Artist of the week. Alexander Slyusarev
ARTinvestment.RU   14 мая 2018

Photographer-шестидесятник Alexander (San Sanych) Slyusarev entered the history of Russian art as an innovator of a minimalist metaphysical pictures

Slyusarev died in 2010. Suddenly, before the age of 65 — when it only recently came to fame with the interest-настоящему the General public. Yes, by the time he's already 30 years was a guru in the circle of photographers, a recognized master of experimental photography. His discoveries were valued by experts and connoisseurs. But ordinary art lovers in the mid-2000-х only-только felt the potential and importance of art of photography as art and object collecting.

Began to pass more photo exhibitions, and author teams, there are more systematic information. In the heavy book-исследовании Beyond Memory: Soviet Nonconformist Photography and Photo-Related Works of Art (2004), which I bought at the Museum of Norton Dodge, was published a multi-page interview dated with art critic Mikhail Sidlines. And a huge role in promoting creativity slyusareva played Marat Gelman, in those days, the most well-known art dealer. It is then very popular LJ many readers, including me, first learned about the work of photographer. Anyway, interesting times: all art in Russia, including the art of photography was on the rise, and it seemed that — only up.

In the big picture Slyusarev literally came in school uniform. In 1959, at the age of 15, he high school student, naively brought out in the magazine "Soviet photo" his work, taken on presented to the father "Youth". Surprisingly, it has waved away: a young photographer came to the editorial office at a very opportune moment. Moscow two years ago hosted the Festival of youth and students, and now preparing for the American national exhibition. On it, in particular, the Americans were lucky, as now I understand the most famous photo in the history of — "the human Race" curator Steichen Edward. Soviet photography, firmly occupied much-traveled "bison" of the profession, needed a peaceful youth. Slyusareva was sent to the photographic section of the Committee of youth organizations, formed before the youth festival of 1957. It-то, or rather, the circle assembled there the young and the daring enthusiasts, he started his journey in photography.

In the photographic section Slyusarev joined the group of rebels-формалистов: Victor Zybin Anatoly Reznikov, Boris Alescio. They advocated the priority of form over narrative content, and now it is clear that this approach Slyusarev was faithful to the end of life. Although the term the formalism of did not complain: "In contrast to the symbolism in photography I have always been metafizika. Formalism — is not quite the term. Properly called — metaphysics. And formalism... That Rodchenko was a formalist. Although I'm not in love with Rodchenko. He is totally insensitive".

a Professional photography in the USSR was opened not so many ways. Main — work correspondent-хроникером in the official press. But there just had to not do as you can see, and as it is necessary: to fulfill very specific requirements edition, to conform to the ideological format. No Amateur and experiments. The way professedSlusareva, was by nature not compatible with the official photo for the press. His frame is built, the harmony of light and shadow, and the surface of the subject could be completely in the blur. From the point of view of a newspaper editor, pictures slyusareva — is generally a technical marriage. The most important of his "incompetent" for the newspaper the shooting was that his pictures will not name. Not only that, they lack drama, story, narrative, literature, and people have dated not valuable — it is the same part of metaphysical landscape as the sidewalk or a tree. And character can be ignored — to blur and "grease" — for the sake of proper shadows or reflections.

it is Clear that with such a creative way into the ranks of the Soviet chroniclers was ordered. People wouldn't understand. Yes there the people — even people who are professionally versed in the art, one time did not understand. Slyusarev Cidlinou told the story about how when-то his series of "Kuzminki" authoritative critics considered it almost a mockery of itself and other viewers. It happens sometimes. Worth a look at his series — even earlier, though late, —, it becomes obvious that Slyusarev — is a conscious anti-репортажность, anti-журналистика.

and So it happened: Slyusarev in journalistic photography almost never worked. Is that after the collapse of the Soviet Union he had a strange short period when he was doing a portrait shoot for "Person".

In 1960-х Slyusarev earned a living by translations from the Italian. After school he entered the Moscow inyaz. There it is so well learned the language that in 1960-е worked as a simultaneous interpreter for the Italian movies. Translated at the Moscow film festival and at private screenings. Knowledge of the language helped, expanded horizons and circle of acquaintances. In those years, cultural life in Moscow was in full swing, the capital was visited by many cultural figures and art. Slusareva then lucky enough to work with Italian Directors and writers. One time he translated even the newly relevant in our days of Gianni Rodari.

But to sell your photos Slusareva then, though it was possible, but very rare. As he himself admitted, without a name to sell was difficult. The name he earned in 1979 — after personal computers in Latvia, under the auspices of the Baltic photo festival. At that moment, the recognition Slyusarev, he felt a classic. His exhibitions soon began to show not only in the USSR but also abroad.

In those years Slyusarev taught photography at ZNUI (Correspondence national University of arts, where he worked Roginsky and many other artists). Made friends with the artists-сретенцами Yuri Sobolev, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Kabakov.

In 1987 Slyusarev became a member of innovative group "Direct photography" together with Boris Mikhailov, Igor Mukhin and others.

Signature square black-белые pictures from the mid 1970-х to mid-1980-х — is a "trick" slyusarevskogo camera Rolleiflex 6 × 6, 1937. Later he moved to the other optics, shot on modern Canon DSLR, always without flash. Regardlessthe format, however, photographs dated very recognizable, thanks to its unique style and methods when glare and reflections are more important than surfaces.

In recent years Slyusarev often communicate with their audience through my LJ — published there my new and old photos. Alas, today many of them are already available: third-party services have closed his account. But the site works http://www.sliussarev.ru/, which presents his best series.

the Market works of Alexander slyusareva today is completely the gallery to the public. Once in 2013, "Sotbis" put more than 10 lots — on a few photos in each, and estimate in terms of the was in the range of $2000-3000. To sell had only one set of three pictures for $ 4 620.

in fact, the photo which this week sold AI Auction, — is only the second time of the appearance of photographs of the legendary SSS on the auction at all. And the first in over 5 years. Well, the more interesting. The work we have exhibited a striking and well-known, from the series "Moscow, 1970-е". It now can be seen on the website sliussarev.ru. I hope that Friday's auction history dated will update with the new result.

Sources: sliussarev.ru, photographer.ru

What else to read on the topic:
AI: Alexander Slyusarev "Retrospective";
AI: do Not become the photographer Alexander slyusareva;
AI: "Metaphysical photography": the exhibition in memory of A. A. Slyusarev;
AI: the Creativity of the group "Immediate photography";
subscribe.ru: Luxembourg. Clervaux. Photo exhibition "Family of man".



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