Died on the morning of February 27 artists, art historian and theorist of Aelius M. Belyutin

Aelius Belyutin Mikhailovich (1925-2012) Source: forum . artinvestment.ru

Aelius Belyutin (BILYUTIN) Symbology motherhood. 1969 Oil on canvas. 132.5 x 67 Source: svoykrug.com

morning of February 27 passed away on Aelius M. Belyutin (Bilyutin) - artist, art historian and theorist, teacher, founder and director of an art studio" new reality ", the author of" general theory of rapport. "

Aelius Mikhailovich was born in 1925. In 1941 he volunteered for the front, was wounded and discharged. From 1942 to 1947 he studied at the Moscow Art Institute. VI Surikov. Among his teachers - the famous Russian avant-garde artist, a member of "The Jack of Diamonds» Lentulov , and was a member of the union Symbolist painters "Blue Rose» Paul Smiths .

Around Belutin formed association of young artists. In 1946 he founded a creative studio painting. At the heart of education lies belyutinskoy "theory of universal contact" (homonymous book was published in 1991), treating art as a primary means of spiritual compensation in conflict with the environment. Own work has evolved from the master expressionist painting to greater abstraction, completely abstract from the concreteness of the late "paintings Modules».

In 1950 EM Belyutin taught at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute , where in 1959, was fired for promoting abstract art. In 1954 belyutinskaya studio "New Reality", organized at the House of the teacher on the Big Communist Street, has acquired the official status.

in 1962 in a wing of the house of the teacher held a one-day exhibition of the members of the studio (with the participation is not belonged to the studio Unknown , Vladimir Yankilevsky , Sooster , Yuri Sobolev ). The exhibition has attracted much attention and work, "belyutintsev" were transported to the Arena to take place there anniversary exhibition "30 Years of Moscow Union of Artists." After sharp criticism of the exposure the CPSU Central Committee General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev of belyutintsev were removed and allowed to continue the show. Artists were forced to go underground, and in 1964 the studio moved to the country Belutin artist in Abramtsevo.

Only in the era of perestroika in 1988, an exhibition of studio participants "new reality" has been arranged at the Tretyakov Gallery.

first solo exhibition was held in Moscow in 1948, in the same year he was expelled from the Union of Artists. In 1960, EM Belutin works were exhibited in France. In 1969 the Italian Academy of Contemporary Arts awarded the artist a gold medal "for outstanding creative achievements and activities of international concern." In 1970 EM Belyutin was elected to the Italian Academy of Modern Art, he was awarded the prize and gold medal Dzhennatstsano International Biennale of figurative art (Italy). In 1970 he participated in exhibitions in Italy, Germany, USA, Belgium, England.

Belyutin known as the author of several important works on the history of art, including the Russian artistic pedagogy XVIII - early XX centuries. ("The Russian school of art of the first half of the XIX century," 1963 "Russian school of art of the second half of XIX - early XX century", 1967), who co-wrote with his wife, art historian Nina Molev.

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