Bruni, Lev Alexandrovich

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Separately, it must be said about the titanic work of Andrei Dmitrievich Sarabyanova: the book "A Biography of artist Lev Bruni," edition of 500 copies, which tells about the artist, bringing the audience to understand his work, and the exhibition "Watercolors state. The Art of Leo Bruni" live shows be printed in a book illustrate the artist's works.
Two floors of cozy "home Chekhov (Malaya Dmitrovka 29 p.4) placed on his show. After reviewing the exposure to go from exhibition nehotelos, each painting stopped at home, forcing himself to consider carefully. Pictures, like children in front of the audience tried to show all their talents and skills ... but here I have a red glow on the face of her daughter from her bright red dress ...", "... and a fascinating light on the walls of the temple of the Holy Mary of Egypt created white and look at going past the church father Pitirim through foliage, as if the artist hovers over the place shown in me ...".
  Thank G.O.S.T. Gallery for this holiday, went out like a children's party, happy for the wonderful concert.

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The Moscow Chekhov's Cottage opened an exhibition avant-garde artist Lev Bruni
17:46, 29 October 2009

In Moscow opened an exhibition of the famous Petrograd avant-garde artists of the last century Lev Bruni. On the eve of the exhibition, which takes place in the so-called "Chekhov's Cottage, a presentation of a new book about the painter -" A Biography of the artist Lev Bruni.

The book, published especially for the 115 anniversary of his birth, contains about 500 color reproductions and photographs. A story about the creative ways the artist is based on documentary evidence from the family archive Bruni, as well as from the Department of Manuscripts of the Tretyakov Gallery and the oldest Russian archives and libraries, the press release.

In Russia, Lev Bruni, was known not only as a virtuoso watercolor painting, but also as a tireless inventor, as well as a host of legendary "Apartment number 5" - literary and artistic circle, which is visited by artists, and Chagall, Tatlin, poets, M., Balmont and Mayakovsky, composer Lurie et al

In addition, he played a party to such polar exhibit program as a "Shop" Tatlin and Makovets. " But for all its avant-garde graphic artist and architect, Bruni was the heir of the classical tradition - in his family had several generations watercolourists Sokolov and artists and architects Bruni. For the connection of such contradictory qualities of art historian Alexander Benois called Bruni "academic futurist.

The example of his biography can be traced almost all the crucial stage of development of Russian art of the past century. First - Academy, first Petersburg and then Paris. Then - infatuation "Charms of Mannerism," so naturally during the Silver Age. In addition, the artist deals with pleasure radical search for Cubism, experimenting with form and texture.

From the Revolution he went to Siberia, where, being "under Kolchak, openly express their anti-Bolshevik views. And then safely returned to Petrograd, and even some time working in the Department of Fine Arts Narcompros.

In the early 1920's Lev Bruni, with his family at the invitation Favorskogo moved to Moscow, where he headed the first graphic, and later monumental workshop VKhUTEMAS-VHUTEINa, which brought a galaxy of bright students.

As noted by critics, Bruni was able to penetrate the very essence of things, and so the circle of his subjects: childhood, motherhood, seascapes, nature - a circle of eternal existential fact deprived of pathos, but full of dignity and harmony. This should not reduce his work to a quiet "family" as well as innovative and experimental inherent temperament of the master himself, evident even in its rough outline. Thus, Bruni was one of the few artists who freely use the "dangerous" red paint without fear of the color activity violate the compositional balance or make any inaccuracy in the picture.

http://www.newsru.com/cinema/29oct2009/bruni.html

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together with all and of itself

- 30.10.09 10:36 --

Velimir Moyst

This artist was fond of saying that instead of blood in his veins watercolor. About how the metaphor is not at odds with reality, can be judged on a personal exhibition "Watercolors state. Art Leo Bruni, which opened in the exhibition hall of "Chekhov's Cottage.


He became the heir and successor of several artistic dynasties: "Bruni, Briullov, Sokolova were my ancestors. He managed to turn to visit the academics, miriskusnikom, futurist, socialist realists. However, none of the incarnation is not decisive for his creativity. Lev Bruni all involved - and no that does not sink into his head, preferring to move on its own trajectory. Variability Role should not be misled: this figure - one of the most important in Russian art of the twentieth century. I achieved this status is not least thanks to the chamber genres - children's and family portraits, natural landscapes, book illustrations.


Samples of all listed and form the basis of the retrospective exhibition, hosted by the gallery "G.O.S.T.


