The exhibition presents the
creative oeuvre of Andrei Ostashov - the contemporary Belarus sculptor, who got
the recognition not only in his native land, but also in many European
countries. The exposition includes about 80 sculptures of the 1990-2010's. In
these works the author turns to the wide range of subjects and motifs where the
reality and fantasy are interlaced. Also there are presented the graphic works
created by Andrei Ostashov during last decade. The versatile content of images
of Man and Woman that have the important place in his creative oeuvre reveals
itself in the keenness of expressive pose or gesture and also in the unexpected
combination of anthropomorphous and animalistic motifs. Also in his art one can
notice the re-comprehension of images of Antique and Eastern Mythology and also
the heroes and events of Japanese history and culture. The sculptures by
Ostashov are marked by high skill of silhouette generalization and close
attention to details - the elements of costume and different things that has
symbolic meaning. The character of plastic decision and including of
polychromic elements in his works finds its sources in the plastic of the countries
of Far East and in traditional art of inhabitants of Tropical Africa and
Oceania. At the same time in his graphic works the element of grotesque and the
fairy tale motifs get the necessary space for the development of their subject.
The organic combination of tradition and innovatory gives the author an
opportunity to create the fanciful world of images. |
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