). Or the depth of these paintings, for which felt the sincerity and vulnerability, is extremely rare among professionals. Often they are inherent to the painters "naive". But in this category Dima does not fit, if not suitable under the current industry definition of "art brut" (the art of "gross" or "raw" can be translated differently, but we are not talking about the artists-primitives). By the way, Vasily Rakitin, father of Dima, said that his work had come to watch and director of the Paris Museum "brutal" art. But did not find them appropriate for its collections: the author stands behind this centuries-old culture.
http://www.kultura-portal.ru/tree_ne...;rubric_id=205

Exhibition January 25, 2009 - March 25 2009.Dima. http://www.kournikovagallery.ru/exhibitions

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Time Out Moscow number 3 /26 January - 1 February 2009, Mr.
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I'm glad it was you were the first heroine of our new column: I think only a very hot head could buy this painting for that kind of money ...

You're right. Although, on the other hand, participation in the auction-discipline and skills required to make decisions in seconds. I can not lose my head, I know how to behave to get what you want.

you really wanted to have this "pattern"?

Sure. It's a unique thing - the first paintings of Vladimir Vladimirovich, which may well remain single.

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«The pattern has already named an encrypted message to Ukraine - they say, is frosted window Ukrainian hut, left without Russia's gas.

Pun on this subject can be endless. But among the 28 paintings submitted to the auction, "pattern" looked decent. Although I liked the thin and delicate work Ulyana Lopatkina and enchanting "Turkey" Semyon Furman ... But wanted to buy the main thing.

Of course, the amount ... This is no boy at least not the last?

No, but schitanye: it was necessary to collect ... But I have no regrets about the money. Earn even ...

And there were purchases, after which you grab his head and thought: "God, why I did it!»

Of course, the auction excitement - a serious thing. I remember the year in 1995 her husband in London, knocked me to buy the work Kustodiev for tens of thousands of dollars. I then broke my head: "What we now do with it going?" The work has taken root at home, eventually went up in difficult moments repeatedly risked being sold, and a couple of years ago, finally struck its hour, and we got it for more than a million. A similar story happened in Paris, when sold out the legacy of Olga Carré and I bought ten works Lansky. Two of them are still hanging in my home. Others sold - prices Lansky over the years have jumped in many times. A recent purchases - of Ksana Crohn's, which I bought already during the crisis, setting a record price for this artist. In general, whenever the price of the purchased lot is several times the estimate, I have a sinking heart. But I got used to that for the good things you have to pay dearly. For a unique - even more so.

   I must say that Putin made a kind of heroism - has publicly made a surprising himself roles. But what is the artistic value of this canvas?
Still, I regard this work as an artistic autograph prominent political figure.

Well, so brilliant?

I really feel about Putin with great reverence: He really changed our lives, and I think it is the most significant figure in post-perestroika policy. Purchase his paintings reflect, inter alia, and the degree of my respect for the author.

But you decided to spend the money, if it was not a charity auction?

It also played a role: the money will be listed in the Children's Hospital of St. Mary Magdalene and the center of diagnosis of cancer. Another important factor is that some collectors even before the start of trading showed interest in this picture.

Speculation abounded that this literate PR. And they say that it was Putin himself has given someone the task of the oligarchs to buy his work ...

It is clear that such purchases are accompanied by a mass of speculation. As for PR ... I never felt the need to energetically promoting myself, but I would be pleased if the number of visitors in my gallery grow. January 24 we had a wonderful opening day of the artist - Dima Rakitin. He does not like us - autistic and I am glad that thanks to such exhibitions, he does not feel out of the social environment. And if buying "pattern" to attract the attention of the general public and to him, and to art, which deals with gallery - perfectly.
http://www.timeout.ru/journal/feature/3547/

[Meister]

and still very funny))))

[Yaya]

Meister, so this is just clowning!

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Сообщение от Eugene

And if you purchase "pattern" to attract the attention of the general public and to him, and to art, which deals with gallery - perfectly.

How noble! That's what was bought "pattern"-drawing attention to Dima.
By the way, how many paintings Dima could buy for 37 million rubles?

[Meister]

so, 37 million rubles is approximately (46/37) 765 thousand euros, say from 15 thousand in the picture is somewhere 51 Pictures))) Well tobish had the whole show to sell, although there like so much and was not. ..

[Yaya]

Meister, may, Dima would hurry up .. scraped together b

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Сообщение от Meister

sell

I have something about "buy" ...
How, instead of the "pattern" could buy Dima.

[Meister]

Cyril Syzransky, then that "sell" that "buy" then there is no difference))) 1, Putin=51 Dima
strange mathematics course)

Сообщение от Yaya

may, Dima would hurry up .. b scraped together

Well he's not a factory for the production of corned beef)) so quickly sculpt, as some prominent figures, can not)

[Yaya]

Meister, shutyu!