In the National Gallery of Art "Hazine" an exhibition which highlights the most interesting art formation of Tatarstan - Kazan avant-garde work of artists of the first third of the twentieth century

National Art Gallery " Hazine »
December 20, 2013 - March 15, 2014
Kazan Kremlin , the third staircase

The National gallery of Art " Hazine " in Kazan Kremlin opened the exhibition " Kazan vanguard. 1910-1930 -ies . " The exhibition presents the most interesting art formation of Tatarstan. It reflected the search for a new artistic language that matches the changing conditions of life, aspirations cocky young artists Kazan late 1910s - 1930s and formed first in the Kazan Art School , and then built on its base of Kazan free public art workshops .

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preserved in the collection of the Pushkin Museum of RT formation works and does not reflect all that was created in 1920 Kazan artists - x convincingly shows how Kazan "Left" obtained brilliant results in painting, easel and book graphics, posters , art of scenic design .

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Artists similar in their outlook and artistic aspirations , creating creative community that has become a feature of this period .

first avant-garde association Kazan - Union " Sunflower " (1918 ) - presents a picturesque work of their leader K. Chebotarev , which actively explore a variety of artistic directions from primitivism to Fauvism. TatLEF broad movement (1923-1926) , bringing together artists, writers , musicians, theater groups , with active national wing SULF brought to life the idea of ​​art production , which are most clearly manifested in the art Tatar book . Book graphics and posters of one of the brightest new artists Tartar formation , F. Sh Tagirova , went down in history not only Tatar but Russian and Soviet art exhibit he created a unique style , which is a kind of eastern variant of constructivism .

Young artists signatories " five Declaration "(1927 ) , embodied in his work the idea of" new realism in painting , "which convincingly demonstrate canvases EA Alexandrov and N. University. Innovative creativity B. I. Urmanche , the formation of which had a decisive impact known Moscow artist avant Shevchenko , represented by the works of the late 1920 's. Beside them paintings and book illustrations of his students - Sh.N. Muhamedzhanov DN Krasil'nikova and other galaxy of young artists Tatar 1920 .

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first time in a full exhibition presents the creative legacy of the Kazan team graphic " Rider » (1920-1924) - one of the few in the Russian province 1920s associations, who announced the development of software as an independent art prints and released a series of limited editions equipped copyright reprints engravings. Publishing " Rider " has gained wide recognition in the 1920s , and today are an object of desire for museums and collectors. In the work I. N. Pleshchinskaya , S. Shikalova , G. Platunova , Vera V. E. Vilkoviskoy and other members of the team reflected the influence of German expressionism , was in tune with the tragic vision of the artistic intelligentsia Kazan 1920 . Only on the pages of graphic anthologies "Horseman" preserved experiments Kazan abstractionist I. Merkusheva and C. Fedotov . Brightest pages of activities " Rider " was the collaboration with Kazan poets for whom IN Pleshchinskii , K. Chebotarev , AG Platunova and other union members made ​​out collections of poetry , and experimental youth theater KEMST for which M. V. Barash , KK Chebotarev and AG Platunova issued many performances .

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in the short term hardship Kazan artists was established enough to talk about Kazan forefront as an integral phenomenon with its own specific features due to mutual influence and complex synthesis of Russian and European avant-garde forms , enriched Tatar national traditions. If the concept of " Russian Avant-Garde" is now known to all and involves a well-defined , become a traditional set of names and symbols , the Kazan Art 1910- 30 -ies , presented at the exhibition , shows that it is much broader boundaries outlined Moscow and St. Petersburg .

Olga Ulemnova

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