Alex Plutser-Sarno, art critic of contemporary art

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Interesting interview with Viktor Pivovarov ...
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Viktor Pivovarov was born in Moscow on January 14, 1937 Graduated from the Moscow Art-Industrial School im. Kalinin (1951-1957) and the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. (1957-1962). After graduation he spent several years of book illustrations, especially illustrations of children's books. Among the most significant of his works in this area - to illustrate the tales GH Anderson, G. Sapgir poems, O. Dreze, J. Pivovarova, the tale A. Pogorelsky "Black Chicken" to "Scandinavian fairy tales" and others. Since 1967 began to work systematically, first in different graphical themes, and since 1970 in the painting. In 1970-ies., Followed by Kabakov, is developing a new synthetic genre, connecting figure and text, called "albums". In this genre, with some interruptions, Viktor Pivovarov works to date. They created albums: "Tears" (1975), "Face" (1975), "Konklyuzii" (1975), "The Garden" (1976), "Eros" (1976), "Fence" (1977), "Sakralizatory" ( 1978), "Mikrogomus" (1979), "Kabakov and Pivovarov (1982)," beautiful actions "(1989)," Agent in Norway "(1993)," Mamleev and Gipermamleev "(1995)," Bad mood "( 1995), "If" (1995), "Characters" (1996), "Steps mechanics" (1999), "his contemporaries (1988-2000)," Yellow "(2001)," stray Dante "(2001) and others. In the field of painting Viktor Pivovarov preference thematically related conceptual cycles and series of paintings. For example: "Projects for a single person" (1975), "Seven conversations" (1976), "June-June" (1978), "Diary of a teenager" (1986-1988), "Time of Roses" (1988), "The Chinese leaders "(1989)," The white balls "(1990)," Apartment 22 "(1992-1995)," Unlimited possibilities of painting "(1992)," Metampsihoz "(1993)," Heavenly Helom "(1998)," The Cabinet of Dr. Freud "(1999)," eidos "(2001-2003)," Cut Pictures "(2003)," Dark Room "(2003) and others. Since 1982 he lives and works in Prague.
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