Vladimir Bowls-Oglu - driven by a lone sail?

[chealex]

"... I was full of peace and
my world through my spilled.
RM Rilke.

With Vladimir Bowls-Oglu I know more than twenty years and all this time the artist never ceases to amaze me the creative delights, and "Shaft" works, and his asceticism, and his eccentricity. This is an artist, a frightening man in the street, an implacable critic of fellow artists, the destroyer of traditional values.
If, I were asked to define his art in one word - the most appropriate word would be the word - MYSTERY. Mystery, mystery is present in all his works. A common thread runs through it all his work.
I can not say that he was deprived of the attention of the press, television, gallery owners - but it somehow fell swoop, episodically. What a blast! And ... silence before the next explosion.
Almost all of the maestro is in a very precarious financial situation. Sometimes there is no money for paint or the canvas, so in the course are all available materials.
Unusually prolific artist, does not think himself out of creativity, in constant search.
"The reality is - it is now. Past and future - products of mind, they do not have a reality "- says the artist. Many works appeared in the course consciously - the spontaneous creative process.
First show of the late 1980 - 1990-ies.
Interested in your opinion, colleagues!

[chealex]

Volodya says he always felt himself an artist as he can remember. However, to receive professional training, he was not fated. Ever since his school years he attended the famous studio in Mariupol Jacob Nicodemus, he studied the work of artists of the older generation, independently studied the history of world art. And worked, worked, worked! And he continues to learn!
"Knowledge needs to erase the past and become a clean sheet, which you came into this world, but now make conscious variant", - says Vladimir.
Status of the eternal search for and unexpected experiments is to Bowls - Oglu natural, more - essential as air. In life he was naive as a child and as a preacher is wise. It surprisingly get along these two extremes, which may serve as the root cause (as the feminine and masculine in nature) at birth extraordinary works. "Sense of smell, arriving at the meeting, experience, presence, and is the beginning of the creative act. Life is not repetition - and creation "- says the artist.
Your attention a few works by the artist.
Incidentally, the first work (located here) was published in the magazine "Ukraine" (Ogonyok Ukrainian spill) in 1991 (№ 24, Pp. 23-25, Tamara Lee. "Swing on duhovnist").

[chealex]

Vladimir stood at the origins of the creative association "Mariupol-87". Such an alliance Mariupol avant-garde artists emerged in the wake of perestroika, when the intelligentsia of the city struggled to return to his native Mariupol name. From 1948 to 1989 the city was named Zhdanov, Stalin's ideologist. Mite have and artists. From birth, the group has successfully billed: 1990, Kiev, Mikhaylovskaya refectory, 1991, Riga, Vienna (Austria). Vladimir Bowls-Oglu participates in a number of exhibitions: Ukrainian contemporary art. New names. 1991; 100 Ukrainian artists worldwide, 1992 (to 100 anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada), 1992, Babinon, Padova (Italy), 2005, Strasbourg (France), Innsbruck (Austria).

[chealex]

Creativity Bowls - Oglu has undergone several stages, but its over he is always engaged in modernist arrangements of classical masterpieces of the past. From Velasquez to Picasso, Shishkin and Vasnetsov. Posted by numerous variations on the theme paintings by Velazquez "Las Meninas", by Vasnetsov "The Princess and the Wolf", Shishkin Morning in a pine forest. Bowls - Oglu rewrites the world masterpieces of the past, translating them into their own language, concise, and sometimes ironic. And here we see the influence of the great Picasso. The artist and does not hide this, because it did many famous masters.
 That's what I wrote about this Van Gogh wrote to his brother: "From our artists require that we always assemble themselves and would only composers. Okay, but the music is not so, and if someone plays Beethoven, he certainly puts in his work, something of their own ... I am taking the white or black in Delacroix or Millet, or put them to work in front of them as a sample. For him I improvising paints, but by itself, of course, that while I am still not quite himself, summoned to his memories of their paintings. But memories are not paralyzed accord paint, which I find in your own feelings, not worrying about whether it is in it original or not. This is my interpretation. " Beneath these words could easily subscribe and Vladimir Bowls - Oglu.

[chealex]

A month has passed, as was stated in this topic. You can draw some conclusions. To my regret, they are not very comforting. Occurs most terrible for an artist - a reaction of indifference. Really nothing to say to the distinguished connoisseurs, experts and amateurs of beauty. Let us mercilessly criticize the work of Vladimir Bowls-Oglu or modestly note some accomplishments. But ... just do not hold back! For the artist is like death. The artist has crossed the 60-year threshold, but continues to work furiously, despite the ills of life. Show some more of his works of different periods.

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Сообщение от chealex; 1261421] interested in your opinion, dear colleagues!
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For example, I watched this your question.


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But ... but do not be silent!

An interesting painting.

And what do you want to hear?

[chealex]

Small photo of the artist.

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

An interesting painting.

And what do you want to hear?

Thanks, Cyril!
You I have "heard".
I would like to know the opinion of other forum participants.
That's all.

[chealex]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

An interesting painting.

And what do you want to hear?

Thanks, Cyril!
You I have "heard".
I would like to know the opinion of other forum participants.
That's all.

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Сообщение от chealex

from Velazquez to Picasso, Shishkin and Vasnetsov. Wrote a set of variations on the themes of paintings by Velazquez "Las Meninas", by Vasnetsov, "The Princess and the Wolf", Shishkin Morning in a pine forest. " Bowls - Oglu rewrites worldwide masterpieces of the past, translating them into their own language, concise, and sometimes ironic. And here we see the influence of the great Picasso.

That this moment will be of interest to the participant Seriy, I think.

[chealex]

It's impossible not to note pastels Vladimir Bowls - Oglu.
It was the happiest period in his personal life when cordial relations are reflected in his work.
Never has his palette was not as picturesque as the images so emotional.