Artist of the week: Marlen Spindler
In late May, the NCCA has been presented three-volume album "Marlen Spindler:" Wandering through the ancient land, "Behind Bars" and "Free Art"
In late May, at the site of the State Center for Contemporary Art hosted . The first volume is devoted to early landscape paintings Spindler, the second - works created in the prison, and in the third volume of collected late artist's works inspired by Russian frescoes and icons.
One of the most tragic figures of the "second Russian avant-garde » Marlene Spindler (1931-2003) did not always relate to the first row in an informal post-war art. But since the early 1990's specialists and experts on the artist makes a successful steps to review the place and its significance in the history of art.
Works Spindler included in the exposition of all the major specialized exhibitions of the last century: "Other Art" (STG, 1990), "Postmodernism and national traditions" (TG 1993) and "Nonconformists - the second Russian Avant-Garde 1955-1988. From the collection of Bar-Gera (STG, 1996). Also in 1996, the country's main museum in his lifetime was his first solo exhibition, which was unable to attend, albeit in a wheelchair after suffering a stroke, he Marlene Spindler.
about the artist's life in 1999 was filmed documentary "Marlene Spindler, publications appeared with estimates of the value of his work.
The artist was educated at the Art School at the Mosfilm (1947-1951), worked in art studios. C in 1960 worked as a designer at the combine arts and crafts. Successfully engaged in the development of logos, poster series and perform other graphic tasks. As a young specialist Marlene Spindler met at the combine with Michael Schwartzman . Collaborate on projects developed into a friendship. According to some sources, which are based on memories Spindler, subsequently . Spindler, for example, in 1950, without advertising, developed a symbolic icon of the theme, "Images". Nevertheless, in the works, and Spindler Schwartzman end of 1950 can be found a striking consonance, the similarity of approaches.
As often happens in life, the Tretyakov Gallery to "reconcile": now all on one floor in the rooms devoted to "other art", visitors can see the canvas, and Schwartzman, and painting at the sacking Spindler.
Interestingly, Spindler, like Schwarzman, when life is very reluctant to part with their works, even in extremely difficult circumstances. There are cases where, being already very ill, he deliberately called a high price for this or that his painting to the buyer refused to purchase.
Career Marlen Spindler could form a much more successful if would not become a legend of the complexity of the artist. Spindler, in his memoirs, while serving in the Army spent about 200 days in the guardhouse. Subsequently, three convictions (1967, 1976, 1986) led to the loss of many works created in custody, stolen during the period of creative force, virtually shut down the artist access to the exhibition process, and limited opportunities for work. In the work of Spindler was pronounced a loner and rarely participated in group exhibitions. Of resonance can be noted in the exhibition pavilion "Culture House" at ENEA in 1975. It was only with perestroika exhibition process has become more active.
main and probably the most valuable subject in the work of Spindler 1960-80-ies are specific abstractions and poluabstraktsii with figurative component . Often it is the composition of religious symbols, cross and circle, and its recognizable "images" - faces with piercing eyes, as if the Fayum portraits. In addition, one of the most popular themes in the artist's work was a circus. Several of his painful memories Spindler, implement, and in the figurative-expressionist genre. In particular, memories of the period of detention in his works often sublimated into an image of freedom-loving cat. Spindler's work are not always pure abstractions, often they can be easily guessed figurative part.
