Presentation of the first album-illustrated monograph on the life and works of Vladimir Vasilyevich Sterligova (1904-1973)

May 20, at 18.00 in the gallery "Elysium" (Krimsky Val, 10, New Galleries CHA) will begin the presentation of the album-book "Vladimir Sterligov. Painting. Graphics. 1960-1973. This is the first illustrated album-monograph on the life and work Sterligova Vladimir Vasilevich (1904-1973) .

presentation is part of the exhibition of painting and graphics in . Sterligova B. "And after I put the square cup ...", which runs until May 25 in the gallery "Elysium» .

Album-monograph "Vladimir Sterligov. Painting. Graphics. 1960-1973 "is dedicated to the artist, who always considered himself" an artist of culture of the twenties, and his creativity inherited the traditions of Russian avant-garde.

In 1960, V. Sterligov formulated a new principle of plastic perception of the world on the basis of curvilinear "chashno-dome" system. In his doctrine of the "bowl - the dome" and "environmental geometry" reflected the idea of Kazimir Malevich additional element in the painting, but Sterligov went further, to a different understanding of space - his curvilinear, multidimensionality, the coexistence of worlds and Antimirov.

Album-monograph published in 2009, and is, without the qualifications and assumptions, the first edition, in which the creativity of VV Sterligova presented in such full, allowing the reader to appreciate his rare talent of an artist and teacher - creator and advocate their own system, the teacher who was one of the few in the second half of last century left behind a school - a school Sterligova.

particularly valuable in the book is the artist's biography, written by art critic circle Sterligova Alloy Povelihinoy and Irina Sterligova on documents, letters and stories of V. Sterligova. It is a vivid portrait of the artist and non-trivial and opens the way to understanding why today Sterligova name, almost unknown to the public, and must be urgently requires his return from oblivion.

rich illustrative material comes from various collections - GMI STD, STG, as well as from private collections in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Many of replicable works published for the first time.

book "Vladimir Sterligov. Painting. Graphics. 1960-1973 "will be interesting both for specialists and a wide readership and is capable of thanks to his valuable and comprehensive materials to take one of the first places in the bibliography of V. Sterligov.

Album- monograph published in St. Petersburg in 1000 copies.

Only a few hours before the presentation will go on the album-monograph "Vladimir Sterligov. Painting. Drawings. 1960-1973 "There is a special price.

Exhibition" And after I put the square cup ... "presents paintings and graphics by Vladimir Vasilevich Sterligova 1940-70-ies. Specially for the exhibition catalog published research that included not only prints and information on the exhibited works, but also a chronicle of the life of V. Sterligov, article by G. Pospelov, art circle Sterligov, interviews AV Povelihinoy, more than 200 letters by V. Sterligov and extensive background apparatus. Many of the works and letters published for the first time.

Source: elysium.ru