Gallery Ildar Galeyeva continuing series of exhibitions opening in Moscow audiences new names of Russian art of the prewar period, most of the Leningrad School artists

«Galeyev Gallery»
29 March - 25 May 2008
Kozihinsky B. Lane., 19 /6, p. 1
Tue - Fri: 11.00-19.00; Sat - Sun: 12.00-18.00

Gallery Ildar Galeyeva continuing series of exhibitions opening in Moscow audiences new names of Russian art of the prewar period, most of the Leningrad school artists. At this time in the gallery are the works of Vladimir Grinberga «from the collections of public museums and private collections». Although his work is, for example, in the Russian museum, it is more interested in his private collectors, not museum collections. Moscow audience that the name of the artist little said.

Born in Rostov-na-Donu Vladimir Greenberg (1896-1942), arrived in St. Petersburg in 1915, enrolled at the Polytechnic Institute. At the same time he visited «New art studio», where he taught Alexander E. Yakovlev, whose influence on the artist's drawings seen in the manner and tendency to stylization. The exhibition «World of Art» In 1917, Greenberg, exhibited work in neoakademicheskom style, earning the appreciation of critics and artists association.

Over time, the search for creative and a desire to harmonize the space of the canvas the artist has led to a generalized and a free style letter, the most evident in his Leningrad scenes of the 1920's - early 1940's. Specific location ( «Cleaning», «Neva. Smokes») lack of detail, yet they are recognizable.

responded to the artist and the topic: In 1934, he begins a series of «New Leningrad». Against the background of a faceless multi-building are still visible silhouettes of people. But these new urban design with the monotonous rhythm of the dark windows at the white walls do not rise to the topic, the real interesting in terms of painting.

Greenberg and worked in the genre of portraiture, which over time from neoakademizma the early period has disappeared. He did not set out the details of the model, as it did in younger years, but picks up his printing «I» of carriage, the tilt of the head, giving it rather hint and not deployed image description. In this unique «grinbergovskom» world, people are focused, immersed in thought. So are his most famous portraits - Daniil Kharms, Nikolai Lapshina, Alexander Vedernikov.

Art Grinberga when the master of life was highly appreciated, only a narrow range of artistic «celestial» - Lapshin, Tyrsoy, Lebedev and Ouspensky.

Galeyev Gallery in Moscow continues to acquaint viewers with the major actors of Leningrad artists of the prewar period, the community. Among them - Greenberg, a painter of fine culture and refined taste - a rare visitor to the exhibition spaces.

Sources: Galeyev gallery, Nezavisimaya Gazeta ( http://www.ng.ru )