Today the museum and exhibition complex Sergei Andriyaka Schools watercolor exhibition opens Boris Dehtereva. Submitted by nearly 300 works of the author, made in different techniques: watercolor, gouache, tempera, coal, etc.

Today, May 22 at the museum and exhibition complex Schools watercolors Sergei Andriyaka (Gorokhovskiy per., 17) opens the exhibition "Boris Dehterev - the artist's favorite books." With it begins the exhibition series "Masters of book illustrations».

The exhibition presents about 300 works by the author, made in different techniques: watercolor, gouache, tempera, coal, etc. Among the works - training images of the artist: portraits in pencil, sketches, sketches of hands from the collection of collections Anastasia Arkhipova. Most of the works presented to the general public for the first time.

People's artist of the RSFSR, Corresponding Member of USSR Academy of Arts, Boris Dehterev (1908-1993) entered the history of graphic art as one of best masters of book illustration. Over 32 years (since 1945), Boris worked as chief designer of the largest publishing houses of the Children's Literature "and simultaneously kept the book graphics department at the Moscow State Art Institute. VISurikov. We can say, "School Dehtereva has defined book charts the development of the country. He has always told students that the artist should strive for balance between freedom and discipline.

Students recall that in his workshop, Boris Dehterev staged stunning performances, which were sets, costumes, props, lighting ... The exhibition reveals the BA Dehtereva and this completely unexpected light - painter of theatrical scenery. His costume designs for opera "Princess Mary" on the novel by Mikhail Lermontov and sketches the scenery for the play "Spring in Moscow" expand the creative boundaries of the master.

artist illustrated many of the classics: Pushkin, Lermontov, Turgenev, Shakespeare, AP Gaidar, S. Perrot. Deserves special attention of his drawings to the story "Childhood of Maxim Gorky. The writer himself has repeatedly praised Dehtereva-illustrator. With astonishing accuracy and sensitivity to have read the artist conveys in his drawings the author's intention. For this work, Boris Dehterev received the State Prize.

Books, illustrated BA Dehterevym, you can scrutinize and, even without reading the text, to understand the plot content. Drawings distinguish subtle color combinations, attention to the contour lines, realistic transfer images, gay festive and colorful decoration. Awesome illustration by Boris Dehtereva to children's tales. Opening the book and its characters, a young reader absolutely sure that Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty really existed.

The exhibition is open until August 1, 2010.

Source: andriaka.ru