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…
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: …
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
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
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…