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Delay of pre-war Leningrad artist

In Galeev Gallery opens exhibition of Yuri Velikanova, in his painting and graphic motifs joined the Renaissance and modern for its time, the achievements of European prints. Accompanies the exhibition music by Henry Purcell

Galeev Gallery, July 8 - September 18, 2011

In Galeev Gallery (B. Kozikhinskiy per., 19 /6) presents "Yuri Giants (1904-1934): painting, drawing, engraving».

/> </a>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <p class=mat2 in 1934 in the halls of the State Russian Museum in Leningrad, held a personal exhibition of young graphic Velikanova Yuri Petrovich, who died in the prime of life - at age 29 - six months before the event.

For many of his colleagues, critics and fans, the exhibition charts the discovery of new talent was, in the book contains a lot of rave reviews, and hope that a better evaluation of its activities could serve as the publication of a monograph on his work.

well-known art collector, and Peter E. Kornilov was in charge at that time the department of graphics of the museum, has prepared a detailed catalog of J. Velikanova, wrote several versions of the introductory texts directory. However, the project was destined to fail. Kirov murder led to a new round of sharpening the "class struggle": followed by tightening control over the party literature and art, the elimination of "petty" and "socially alien" cultural phenomena.

Arts Velikanova, just as referring to the heritage of the European Renaissance, and the latest achievements of European engravings, it was late, it manifestly did not fit into the framework of politically engaged art and had no chance "break" to the viewer.

Born in Odessa, Yuri Giants after moving to St. Petersburg's famous Tenishev graduated from college. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in DI Mitrokhin , ES Kruglikova , P. A. Shillingovsky , but not finished it, being expelled from the wording "closed individualist - not public-spirited person».

However, this does not prevent him from exhibiting at the most representative exhibition from Philadelphia to Konigsberg, he participated in the landmark exhibition "Artists of the RSFSR XV years (1917-1932)" in Moscow and Leningrad, which has become final for the Soviet art of the period, showing his best specimens.

Creativity has always aroused interest Velikanova: wrote about him such renowned scholars as Erich Hollerbach and Vsevolod Voinov. Today achieve Velikanova in prints and drawings can be viewed as historical landmarks not only national but also European cultural context. They follow on the one hand, the best national traditions of the masters, but on the other hand, it points the way to new forms of artistic creativity.

Fortunately, the legacy of an artist of Leningrad was not lost in the siege - it was saved by his brother, architect Alexander Velikanov (1900-1955). Family Velikanov collection formed the basis for the formation of the exposure of our exhibition and publication of an illustrated catalog of works. His works are in major museums around the country: the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin, in the Vologda Picture Gallery.

Represented album - the first edition of his works - many years later enters into the history of Russian art of the prewar period is another worthy name. The publication contains over 500 catalog items and 300 pictures.

In the design of the exhibition used works of the composer Henry Purcell ( Henry Purcell) (1659-1695) < /em>

Source : Press Release Galeev Gallery


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