In JJDavies Gallerie in Lyalinom Lane March 28 will host an exhibition of the painter, theater artist, teacher and theorist of fine art Efron Lagutin

Sergey Lagutin
Morning Khiva . 1955
Oil on canvas. 59 × 39
Source : Press Release JJDavies Gallerie


Sergey Lagutin
New Town . 1959
Oil on canvas. 69 × 57
Source : Press Release JJDavies Gallerie

JJDavies Gallerie, March 28 - April 3, 2014
Moscow, Lyalin lane . , 24/26 ,
1st floor, entrance to the right of the bust of Zhukovsky

in JJDavies Gallerie in Lyalinom Lane March 28 will host an exhibition of Sergey Lagutin " poetic realism ." Painter, theater artist, teacher and theorist of fine art Efron Lagutin wrote: " I ​​see the supreme goal of creativity in the service of the great miracle of good bright . By this I aspire ... moderately tempered me opportunities and talent ».

In papers Lagutin not find defiantly daring formal search , the more - outrageous . However, in a realistic manner Lagutin not dry, cold - photographic and full of true poetry. " Poetic realism " - is the ability to find simple everyday sublime , soft light suffused Harmony. That is why many people saw the work Lagutin , said: " On your eye rests paintings ...»

C. Ya Lagutin possessed the rare gift : he was able to find in the outside world that gave me hope , strengthened faith in the triumph of the Beautiful. This also contributed to a deep religiosity and his innate goodness . His cycle of paintings devoted to religious and ethical topics , truly sublime precisely because Lagutin not looking for stories " more serious ", and sincerely believed that the foundation of the universe - the Divine Love .

Lagutin Efron was born October 8, 1911 in the village Yablonevo Ryazan province. Later, his mother moved to Moscow , where he graduated from high school and college ISO 1905 memory . Participated in the design of the capital for the holidays , decorated amateur theatricals , worked closely with the famous studio AN Arbuzov and VN Pluchek . After entering MGHI them . Surikov was drafted ( 1942 ) . He fought in the 2nd Baltic Front . Was wounded. After the Great Patriotic War, returned to college and graduated in 1949, his diploma as "excellent ».

In 1950-1953 he worked in the theater group of Soviet Forces in Germany, the main artist of the theater. Invented many interesting ways to organize the stage space . Diligently searching for the most accurate means to create a visual image of the play . In 1955-1957 he worked in the studio theater actor .

Since 1958, he served in the closed city of Tomsk-7 chief artist of Music and Drama Theatre. Thanks to an inspired and highly professional work of artist performances and the theater itself is transformed. According to theater workers who came to the city , the scenery and stage performances solutions were " at (or even above ) the capital's best theaters ».

In 1961 SY Lagutin back in Moscow, where he began teaching at the Moscow Choreographic memory 1905 . Years of experience in the theater and the principled position of the painter, the writer is not " to order" , and in their heart , have been invaluable in teaching. Professionalism and deep human decency Lagutin attracted almost all of its students. SY Lagutin developed and made the program and methods of teaching composition. Subsequently, the program was adopted for all art schools in Russia. Among students SY Lagutin be called such famous and talented artists as NN Merkushev , C. Benedictine B. , VY Fomin , S. Ustinov .

In 1968, the Moscow Academic Musical Theater of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich -Danchenko SY Lagutin designed the opera Khrennikov " Bezrodnyi in-law . " Has been awarded a first degree at a nationwide show of music, drama and children's theater .

By early 1980s Efron left pedagogy and devoted himself entirely to painting. He created a series of profound and masterly plan in terms of professionalism paintings on philosophical and religious themes. Almost all of them , as well as works of earlier periods , exhibited at the New Arena and Theater Museum . Bakhrushin , which he donated to a few sketches of scenery and costumes .

Efron Lagutin died February 22, 2012 .

Sergey Lagutin can certainly be considered one of the most significant artists of the Russian theater, an outstanding teacher and a major Russian artist, until the last days to faithfully serve the high humanistic ideals of true art .

Source: press release JJDavies Gallerie