Today, a solo exhibition of paintings by Oleg Tsalkova. The exhibition - 48 works from the collection of the gallery «ABA» and private Western collections

Gallery of Russian painting « ABA », 26 April - 10 May 2013
7 East 17th Street, New York, USA

Today in Russian art gallery "AVA» (ABA Gallery, New York) presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Tsalkova , which will be presented 48 papers the artist. For the first time a New York audience has the opportunity to become acquainted with such a representative exposure paintings by Oleg Tsalkova formed from the collections of the gallery "ABA" and other private Western collections.

• Tselkov Portrait. 1969
  Oil on canvas. 45 x 43
  Assembly Mikhail Baryshnikov
  Source: gallery «ABA»
• Tselkov Five masks. 1979
  Oil on canvas. 235 x 190,5
  Source: gallery «ABA»

owner of the gallery " ABA "Anatoly Beckerman:« My personal acquaintance with Oleg rubles happened in Paris in 1988. We were introduced by a famous collector and my old friend Alexander Glaser. By that time in my collection have already been Tsalkova paintings - I have been a longtime fan of his talent. I remember the first time it struck me written audacious, fantastic, aniline colors of fabric, which was dominated by the shrill and incredible person. Tselkov - a unique, one-of-a-kind artist, and I am extremely happy that our exhibition will give viewers the opportunity to come into contact with the mesmerizing magic of his art, with its distinctive and unique works, filled with deep philosophical meaning ».

Tselkov belongs to the generation of the sixties. He is one of the pioneers of non-conformism, through which new life could form the concept of creative individualism, which has previously impossible under Soviet totalitarianism bold and independent outlook and unbridled lust for freedom of expression.

Tselkov Two-Face. 1980 Oil on canvas. 118 x 81,28 Source: gallery «ABA»

Tselkov Still. 1985 Oil on canvas. 91,4 x 60,1 Collection Alex and Rita Weiner Source: gallery «ABA»

Yevgeny Yevtushenko: «scary strength, vitality there is in this Russian artist, held a school-store queues, communal kitchens, overcrowded trams, schools fear the night bell on the door, yelling at the school Khrushchev artists , School of the exhibition in a vacant lot bulldozed under Brezhnev, the school is not letting abroad-not-invoicing and non-pokupaniya paintings, countless school exclusions, prohibitions, threats ».

For more than half a century Tselkov is in the foreground of contemporary art. Interest in his work is high and consistently stable. His works are present in all the major exhibition halls of the world. Over the past year Tsalkova paintings were featured in many prestigious exhibitions, from the Russian Museum and ending with the Saatchi Gallery.

Tselkov Cats. 1999 Oil on canvas. 97 x 197 Source: gallery «ABA»

Tselkov With the rope. 2005 Oil on canvas. 46 x 33 Collection Leo and Julia Shlovski Source: gallery «ABA»

The exhibition at the Gallery of Russian Art "AVA" featuring paintings, painted in 1961-2008 rubles. Exposure can see the works of all the creative periods Tsalkova and thus trace the development and transformation of skill and philosophy of the artist.

Tselkov: «In the paintings of the Soviet period, my hero, is being held for pharynx, due to its aggressive non-freedom. He and suffering, and unrelenting. In the West, he lost that aggressiveness. His features became blurred. But the core remains the same. In my work, created in the West, it became more of humanism, or the greater good of love ».

Tselkov overwhelms the viewer monumental canvases painted by cutting eye colors, shocking and at the same time stunning images of great inner strength and passion. His paintings are incredibly emotional, they hit a nerve, disrupting the peace of mind and immersing you into the surreal but recognizable world of characters created by visionary artist, whose characters are familiar and understandable to people all over the world.

Tselkov equilibrist. 2007 Oil on canvas. 130 x 97 Source: gallery «ABA»

Tselkov Theatre. 2008 Oil on canvas. 97 x 162 Source: gallery «ABA»

Tselkov "I accidentally tore the mask from humanity. More than half a century, I write the back side of the human person, which has never been shown in the visual arts. This man is selfishness, anger, sadness. I picture him as he is alone with oneself or one-on-one with the enemy. This creature is a worldwide, which will never die. I discovered a person that it really is immortal. It is like a new human race, being both a humanist and anti-humanist, and it is impossible to separate these two elements ».

exhibition is open April 26 - May 10 2013 hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12.00-17.00.

Source : Press Release Gallery of Russian Art «ABA» (ABA Gallery, New York )