– not a fire, not a burning house, but a
the seashore. They are especially fond
available. No wonder that in the plots
constant image of his works from various
flame, violent, capricious and amazingly
of children, and they always return their
of this decorative carving are so many
periods. This Vitebsk, that was lost by
beautiful...
love. The color of these creatures varies
fabulous characters, dragons, witches,
the artist, City of his childhood, forever
depending on the type of landscapes and
mermaids, all of them are from the
merged with the image of unattained
Alla Grinberg
tastes of the local population. And since
forest. Vladimir is a professional wood
Jerusalem, – a city with the Temple.3
Alla Greenberg is a sculptor. It seems
they "live" primarily in Israel, where
carver, he knows and loves this material,
For us, Vitebsk–Jerusalem looks like
that she does not cease to marvel at
people love everything bright, so skin of
and he is able to subdue it to his plans.
a route that is not very difficult. But for
this fact of her biography. There is no
our newcomers is covered with "Precious
As a master, he is accurate, rational,
an artist who sees and feels differently,
doubt that she is an artist but why did
Stones": fragments of ceramics, colored
and inventive. Declaring the utility, he,
this move is not very simple: a different
she choose specifically sculpture from all
glass and mirrors. Perhaps over the years
nevertheless, creates totally irrational
color, different intensity of light, another
creative disciplines? Obviously because
of "contacting" with his creatures Ruslan
things, for example "sevivon" of rare
spiritual ground. All of this requires
she is able to combine in the three-
himself adopted some of their features.
beauty and fragility, that you will be not
rethinking and work, in the midst of
dimensional sculpture all advantages
He is here to amaze and delight us.
only afraid to twist, but even take into
which paintings, sculpture, poetic lines
your hands, thereby making the step
are born.
of the two-dimensional painting and graphic arts. She does not create myths
Alexander Adonin
from skilled craftsmen to the artist, who
in her sculptural compositions, she tells
"A little logic, a little more philosophy,
does not just create a utilitarian object
fairy tales. It seems easier to tell the
more mysticism, and a lot of imagination,
from a docile tree but creates an object
tale through transparent watercolor, soft
which includes intuition. And passion as
of admiration, feelings, thoughts...
pastels, light batik. But the bronze under
a fuel without which nothing happens",
her hands is as docile as plasticine. It
– this is how the artist describes his
can either be compacted to become
creative
are
Child and adolescent memories are
recognizable
(door
complex, multilayered, and are turned
the brightest, the most colorful and
household
items
process.
His
paintings
***
My homeland exists only in my soul…
Marina Shelest
1. See: Olga Belova, Vladimir Petuhin "Jewish myth in Slavic culture." Gesharim / Bridges of Culture, 2007 (Russian)
outlandish
inside out: at first light as if it were the
cherish the main things from the stream
creatures, rivets – scales, meat grinder –
last finishing touches, then the actual
of life: the mystical glow of the sky and
2. Tracktate Brakhot (6a). Quote by: Olga
periscope) or become thin as a butterfly
body of the picture, and on top of that
the babbling of the brook in the forest,
Belova, Vladimir Petrukhin. "Jewish myth in
wing and as transparent as lace.
– the primer. Thus, the artist creates
soft yellow colors of autumn and green
Slavic culture." Gesharim / Bridges of Culture, 2007 (Russian)
handles,
limbs
of
some
a space for a game; the viewer should
and blue of the spring. "I float across
Ruslan Sergeev
"catch" the essence of the meaning, the
the river, not a soul all around. On the
First of all he is a man of utterly
story under the layer of primer".
banks of the river lies the tranquil town.
3. See: A. S. Shatskih. "Bless thou, my
irrepressible energy; he is a sculptor,
And what he hides or leaves for us to
Milky, gray-blue sky, the brighter blue on
Vitebsk". Jerusalem as a prototype of Chagall
storyteller, and fantast. He invented
view is dependent only on the momentary
the left, and a bliss poured from above
City. Poetry and Painting: Collection. Of Works
a
with
state: "The passion, – artist wrote, – is
", – wrote Chagall. But the artist, and the
in Memory of N.I. Khardzhiev. M.: Languages
invited
the
a strong gust of wind blowing out to
most famous and the most humble art
of Russian Culture, 2000, pp. 260-268
visit
the
the blue water and a quiet backwater
teacher, – is an artist, because he feels
(Russian)
Earth. These are fairly large (by our
that saves the mystical sacrament in its
this indescribable charm and beauty, and
earthly standards) creatures with good
internal space."
the more it sweeter, the more complicated
whole
wonderful best
planet, people,
populated and
representatives
to
it
to express it with words or colors.
character, capable of changing their shape according to a situation and mood.
Vladimir Levinson
Transfiguration Church was seen from
They are unpretentious, that's why easily
Woodcarving is a Belarussian tradition
the windows of the house in Vitebsk
acclimatized on the Earth. They live in
and that is not surprising when such
where Chagall lived as child. The green
the desert and in the mountains and at
an abundance of a base material is
dome of a small Orthodox church is a
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