On May 21, Galeyev Gallery opens exhibition of Victor Ufimtseva “Samarkand”

On May 21, Galeyev Gallery opens exhibition Ufimtseva (1899-1964) «Samarkand».

íÎÏÇÏÌÉËÉÊ Camarkand together a lot: Timurids ancient history and geography of the Great Silk Road, medicine and philosophy of Avicenna, astronomy Ulugbek. Let's remember, as we verify the poetry of algebra famous hedonist Omar Khayyam, as the world's archaeological discoveries enriched Masson and Bartholdy. They also add a majestic ruins and the magnificent architectural complexes of Islamic architecture, Samarkand chess - the oldest in the world (VII - VIII centuries).. Around that time (750 years), there began to produce paper, ahead of Europe for six centuries. For a more impressive picture lacks a crucial element of civilization - the fine arts.

For the Russian people the twentieth century (in our case - the artist) is not a native, mellifluous names Asian capital - not just the city, a universal image of the East, appealing to the creative imagination and creativity. From the long list of land in the «network» Samarkand mention only three: Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin , Kuznetsov , Falk . Samarkand - are not simply the sum of impressions and reflections, this particular kind of philosophy and lingering temptation.

Among those who did not resist in front of him was Victor Ufimtsev - «Omsk pickle», as he called it, Leonid Martynov. After a daring futuristic stock on the Siberian expanses he wanted a new game in unknown territory, and in 1923 he exercised his «pilgrimage to the country of the East». He began to Samarkand, which was delivered before the end of life. And even with Tashkent Bukhara, where he lived at a later date, may be regarded as a continuation of Samarkand.

Russian «oath» Samarkand always treated as a protest against evropotsentrizma as awareness of its exclusivity and identity, not in vain The exhibition presents an archive Ufimtseva to various museums in the country long seen as insignificant in comparison with the paintings of the artist. But today it is just and is the basis for understanding the creative and personal biographies Ufimtseva. The archive contains not only the diaries, but also a valuable documentary fund: photographs (including those taken by the Ufimtsevym seriously hot photography), his drawings and watercolors, autographs of many associates and colleagues, their poetic exercises.

An important part of the exhibition - one of the «Kuskov life» Ufimtseva: its author's album 1924-1925, consisting of more than 70 drawings and watercolors. Nothing can say more about the artist than his illustrated diary - this is a bright kaleidoscope of Samarkand life, filled with live experiences, sdobrenny gentle humor, ingenuity, and told interesting artistic means. Designed for a friendly and family-safe, the album could be called «artist's books» with clearly defined artistic vision, which puts him in a number of examples of Russian copyright graphic unikata the first quarter of the twentieth century.

Samarkand «Pieces of life» Ufimtseva is in turn a continuation of his experiments to create Omsk man futuristic books. One of them - published in 1921 and known only to specialists «futurists - Collection 1» - miraculously preserved in the archives of the poet L. Martynov. Collection Recalls small edition of the Russian avant-garde 1910's and contains not only poems Omsk poets who had experienced the impact David Burliuk , and pictorial material, performed in the technique of linocut. It expands the range of already seemingly well-known Russian actors futuristic motion enters into scientific practice another «regional» futurism (the vanguard).

One of the «avant-garde» - Uzbekistan - is now not disputed by anyone. Creativity Ufimtseva 1920's coexist on an equal footing with plastic discoveries such artists as , Usto Mumin , Kurzin , Tansykbaev . The exhibition is designed to confirm the status of the artist in the example previously unknown material, studied with the help of specialists Omsk Museum of Fine Arts, as well as the state museums in Nukus Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Samarkand.

Exhibition and album «Ufimtsev. Archive », issued to the opening of the exhibition, timed to the anniversary date - the 110 th anniversary of the master. In October 2009, is scheduled to show the exhibition in Omsk museum.

exhibition in Galeyev Gallery (B. Kozihinsky ÐÅÒ., 19/6, p. 1) will be open to the public from 22 May to 19 July.

Source: press release Galeyev gallery