Interview with Yuri Vakulenko

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General director of the Kiev Museum of Russian Art Weekly.ua spoke about how the examination of paintings and why you should turn to specialists. He claims that are not familiar with modern art, but to sell his own paintings at auction in London
 Who is today in Ukraine examines works of art?
YV our country in somewhat lucky, because the specialists who are engaged in examining, mostly in specialty restorers. Therefore, they are not limited to stylistic expertise, and study the work more deeply.
Style expert reviews the product in the general context of art history. It defines the genre, belonging to a certain school of painting.
This kind of examination of the most deceptive, because the simulator, which is taken to recreate the work of a particular artist, often brilliantly owns strangers techniques of painting. It mimics the composition, texture. Identify a fake can be through technological expertise, which includes a study with the aid of instruments, defines the technology of the product. The most complete examination - an analysis of individual manners of the artist. We study the specifics of the work, technology and imaginative series. Experts trying to find out how the author is similar to the claimed Szyszko, Glushchenko, Shishkin and Aivazovsky.
At the same rights to examination as such, no one in Ukraine. The Ministry of Justice is no such kind of license, terms and scope of this activity has not yet been determined. Strictly speaking, we do no expert, but only experts, issuing its findings in private.
There is still a long list of organizations approved by the Ministry of Culture. It lists museums, restoration centers that deal with public examination. For example, the Kiev Museum of Russian Art, which I preside, incumbent State expertise on Russian art. It is only for organizations - such as investigative bodies.
Nevertheless, you are well-known expert ...
I not only directly engaged in the actions of expertise - to examine the product and make a conclusion specialist, but dealing with review.
would call my colleagues, who are looked to for advice?
V. In Kiev, there are six or seven professionals: Edward Dymshits, Vladimir Tsytovich, Tatiana Bychko, Alexander Bray, Helen Zhivkov ...
You have a document is issued?
V. All issued its opinion specialist. Some of them are registered in the workplace - in the National Restoration Centre or at a museum named Khanenko. Where the statute authorizes to issue detention individuals. I simply sign an opinion. Identified in it all their regalia, except the post of Director of the museum. The post got nothing to do with it, enough that I assistant professor of examination of the State Leadership Academy of Culture and Arts, member of Peter's Academy of Sciences and Arts in St. Petersburg.
 Why do not you'll get to his museum the right to conduct examination for individuals?
V. Why? Many museum does not work, but it does appear excessive weight problems, it is not necessary state organization. After all, any expert opinion - is the legal norm, and the conclusion of the expert - no.
would call their regular customers?

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Y. B. Not to myself. There is a certain professional ethics. I would say this is akin to medical secrecy. As a rule, my advice use policies, business leaders, when they want to buy now.
A lot of collectors in Kiev?
V. No less than fifty people. Among them there are people with whom I do not take money for counseling. Most of the clients discharge people into being friends.
What is the examination?
V. In Kiev, prices range from $ 50 to $ 1000 per painting. My oral advice includes research work. He came here recently, a man brought the work allegedly Shishkin. I study it, proved it oleograph. A person paying a minuscule amount saved myself from spending tens of thousands of dollars - do not buy rubbish.
How is the process of examination?
V. The picture was brought to me or ask to go and see, including abroad. I'm taking a compact apparatus and inspecting the work. I have a specific set of tests, which includes research in infrared and ultraviolet rays. I take samples for chemical and radiocarbon analysis. The findings do upon arrival in Kiev, after processing the data in laboratories.
Brought to you by working with major foreign auctions?
V. Yes, it happens. And there are not always purchased paintings are authentic.
A Kiev auction house consulted?
If the auction is scheduled for October, preparation starts now. We already do review work and 40 percent of them are eliminated. I define only the artistic quality assessment by specialists auction. Pricing - not my element, and there is no sense to do it. I think better do so, in what you're competent. Why should I understand? My museum is not engaged in contemporary art.
Why traveled to Basel? What are your impressions?
V. Just wondering was. Went in, saw that for the fair. She left the impression of a large bubble of stainless steel. It's not even the financial pyramid, and the financial sphere. Absolutely the commercial market - market leading galleries in the world. They decide the fate of art. Candy there are made of anything. The main thing is that everything went according to the rules of this business.
Ukraine there is average. We have a strong art, but it does not have to heat, shock, which today is a success. I think collectors would buy paintings of our artists for 150-200 thousand euros. But now Pakistan is represented on the site, where prices range from 20 to 50 thousand.
V. No. We call it normal, and, thank God, he has no national features. Art must be cosmopolitan. Language arts is universal and not dependent on nationality. Worldwide folklore is perceived as funny as decorative gift products, and not as an object of art. Maria Prymachenko and other folk artists are not considered world-class artists. But Savadov, Kadyrov, Mach, Sidorenko, representing Ukraine in Basel, working in a cosmopolitan context.
you are an artist by training, why do not participate in major exhibitions?
V. To be honest, in 1999, I wrote a recent series of papers, and ten years after that did not draw. Display older works somehow illogical. I recently returned to painting, but now only beginning to unwind yourself as an artist. Participate in planning exhibitions. And one of London's auction made a proposal to put my work up for sale. I do not know whether the picture is sold, but the participation in the auction increases and the status of the artist and the value of his work.
Surveying activities bring significant income?
V. Previously income was decent. But even before the financial crisis began to fall in the market for these services. All of a sudden turned out to be intelligent and have themselves become a decision about buying paintings. Napokupali And, of course, anyone.
Why do not you do dealership?
V. I think this is unethical. Trading patterns director of the museum simply can not.

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