The exhibition at the Museum of St. Petersburg avant-garde "House Matyushina" introduces one of the hobbies of the artist, composer, musician, and a representative of Michael Matyushina Petersburg avant-garde - works in photography

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St. Petersburg Museum of avant-garde "House Matyushina»
February 14 - September 1, 2013
st. Professor Popov, 10

The Museum of St. Petersburg avant-garde "House Matyushina" exhibition "M. Matyushin - the photographer. " The exhibition introduces one of the hobbies of the artist, composer, musician, and a representative of St. Petersburg avant Michael Matyushina - works in photography . It features photographs of the early twentieth century, two family albums, composed by Michael Matiushin and his last wife Olga Matyushina (Gromozovoy), from the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg. Most of the album photos have never been published and are of historical and artistic interest. The exhibition of paintings and graphics wizard.

Since the beginning of the 1900s, according to the existing historical evidence, Michael Matushin interested in photography began. Made them the pictures are interesting well chosen kind of composite construction skills and ability to convey mood.

Most of the photographs in the exhibition, devoted to the Elena Guro (1877-1913) - the second wife of the master. The artist met his future wife in the years of training in a studio Jan Tsionglinskogo . Despite the brief life together (they married in 1906, and seven years later after a long illness Elena Guro died), Elena Guro had a significant influence on the artist, was his faithful associate and muse.

Portraits of Elena Guro were made in different places: in St. Petersburg, in the village of New Home Pskov province, where we have the names of the parents of Elena Guro "Repairings" in the country in Martyshkino in Sagamile near Big Izhory in Karelia in the town Uusikirko.

Some of them - production - recorded it at work, reading a book, walking around in the woods or by the bay. Others resemble quick sketches, captured the fleeting moments of life. For example, a photograph of Elena Guro a favorite cat Bot, who also often become the main character Michael Matyushina shots.

interesting interior photos of the master, made in the apartments at the Lyceum (now X-rays) and Sand (now Professor Popov) streets, inhabited by Elena Guro and Mikhail Matushin.

Some of the photos captured Matyushina Michael and his inner circle: Kruchenykh , , Boris Ender , Pavel Mansurov . The artist and his friends are shown in funny poses, vivid and direct. These pictures are part of the documentary chronicles the artistic life of the early twentieth century.

special place in Matyushina-held landscape photographer. The artist has made dozens of panoramic landscapes, but even more excited his imagination lonely standing tree, moss-covered rocks or roots of old trees. One of the favorite and frequently recurring themes in the works of masters of landscape became imprinted across the wide-open sash windows or balcony railings. The fixed camera lenses, these natural motifs are often inspired Michael Matyushina to create paintings and drawings, as evidenced by the works presented in the exhibition.

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