Today in the Tretyakov gallery opens the exhibition of the famous graphic artist Illarion Golitsyn (1928-2007). Presents several decades of the master — about 100 works

GTG, September 4 — November 17, 2013
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Today at the Tretyakov gallery opens exhibition of the artist Illarion Golitsyn (1928-2007), who went down in art history as an outstanding schedule. The Exhibition "Illarion Golitsyn. To be himself. 85-летию birthday" spans several decades of the artist and versatile it is tvorchestvo@

His first teacher Illarion Golitsyn considered the father — Vladimir Mikhailovich Golitsyn, the author's illustrations in magazines "world Pathfinder", "Around the world", "the Fight of the worlds" and children's books. Great influence on the young artist had a friend of father — Pavel Dmitrievich Korin. In 1946-1953 Golitsyn was a student of the faculty of the wood art of the Moscow higher art and-промышленного school (former Stroganov). At this time he met with Vladimir Andreevich Favorsky and Ivan Semyonovich Efimov, largely determined the vector of the creative search. After years of working in Architectural-художественном Bureau under Union Ministry of shipbuilding, in 1957 Illarion Golitsyn arrived in Ashampoo Studio of the Moscow artists ' Union of the I. I. Nivinsky, the artistic Director of which was Yevgeny TEIs. These stages became the basis on which to develop independent artistic system master@

Treatment I. Golitsyn to different techniques has not shared his work at different periods and did not lead to what it has become in certain years, only "schedule" or "painter". Have different communication techniques, as well as the equality of their operation and alternation. The exhibition demonstrates the evolution of searches author. Since the mid 1950-х he was attracted linocut. Has become widely popular sheet "Morning at mount Tabor" (1963, TG), which was found Golitsyn, the principle of "white engravings," takes the traditional linocuts contrast and plenty of black color. In the late 1960-х he turned to woodcuts, by choosing as the basis of soft Linden wood longitudinal cut. In 1970-е Illarion Golitsyn worked a lot free pencil drawing, sculpture in wood and limestone. Later he preferred watercolors and painting, periodically returning to gravure@

Creativity Golitsyn inherent constant lyrical view of the world which dominated in the early 1960 linocut-х, and then put it in moderation hell "severe style" and later this quality painted "nostalgically-родовую" - themed watercolors and paintings. The artistic heritage of Illarion Golitsyn directly connected with the history of his family. It is filled with historical associations, broadcasting a live link. The painting "My family" (1978, TG) due to the interest and reverence Golitsyn the long history of its own kind and continuity in artistic circle "red house" — famous home in Novogireevo, where from 1930-х worked and lived with their families V. A. Favorsky, I. S. Efimov and L. Acatalog@ and now live their nasledniki@

the exhibition includes approximately 100 works in various techniques — charcoal drawings and graphic pencil, woodcuts, linocuts, watercolours, paintings and sculptures from the collections of the Tretyakov gallery and the artist's family collection. Presented works reflect the main themes of the author's works: the inner world of man, his environment, the times and Pokolenie@

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