Today, at the Central House of Artists Gallery ARS LONGA (Krimsky Val, 10, hall № 14, 2 nd floor) opens the show number 81, which will present new works by artists Catherine Yastrebova , Janna Yakovleva, Latif Kazbekov and sculptor Sergei Astapova. This is totally different, individually bright wizard, high-level professionals and artists by vocation, not thinking of his life outside of art.

Over 10 years of gallery ARS LONGA held many solo and group exhibitions and this year decided to enumerate, as reflected in the title: "The exhibition № 81».

ARS LONGA concentrates on classical forms of art and believes that the paintings, drawings and sculptures have self-sufficiency and that the deep and talented ideas worthy of it embodied in the masterly execution of the works. Thus, in approaching the gallery attention to the original style is combined with a love of artistic quality products, and all of the picture - it is always a spiritual guides and painting traditions. Gallery works with professional artists, who speak with his contemporaries on the living artistic language, enrich the cultural memory of generations.

№ 81 exhibition galleries ARS LONGA - a harmonious collection of four mature artists who have their own philosophy and undoubted creative individuality of handwriting.

• Day of the city. 2007
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Catherine Yastrebova expose new pictorial composition "Moscow" is a peculiar compound of the urban landscape and genre subjects. Style Yastrebova unique. She creates paintings, parables, unfold in the scenery of today. Its heroes - our contemporaries with you, neighbors porch, colleagues and passengers of public transport. But her work is not cynicism, common to many bytopisatelyam Russia today, just look inspired artist who find sublime beauty in the everyday and familiar. Her paintings are distinguished by perfect technique, love of detail and complex multi-figure compositions - qualities almost lost by modern painters.

Yastrebova Catherine was born in 1965 in Moscow, a family of artists. Since 1990 she has been actively involved in Russian and international exhibitions. Her paintings are in private collections in Russia, Germany, USA, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland. The artist in demand in Europe, the salons of its present German and Dutch galleries .

• JANNA YAKOVLEVA
  Louis Philippe. 2010
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Jeanne Yakovlev also present a new urban landscapes. After a successful solo exhibition "Paris with me and without you", held in Moscow in November, the exposition in the CHA in recent years become the second major presentation of her work in the capital. After November's successful artist traveled to France, where she participated in the Paris Salon, as well as in India in the International art salon. During this time she has created several new works, which will be shown for the first time. Pictorial language is characterized by Yakovleva subtle colors, complex relations of tones: a pearl-gray palette sometimes vkraplyayutsya vibrant color accents, which allows her to find a new note in its never-ending dialogue with the city.

Creative Joan Yakovleva by critics and professionals, as evidenced by the numerous artistic awards competitions, among them: "Golden Brush" (2004), «Concours Art dans les hotels» (2005, Paris, France), Moscow Book Fair (2007). In 2008, Jeanne Yakovlev became the only Russian artist, who took part in the cultural program of the Beijing Olympics, Olympic Fine Arts - 2008, for which was awarded a gold medal and a commemorative Olympic torch .

SERGEI Astapov Nocturne. 2006 Source: Press Release Gallery ARS LONGA

On exhibition will be shown and new sculptural works by Sergei Astapova. This is one of the few local artists, whose works can be traced European sculptural tradition. The themes of his works are rarely literary subjects, but the artist refers to a broad cultural stratum. So, he created the images conjure up many cultural associations. Complex volumes delineated with exquisite lines, which increases the impression of a virtuoso technique. In the arsenal of techniques and tools - hand-carried through casting, tough tinted, gold-plated, polished. The artist describes his style as "enigmatichesky realism." His art draws life in mystery and secrecy envelops most seemingly ordinary, familiar.

He is known as the author of monumental works in St. Petersburg, he created a monument to N. Gogol Street in the Little Stables (1997) and a monument to the Women of the blockade "(1984). His works are in museums and private collections in Russia and abroad, including in the private collections of His Highness the Prince of Wales and Alain Delon .

Latif KAZBEK sunrise. 2003 Source: Press Release Gallery ARS LONGA

Latif Kazbekov - Master of easel graphics, watercolors and lithographs, a recognized authority in the field of children's illustrations (about seventy fabulous books earned him several prestigious awards in Russia and abroad). Kazbekov flawlessly owns a variety of techniques and tools. His favorite material - paper, he likes with her experiment, combining the mixed media painting with special methods of elaboration of texture. Creativity Latifah Kazbekov teetering on the border between the traditional figurative art and abstraction. Connoisseur of nature, he at the same time far removed from naturalism. Visual impressions are always moving away from him by the wayside, giving way to the inner vision.

Latif Kazbekov - winner of numerous competitions art and art books, the only country artist, twice awarded the European Prize "Golden Apple", a member of more than 300 exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Work Latifah Kazbekov stored in numerous museum and private collections, including the Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul, Korea), the Museum of J. Harris (USA) .

The exhibition runs until March 5, 2011.

Source : Press Release Gallery ARS LONGA