Gallery VOLGA, Roman Minin

[Konstantin]

Went to an exhibition in art gallery VOLGA "Celestial ore" Roman Minin.

I liked it.
Very expressive. Sizes of paintings are large, can be seen that the formation Minin monumental. He would turn around in the subway.
So, the first impression - good. The artist has found an original story about the miners (a little gnomes did not write) and it successfully develops. So would this impression is left if I did not know the biography of Roman Minin. He had a miner's environment and his paintings are not design discovery, and accurate transmission of the harsh life of coal miners. Especially give the paintings mixed with pictures - a totally different perception of paintings.
Second impression - much as if you read the signature - cool.

[Konstantin]

Information on the work of the miners as a deadly, long passed into everyday use the stamp and is not considered serious. Pictures Minin unexpectedly raised this issue on a philosophical level. The photos and real life stories emphasize and reinforce the reading of the painting Minin. A? Cool? Well liked, what are we ashamed?
Below are a few texts - prose of life.

The former state-owned mines in Torez (Donetsk region) after the closure continues to work - nelegalno.vyrabotki found at depths from 50 to 100 meters, is relatively deep.

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To account for the lava to travel on the inclined tunnels of about two killometrov. Mined coal packed in bags and brought up by hand. That is on my shoulders. One Walker up the sloping gangway with a 50-killogamovym bag Payable in the amount of 1 (one!) Hryvnia. Work convict! Go hard for another reason, that the rock under his feet in continuous potholes, and overhead hanging multiton layers of coal, which at any moment might collapse. The day porter of coal makes about 20 walker. Tired brutally, and to relax, often bought snacks and vodka ... If you are unable to get out of the mine, may directly in it and spend the night ...

After working women are going home, sometimes entering friends. There are many drink, smoke and talk about life, and so is repeated day after day ....

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... Her mother, with health much worse. In the future, women do not stare. "How do you imagine your future life?" - I asked Larissa. "And we do not represent, do not plan, - she said. - We would now live. Mined coal, they change on bread, potatoes, cheap fish, moonshine.

Yes about the price I almost forgot. Fork from 4000 $ for small, up to $ 12,000 for larger ones.

[Allena]

A nightmarish job. I am in a museum in Donetsk was once - horrified.