■ Interview· Young painters were able to envision vividly the figure to be trial and error
Russian avant-garde is the boundary between art and graphic design
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In the late 19th century early 20th century Russia, becomes the center of the beginning and the young artist Malevich and Chagall, produced and art movement of Western Europe, such as Cubism and Fauvism, the fusing and the folk art of the indigenous and avant-garde works which was -. Socialist revolution to introduce the work group dropped birth artistic movement that blossomed around the Moscow just before the "From Russia avant-garde Chagall of youth to Malevich", we have to watch in Takashi Ito Puchigura publishing representative . Through the publication of the animation of the introduction and books related to Russia and Eastern Europe, such as Cheburashka and Kuruteku, Mr. Ito familiar with the local culture is, from this exhibition, What kind of was receiving the message.
- First of all, please tell us your impressions of the exhibition.
Kazimir Malevich
Three-dimensional futuristic work of the era "harvest man"
1912 - 13 years Oil, canvas
© texts, photos, The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, 2008, Moscow
19 art movement from the second half of the 20th century the first half of the century, where the really interesting towards the eye. Italian Futurism, Cubism, Fauvism, Impressionism, the German Bauhaus and Russian avant-garde,. I personally would like futuristic in high school, it was also embraced an interest in the works of Russian avant-garde of the same age from the flow. This exhibition, "of youth -" as is crowned with, we rely on the spot, especially in the works of the rise phase of the Russian avant-garde. For example, Kandinsky is famous as a painter of abstract painting, was exhibited work called "Seascape" is, I know the difference with him any work, violently, was drawn landscape painting in the primitive touch . Prior to his abstract painting is completed, was an interesting work that comes through strength such as the tenacity to continue to win something as a painter. As such, while Russia of young painters are affected, such as Cubism, it was the exhibition that is vividly imagined the figure to be trial and error trying to manifestation of the art of my own people.
- Especially for the remaining work on the impression, please talk.
While innocent works are lined up, work group of Malevich is one of the artist to represent the Russian avant-garde has stood out is complete. Including the "harvest man", but it also works that it can be said that the masterpiece, had been decorated with some. "Spray Matty rhythm" (※) It has been praised as a conceptual abstract painting. However, I think great theoretical construction, personally, it is not a work that feels "good" at the moment when I saw (laughs). It is quite difficult in the sense of appreciation. Portrait of two points by Malevich, which has been last in the decorated of the exhibition, which was also realistic work that was far from the abstract painting. After the revolution, avant-garde artists by the political power with a focus on Stalin persecuted, it was intended to suggest severe situation that has been forced to turning of exile and style of painting. As a result, the Russian avant-garde, but it will be enforcement is putting pressure on the regime of the time, sooner or later, the flow would have been changed. To begin with, the avant-garde is not going evolved as avant-garde, it is not but rather it will become the standard. New and Nari deny Nari inherit the pulsating flow, but precisely because appear Standing movement, become a part of history. Russian painter is in exile in the country, and look to be affected in a variety of shapes from the Bauhaus to minimal art, a big trend from there you will see.
※ as the culmination of a three-dimensional futurism that was under the influence of Cubism and Futurism, claims Kasimir. Ascetic abstract painting. Until 1920 before and after, it had an impact on Russian constructivism and later of the Bauhaus at the time.
- Please tell us about a painter that was worrisome to the other.
Georgia-born Niko Pirosmani is, but is a painter with a warm rustic is not the style of the so-called Russian avant-garde, from the fact that a lot of work in Moscow Museum of Modern Art has been in the possession, it has been introduced in this exhibition . He is said to naïve art, but there is a free point of view was probably won precisely because not receiving a legitimate painting education, but is a painter of thrusting far from full, I'm very fond interesting. Learn self-taught, I do not have a residence, life, the life that was lived to draw a picture I have also become a movie. Will feel watching his paintings, I wonder was really like animals Do not, that. Please a good look at the eyes of the polar bear and donkeys that he painted. That depicts very lovingly, you handed down To acutely. Even so, pirosmani who had earned Hizeni draw and tavern of billboards, surely I would have not even think that my work is featured in Bunkamura of Japan. I because you or there is a mark that is not hesitate to pile on the canvas was struck (laughs).
- If you look at how per to the attention, do you enjoy more exhibitions.
The Russian avant-garde, the elements to be a boundary point of art and graphic design are in maybe. At the same time there is in the art of painting, for example, contains the elements of typography, there is no less strong piece of design specific color. If you watch the hit even consciously, than it is able to better understand the essence of the art movement called Russian avant-garde. In particular, people who are interested in design will receive a stimulus. From it, say from the point of view of painting history, rather than the whole picture of this exhibition is the Russian avant-garde, that the introduction of energetic rise period is the center, and, the pirosmani with a totally different direction while living in the same era if the appreciation in terms of know was, I think this era, Russia or not be able to do is know listen to one end if it had happened in the great power that (the Soviet Union).
Bunkamura Museum appearance in this exhibition of the session. In the later 1920s paintings, and works of Bururyuku that went into exile to Japan,
Lined with works of Malevich was regression to concrete ones, complication of Russian art after the revolution is glimpse.
This time, the exhibition that had you appreciation to Mr. Ito
"From the Russian avant-garde Chagall of youth to Malevich"
In the socialist revolution just before the Russian from the first half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, young artists under the influence of Western Europe, such as cubism, also by reviewing the folk art of the indigenous, had produced the most avant-garde art in the world . Malevich and Jean Pougny, also exhibit the 70 points of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art holdings such as Chagall young. Also introduce work 10 points of pirosmani of Georgia graduate who was active at the same time. At the Bunkamura Museum, held from August 17, 2008.
