Boris Kocheyshvili. Life in Art

[Тамара]

In the 70 years in MOSKh often occur any meetings where the artists were discussing about the art. Very seriously and enthusiastically discussed issues such as: what kind of art from the preceding flow was good and right, and what is bad, and most importantly, what kind of art to which way to move forward to develop-Soviet artists. . Just at this time sprang up "severe" style and his supporters talked about the prospects of new art, someone is zealously defended Socialist Realism. Everyone spoke passionately afraid to defend their ideas and passions boiled heated debate. Often stay long if not a little to close the subway.

        At one of these meetings, attended by Boris Kocheyshvili happened the following story. As usual seething disputes outside was quite dark, and the degree of pathos was already sky-high. Suddenly from somewhere out in the light of day N, homely and sober man, known to all as an artist, which combine pictorial art touch up all wishing a very naturalistic head for figures of Lenin, as is evident in the ground and ate. His appearance was very comical, he is seen being drunk, asleep somewhere behind the scenes, but closer to the end of the meeting came to, being awakened by the righteous speeches fellow lathe. He walked quietly to the podium, looked around the room a sad and wistful eyes and spoke softly: "You're always shumite, saying« a new art, good art », but anyone of you ever created a thing of eternal charm ? "After this speech debate as something completely shriveled up and the meeting broke up suspiciously quickly.


            Since then, Boris Kocheyshvili and range of his closest friends often uses this wonderful definition of "thing of the Eternal Charm", or even abbreviation possible TSB on the right for all clear.
There certainly face thin and terribly excessive slip into pathos, but even so still, it seems to me that this proposition is much more accurate than banal example: «brilliant picture» or «brilliant artist" . Rembrandt was a genius. Picasso's genius. And there's nothing to be done. Well, three or five geniuses can be found, and then continue to multiply their system as if a hand does not rise
          But the "artist, who during his career created a few things eternal charm, in my opinion, much more politically correct sounds.
          
           By the way, several TSBs (for my taste)

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Tamara, thanks for the jolly good story!

Tomorrow is also something that I would write about Boris Kocheyshvili.

[Люси]

I was quite confused "that I was in Borino works like most, it turns out that I like everything about him!" When I got acquainted with Boris in the shop, I liked him very much pastels, I'm gone with deep conviction that fell in love with black and gold series of his works, then saw the exhibition of his black and white graphics, superb reliefs and quite zaputalas.Vyvod ... I like all Thank you Tamara, you Borin theme is great! "I think Boris should be proud of such pomoshnitsey.

[Тамара]

"Lucy, my dear, thank you very much for your kind words

[Евгений]

Tamara, thanks for the information about the interesting and talented artist ..

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Visit the studio of Boris Kocheyshvili, familiarity with the artist and poet, show it works (a small part, of course), talk with him about art, or rather, his stories, made a strong impression on me and I just beg you to forgive me for a confused story about it event.
Boris Petrovich's Center is located in the heart of Moscow.
Tamara led me to her friend shortest route yards, we passed all sorts of interesting historical sites, such as, for example, past the famous house-studio of Fly.

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I saw the pictures, many of them, something to show pictures, but I realized later that such an interesting story-tellers, like Boris Kocheyshvili, we must go not only with a camera, but with a voice recorder.
What he told me I can remember, of course, but I do not remember just how he expressed what he was giving precise definitions, very capacious any, shaped, giving the picture, listen and imagine just these taruskie landscapes of Oka, and once you understand that tells speller but also an artist!

[Кирилл Сызранский]

I saw the pictures, many of them, something to show pictures, but I realized later that such an interesting story-tellers, like Boris Kocheyshvili, we must go not only with a camera, but with a voice recorder.
What he told me I can remember, of course, but I do not remember just how he expressed what he was giving precise definitions, very capacious any, shaped, giving the picture, listen and imagine just these taruskie landscapes of Oka, and once you understand that tells speller but also an artist!
This Boris I sign his book of poems.
Writes and smiles, and I later read it and laughed.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Reliefs Kocheyshvili very difficult to photograph, but interesting to consider.
In smotrte, capped ranomu can see the same still life, slightly changing the angle of incidence of light on it.
At these "relief" can watch the clock, there is some kind of life is, it is hard to describe, and I immediately moved in, I confess, I did not expect that it would be such an effect.
I do not really like being too "takes", I somehow intrinsically resist the strong impression dealer yet, the head must be cold, and must try to shut my mouth "but here I am a little pribaldel confess.

[Тамара]

Thank you, Kirill, for the wonderful reporting

But, very incidentally, is another story, recorded by me with the words, BK It is just about the workshop V. Mukhina:

"In this workshop Mukhina makes the model conceived by her sculpture" Worker and Collective Farm Girl ". The model was a ¼ of the actual size of the monument, but it still appears too large. A hand holding a hammer and sickle does not does not fit into existing dimensions, then had to hack ceiling and the roof and build a glass dome over the shop (see photo of Cyril Syzran). The final sculpture was made of stainless steel Elektrostal factory out of it, incidentally, made by lining the columns at the station Mayakovskaya and the Kremlin stars. Sculpture stood a long time, if inner frame was also made of stainless steel, and made it out of its usual iron.
When I moved in the late 70's in these parts, in the workshop were Fly-union restoration workshops. There I saw with my own eyes the real sarcophagus and the Egyptian Coptic fabrics. It was like this: for many years I walked past him, but somehow it never occurred to knock and volunteered to see this wonderful place inside. But once my friend brought the British people 20 sculptors from England to me in the studio. First they watched the work, then drank tea and wine and sandwiches, but when we went to a noisy herd of subway leave, we walked past the house Fly. I pointed them to the glass case, and explained that this cap was made for the hammer and sickle Mukhina's sculpture, not really hoping for is that they even know what it is. But it turned out that they know. Their hotel rooms in Cosmos straight out of the monument "Worker and Collective Farm Girl". What's with my English has become ... They chirped and fussed, saying that very much want to get inside. I had no choice but to strongly come to the door and knock. I opened the restorers once graciously invited inside. It's funny that none of the sarcophagi and other ancient British no interest. They got a video camera and a long shot at them legendary glass cover.
I continue to walk past every day, but unfortunately what is happening now in the studio I do not know. I only know that there, in a two-story apartment adjacent to the huge amount of studio living intelligent woman, a descendant (probably a granddaughter) Fly and walks in the courtyard of the studio with two luxurious Russian hounds. "

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Special part-reliefs.
I do not know how to describe. Very unusual and most importantly, that "action" in these paintings, reliefs varies depending on the lighting.
I poprobyval photographed under lateral illumination so that he could see the relief. But full-face smrtret interesting as just painting or graphics.
I wonder, how will "live" is a work at home? And how will people live with him? But this is the day many times will vary on these reliefs "theater"? You look in the morning, commedia dell'arte, Harlequin and Columbine, look in the evening, Macbeth and Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinansky locking ... I wonder, huh?

I had seen some beautiful things with the elements of relief, but like so-fully constructed at this saw for the first time.