Painter Corneliu Baba

[bykinist]

With the submission of a friend who came to podfak the Surikov School , discovered the Romanian painter - Corneliu Baba .

Corneliu Baba
November 18, 1906 - December 28, 1997

BIOGRAPHY
He studied first under his father , the painter George Baba , then briefly at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Bucharest , but not graduated . The first exhibition was held in 1934 in the town of Baile Herculane , which gave him the opportunity to continue their studies at the Fine Arts School in Iasi ( 1934-38 ) at the Nicholas Tonitsy . In 1939 he was accepted to teach in the same department as an assistant, in 1946 professor. In 1948 , after its debut at the show in Bucharest , was arrested , imprisoned in Iasi , the next year without explanation dismissed and sent to Bucharest. Despite the difficult relations with the communist government of Romania, who considered him a formalist , he managed to make a career as a book illustrator and artist . In 1955, he was allowed to travel to the Soviet Union in the same year he won a gold medal at the International Exhibition in Warsaw. In 1956, three of his paintings were exhibited at the Venice Biennale .

In 1958, Corneliu Baba was appointed Professor at the Institute of Fine Arts Nicolae Grigorescu in Bucharest. Every year, he participated in exhibitions around the world. In 1964 he organized his wish personal exhibition in Brussels in 1970 in New York. Since 1963, a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences . Nevertheless , although he was extremely famous in Romania and , to a lesser extent, in the socialist countries of Eastern Europe, he never managed to achieve comparable fame in the West.

CREATIVITY
He worked in the tradition of realism, dating back to the techniques of the old masters. However, in his work markedly influence of Expressionism , Art Nouveau and even Impressionism. The artist felt that it had a particularly strong influence of El Greco, Rembrandt and Goya. Since its creation, especially early , do not fit into the framework of the official socialist realism , the authorities constantly criticized him for formalism .

Almost all the works of Corneliu Baba are in Romania , distributed in all art museums of the country. These are portraits , still lifes, landscapes painted a broad thick brushstrokes .

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[bykinist]

Among the Romanian artists of the middle generation has attracted the most attention , Corneliu Baba ( b. 1906). His " Holiday in the field" ( 1954) - a remarkable piece of art. Perfectly found images of characters in the movie , other than the depth of features . Deeply thought-out arrangement of the figures - the participants scene - saves at the same time, the nature of natural grouping. The simplicity and brevity of scenic resources attach significance to the scene , make a private episode in a collective picture of people's lives. The canvas is - one of the links in the cycle conceived by the artist on the theme of the peasant uprising of 1907.
Baba has a lot of successful work on the portrait . His portraits are remarkable writer Michael Sadoveanu (1953 ) , collector and art historian E. X. Zambakchana (1957 ) , women and farmers - is courageous , expressive, vivid images that speak of the wealth and importance of the inner world of his characters . In the works of Baba everything seems built on a creative study of the old masters , but at the same time in which the voice of our time. This quality is determined primarily by the artist understanding the essence of phenomena , understanding born of experience of our time.

The fifth picture, by the way , a portrait of the writer Michael Sadoveanu , not Boris ! )))
Writer Michael Sadoveanu played a big role in the creative biography of Corneliu Baba . From that moment, he becomes a recognized portrait painter . Portrait is designed in dark colors , the brightest spot , head and hands, which are an additional means of psychological characteristics of the image . They are strong , big man's hand courageous, strong-willed , energetic, wise and years of experience.

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discovered the Romanian painter - Corneliu Baba.

Who takes an interest in the visual arts in the USSR, are well aware of the Romanian artist, reproductions of his paintings were frequent in the prevailing art magazines.

[bykinist]

Karnelia Baba was born in 1906 in Craiova . Graduated from the Academy of Arts in Iasi , and then became a teacher . Already recognized as a painter, he moved to Bucharest. Professor of the Institute of Plastic Arts , awarded a number of high differences in their homeland , Karnelia Baba is an artist , who won international acclaim.
His art is deeply popular and affordable. It reflects the lives of ordinary people.
An extensive series of paintings dedicated to the life of Romanian peasants to victory of the socialist revolution in Romania. One of the outstanding works is considered to be "Staying in the field." The artist depicts the pathetic peasant family , resting on a hot afternoon in the field . My father is sleeping , covered with an old duds , sleep overcame and the boy , who worked alongside adults . No one is sleeping mother . Sitting beside sleeping, she watches over them rest. She stuck to her hard on the knees , and in the face of the whole figure feels a heavy fatigue. Her pale, pretty face and dark eyes full of concern and anxiety. With a delicate sense of proportion artist releases a picture of unnecessary details and details. Nothing distracts the viewer from the three workers. So simple humdrum hitch sounds like a generalization. The artist makes the viewer think about the difficult share farmer on his back-breaking labor .
The rich dark brown color , vibrant silvery white and pink spots , makes the composition "Peasants " ( 1958 ) dramatically rich. A crowd of people huddled with gaunt faces represents the rebellious people of Romania , which is no longer willing to tolerate injustice and poverty. Artist recreates the atmosphere in his picture of general dissatisfaction without resorting to the details of a peasant uprising in 1907 , without the need for documentary fidelity scenes revolt.
 
Inner spiritual life of man, his spiritual experiences excite Corneliu Baba . The painter often drawn to the image of Harlequin . He draws it in a traditional costume of red triangles , lit from above or from the back, vigorously marching straight at the viewer or dive into deep thought . Inquisitive interest to man, to his complex inner life helps the artist to create paintings such as " Fear " and " The Mad King " .
 
Corneliu Baba is also known as a talented portraitist . Among the best portraits want to mention M. Sadoveanu portrait of the writer , collector and historian E. Zambakchiyana , " Portrait of a girl in pink ." Each of them revealed the unique features of the model. In Corneliu Baba lot of self-portraits . Created in 1980-1981 he captured an old man with a majestic bearing , stern look of a wise person , active and energetic .
 
Paintings Corneliu Baba indicate the seriousness with which he studied the legacy of the old masters , how much they have given it. And at the same time we face a contemporary artist . His paintings are distinguished distinctive handwriting. They are unique and are remembered for a lifetime.
(Tatiana Vucheva )

[anik]

A real artist!
Outstanding!
Brilliant!

If I am not mistaken, he had a show at the Pushkin Museum.

Cents will ask to confirm.

[bykinist]

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in the Pushkin Museum .

In the collection of the Pushkin Museum has these three works Baba .

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reproductions of his paintings were frequent in the prevailing art magazines .

Apparently we are talking about "Lights" . Here is what one user Learn about this:
" Peasants " in 1958 (it turns out , is a series ) I remember well on poor-quality reproductions of the " Spark" of Soviet times. Moreover , cloudy, cyanotic and shifted seal overlaps the " blurring " the style of the artist, as haunting as a special mark dreary painting " fraternal socialist countries ." <! - ~ 1 ~ -> Only now I realize that, under the auspices of the " peasant genre " and characters with hoes our intellectuals advocated a " spark" artistic innovation and boldness of style. Apparently, it was part of the Fronde dull Soviet " socialist realism ."

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Apparently we are talking about "Lights".

It is about

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art magazines

"Art", "creativity", "The Artist".

[Игорь Гурьев]

And I even had the happiness of the artist in person to witness and talk to him in his exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts in the late 1970s.
Or early 1980, I do not remember.

[NATA NOVA]

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And I even had the happiness of the artist in person to witness and talk to him in his exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts in the late 1970s.
Or early 1980, I do not remember.

Amazing artist!
(I envy you, Guriev!)

[usynin2]

bykinist, Thank you for temu.Ochen powerful artist!