Nikolai Silis

NIKOLAI SILIS

Nikolai Silis (06/06/1928–13/11/2018) was born in Moscow, Russia, USSR as Rufim Andreevich Silis, grew up in Leningrad and in 1941 faced the war there. In 1945 he entered the Moscow Higher Art and Industry School (the former Stroganovskoe) the department of monumental sculpture.

Nikolai Silis was a Russian artist, draftsman and sculptor, and an influential voice in twentieth century Russian art. He was the youngest in creative group "LeSS" (1954-1968) , where are along with him was part of Vadim Sidur (1924-1986) and Vladimir Lemport (1922-2001). The group name was made of the first letters of the names of participants.

Nikolai never named his sculptures, unless he had to, paying a tribute of tradition. Sometimes he did it if it was necessary somehow to define his work. He qualified a viewer to do this. He considered a viewer as a co-author in some way, and he thought that a viewer needed some freedom of associations of ideas.

Strange Bronze, 48 x 10 x 10 cm 1992

Sitting Person Bronze, wood 50 x 10 x 10 cm 1960s

Observer Bronze, 10 x 50 x 10 cm, 1980

Lighthouse-Woman Bronze, 53 x 11 x 11 cm 1998

Fortune Bronze, 56 x 15 x 15 cm 1960s

Family Bronze, 50 x 30 x 20 cm 1967

Composition With Two Figures Bronze 30 x 40 x 16 cm 1956

Communion Bronze, 52 x 12 x 10 cm 1993

Changeling Bronze, 37 x 10 x 9 cm 1991

Bitch Bronze, 16 x 38 x 12 cm, 1996

Decorative Panel Wood, resin, marble, 186 x 230 cm, 1960s

Don Quixote Bronze, 37 x 32 x 28 cm, 1990

Don Quixote With A Flower Copper, patina 200 x 150 x 150 cm, 2019

Females Bronze, 35 x 80 x 30 cm (each), 1996

Fortune Bronze, 40 x 10 x 10 cm, 1961

Pensive Figure Bronze, 32 x 10 x 10 cm, 1990

Awakened Bronze, 13 x 41 x 14 cm, 1997

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