Quote of the day/Kazimir Malevich
When, in 1913, in a desperate attempt to rid art of the ballast of objectivity, I took refuge in the form of the square... the critics... sighed, "All that we…
Quote of the day/Kazimir Malevich
Only when the habit of one's consciousness to see in paintings bits of nature, madonnas and shameless nudes... has disappeared, shall we see a pure painting composition. Photo source: …
BEFORE AND AFTER THE BLACK SQUARE, Kazimir Malevich exhibition in St.Petersburg
What? Kazimir Malevich exhibition BEFORE AND AFTER THE BLACK SQUARE When? 05 December 2013 - middle of February 2014 Where? Russian Museum, St.Petersburg www.rusmuseum.ru Photo source: www.tretyakovgallery.ru
Quote of the day/Kazimir Malevich
I transformed myself in the zero of form and emerged from nothing to creation, that is, to Suprematism, to the new realism in painting - to non-objective creation. Photo: moma.org
Fashion tendences/FW 2013-2014/Inspired by Tarkovsky
“It’s a collection based on coats,” said Francisco Costa backstage before his fall show. Costa’s contributions were stiff, military-inspired coats modeled on Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1962 film, Ivan’s Childhood. It’s a…
11th Sept is the day of Soviet faceted glass
Faceted glass is one of the iconic symbols of Soviet life. It was born on 11th Sept, 1943. The design of faceted glass is created by the Soviet sculptor Vera…
Russian Art/Heroic Russians
Viktor Vasnetsov was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. You can see his works at Tretyakov Gallery.
Russian Art/Unknown works of Karl Bryullov in Russian Museum
What? Karl Bryullov from the private collections exhibition When? 28 August - 04 November 2013 Where? Mikhailovsky Palace (Hall 13) GI comment: The exhibition presents the 10 authentic works by famous Russian artist Karl Brullov…
Russian cinematography/Dmitri Astrakhan/Era through the eyes of film director
Yesterday one of my favorite Russian filmmakers Dmitri Astrakhan visited Tallinn and I couldn't miss his conference at the Estonian National Library. The fact that Dmitry Astrakhan is a magnificent…
Russian designers’ boutiques in Moscow! (Leform boutique)
Boutique Leform opened its doors in December 1997. At that time the boutique trading room was located only on the first floor, in a room that had been meteorology center…