The exhibition is dedicated to 115 anniversary of the author, and (not least) to leave a large monograph Andrew Sarabyanova "The Biography of the artist Lev Bruni. In this work not only sets out the curriculum vitae and played numerous pictures - probably the first creative way Leo Alexandrovich is not presented as a set of paradoxical turns of a career, but as a logical, due to domestic and external causes, evolution. Here are many living histories, documented family legends, excerpts from memoirs of contemporaries, and records of the main, perhaps, the commentator, the artist's life - his wife Nina Konstantinovny, daughter of the poet Balmont.


In a few words this long and fascinating history does not tell, so pay attention primarily to the exhibition.


It is assembled from private collections, but is dominated by works from the family archives. Numerous descendants of the clan Bruni has works no worse than those that are stored in museums. In any case, they can be adequately display the "general line", followed by the hero of the exhibition. This "silent poetry" is not so quiet, if you look: the serenity of the subjects lies the real author's drive. Lev Bruni did not spend long avant-garde, but those lessons never forgotten, though, and did not follow them literally.


Discarding ideology of changing the world, he moved deeper into the world familiar, as if all the familiar and even slightly overexposed - in order to re-make it interesting and important.


On this super-objective is to remember, looking at the portraits of the sleeping children, the types of Sudak, Zhizdra, Luga, Optina, the sketches of animals in a zoo or on illustrations for "Don Quixote". Do not deceive anyone idyllic veil: the artist is far from plants, for example, the German Biedermeier, designed to glorify the sentimental family comfort and beauty of nature. He has, rather, looked through the approval of some existential principles - such as family as a group of like-minded. Even the landscapes are internally conflicted, by harmonizing their serious efforts, visible only to the discerning eye.

Apparently, Bruni deliberately sacrificed many external effects, to demonstrate: the life - no sugar, of course, and not a carnival, but it was not nightmare. With it you can "cooperate", and find joy in it, to extract lessons from it. This nekazenny optimism born of a series of misfortunes and strokes of fate (see the monograph referred to), and was, perhaps, the principal, that the artist could and wanted to pass around

http://www.gazeta.ru/culture/2009/10/30/a_3278810.shtml

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Pictures at an Exhibition:

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At the auction gallery "Sovkom" November 24, 2009 will be sold picture Lev Bruni. Good illustration:
http://sovcom.ru/index.php?category=...=3&auction=135

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At MacDougall's may list theatrical charts in the technique of collage and watercolors dating from 1915 year was signed as Lev Bruni (Lot 390). The likelihood that the work of Lev Aleksandrovich, is zero. While Bruni did not work in the theater. And the signature is not his.


390. BRUNI, LEV (1894-1948)

Costume Design of a Chess Queen, signed and dated 1915.
Pencil, black ink, watercolour and collage with newspaper on paper, 30.5 by 21.5 cm.

8,000-12,000 pounds

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's widow, NK Bruni, by the present owner.
Private collection, Finland.

http://www.macdougallauction.com/

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Сообщение от Tjutchev

At the time Bruni has worked in the theater. And the signature was not his.

And the very style in the 15th year is not drawn. It hurts all too similar to the pictures of fashion designers, fashion designers of our time already. Hand look at a purely Riga fashion house.

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

And the very style in the 15th year is not drawn. It hurts all too similar to the pictures of fashion designers, fashion designers of our time already. Hand look at a purely Riga fashion house.
And her face is not pre-revolutionary ...

I agree, but some creative effort on the part of manufacturers still was. While not innovative. Such durilki are prevalent in the market since the Soviet era. Note the cut out piece of chess books, brazenly claims to be avant-garde. Bruno is, of course, bore little resemblance.

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Сообщение от Tjutchev

Notice the cut out of a piece of chess books, brazenly claims to be avant-garde.

Reversible.
From there, the name, but nothing more than chess there. For an interesting problem to show the chess queen (lots of ideas at once) on the scene (sketch something as theatrical costumes, yes?) Nothing has been done. Nothing ... Rather, it is really a suit stuffed vegetable garden (yes there is clearly shoes and hats, too) than Korolevishny ...

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

drew.
From there, the name, but nothing more than chess there. For an interesting problem to show the chess queen (lots of ideas at once) on the scene (sketch something as theatrical costumes, yes?) Nothing has been done. Nothing ... Rather, it is really a suit stuffed vegetable garden (yes there is clearly shoes and hats, too) than Korolevishny ...

Of course, chess - fertile subject for an artist! Losers! ...


Ironically, just noticed! The date of a chess game on a piece-skirt can see an increase in the picture. Clearly read March 21, 1928 - first year! That's really really "Futurism"! : D