Annouchka Brochet Marina Chernikova Valery Chtak Group exhibition Dubossarsky - Vinogradov Alla Esipovich Laszlo Fehér Dasha Fursey Georgy Gurianov Valery Koshlyakov Vlada Krassilnikova Andrei Molodkin Ivan Plusch Aidan Salakhova Arsen Savadov Sergei Serp Yuri Shabelnikov Stephen J. Shanabrook Sergey Shekhovtsov Rupert Shrive Olga Tobreluts Evgeny Yufit |
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Repeated monuments
Speaking of progress (which doesn’t exist in art by the way), a new artist should inspire from the classics of avant-garde or general contemporary art. In this cathedral however, the actual project doesn’t represent the values of the individual language. Neither is the painting as such present, except some traces of painting in the materials.
One could rather see here an attempt to study the impressions left by the monuments and works seen at the Louvre, which are fascinating our sight by the the force of expression. The important quality of the study is probably “THE EFFORT”: me, a man of Renaissance seizing a potentiality offered to humans.
What’s also important is the format choice, which would correspond to the impressions from the seen traits. This format, breaking the tradionnal frame, is approaching to the original, resulting in a precise serious image that can be easily recognized. As far as the form of expression is concerned, one could compare it to a classical opera constantly addressing the frozen past to express its feeling and impressions, to this opera interpreting the works of others as if they were its own, quite intimate works.
Taking in consideration the religious context of this place, the exposition is expected to reinforce this felling. The cathedrals were tradionnally decorated with the history of humanity, biblical scenes. If one continues this tradition, with the only difference that it’s not the man but his best kept works that are concerned, then one could say “children came home”.
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Exhibition view, 'Empire of Culture'. Chapel Saint Louis de la Salpetrière, Paris, 2004
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