The 1960s
and 1970s were a period in Russian art when those who could not accept the
system of the Academy
of Arts sought their own
paths of progression and figures of authority. This was when new gurus appeared
to replace the leading Russian avant-garde artists of the beginning of the
20th century (Kazimir Malevich, Pavel Filonov, Mikhail Matyushin and
others). These artists who created their own schools had no access at all to
institutes of art. Instead, they passed on their ideas mainly by word of
collaborative work. There were not many of these artists, but one outstanding
example was Moscow
artist, teacher, art historian Ely Belyutin (1925-2012). Many of his pupils are
still active today. They comprise a rather large group and their styles are
many and varied.
The
exhibition tells the story of "The New Reality" studio, founded by Ely
Belyutin, from its very first experiments in the 1950s and 1960s to the new
interpretation of the artist's "metalanguage". This is the first
"New Reality" studio exhibition aimed not only to demonstrate the
results of the studio's work, but also to give an idea of its life and explain
the mechanisms of how the works were created. The exposition brings together
over 70 paintings and graphic works by E.Belutin, V.Zubarev, L.Gribkov, V.
Preobrazhenskaya, A. Safokhin, T. Ter-Gevondyan. Also there are unique archive
materials, photographs and examples of training exercises presented.
The
exhibition is supported by the Russian Abstract Art Foundation, United
Electronic Market Rosseltorg and the Cognitive Technologies Group.
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