Forgotten artists
In my childhood, I had a book about Soviet workers or factories. The text did not really appeal to me, I think it was news about achievements or something like that. However, viewing the pictures gave me great pleasure. The title of the book, unfortunately, has already erased from my head, I gave it to the library of my city, which was then closed. And I still wonder where my books are, which I gave. I thought they would be read, but most likely they lie, covered with dust. I did not want such a destiny for them.
Ivan Lysenko, "Haulers" (1927), oil on canvas
For a long time, I did not notice the second person in the painting. Seemingly, what is wrong with this painting? Two workers are rolling a trolley with coal. But "Haulers" fell into the Special Secret Fund, which housed the work of repressed authors of The Soviet Union.
Initially, such works were planned to destroy, but the Second World War put everything in its place. The state was not up to the paintings and they survived. Formalists and avant-garde at that time were enemies of the Soviet people, so we can see such works just now.
From Russian Wikipedia with my translation:
Although many artists, such as Kazimir Malevich, are the founders of individual trends within formalism and world celebrities, but they were attacked by official artists in their homeland. As a result, the term formalism has turned into an ideological cliche used in the USSR, mainly in the 1930s-1950s for an ideological struggle against whole trends in art and persecution of individual artists. In the 1930s, the very word "formalism" turned into an abusive word. Accusations in formalism were usually subjected to foreign authors and Soviet artists, writers, and musicians who did not express sufficient devotion to party leadership art.
Ernest Kotkov "Portrait of Mother" (1965), oil on canvas
I did not find any information about this portrait but believe me, the artist left a huge legacy behind him. For many years he was engaged in monumental art. He designed the Lybids'ka and Hidropark metro stations in Kiev, designed the River Station and the Boryspil airport.
This is a composition at the station "Lybids'ka":
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From the newspapers of 2015, I found out that the authorities are going to dismantle it for the purpose of "decommunization." It's good that the artist himself did not live to see these days. He died in 2012. I imagine how much pain he could get from the destruction of his brainchild.
Vasyl Sedlyar «Portrait of Oxana Pavlenko» (1926—1927), tempera
Another artist who fell out of favor ... In 1937, he was executed. Only 4 Sedlyar paintings and several sketches were preserved. All the rest was destroyed.
"Portrait of Oxana Pavlenko" was restored, although it seemed that it was almost completely destroyed. The portrait was stained with a knife and covered with glue.
The artist Oksana Pavlenko lived a long life - 95 years! In those years, she went to Moscow and did not return.
Alexander Bogomazov, "Stropping the saws" (1927), Canvas, oil
The artist died in 1930 and was consigned to oblivion. He was called the "Ukrainian Picasso". Bogomazov was a professor, theorist, wrote a book on art. However, when he died, his wife had no money for his funeral. At the same time, his paintings were exhibited all over the world.
"Art is an endless rhythm, an artist is his sensitive resonator, "said Alexander Bogomazov to his students.
Viktor Palmov, "Virochka", Portrait of the Artist V. Lymarenko, 1926, oil on canvas
Vera Limarenko holds a lollipop. I have not seen such lollipops yet).
Anatol Petrytsky "Disabled people", 1924, oil on canvas
As it so happens that "Disabled people" is the last in my compilation. Let it characterize those people who destroy any work of the artist.
Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.
- Mahatma Gandhi
interesting post!
thanks @steemking777
i really love the "Lybids'ka" composition. beautifully done! it's too bad if they're really considering taking it down.
yeah, but it's politics. We can only regret the lost paintings. No matter whether they are masterpieces or not.
all these art works are very skillful and done masterfully) I've never heard about some artists you mentioned, so thank you for sharing this information!
they are forgotten that's why I guess you didn't hear about them)
Beautiful arts work.. very nice skills...
thanks a lot for reading my post!
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Кого-то мне Павленко напоминает...
из известных? ныне живущих?
Очень известных и ныне живущих
ок. требуется ещё одна подсказка. Российская знаменитость или западная?
Не буду ходить "вокруг да около" ) - Путина она мне чем-то напоминает...
да ну. Вообще не похоже.
значит показалось ...
This is extraordinary!
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lovely
nice post
thank you
beautiful painting
thank you too!
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You make it look easy!
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