New exhibitions at the on-line Gamborg Gallery.

Regular readers know that from time to time, I reintroduce my friend Allan Gamborg, Danish by birth, and a longtime resident of Moscow. Allan has enjoyed much success in his "second" (third? fifth?) career as a purveyor and advocate of Soviet-era art and artists. You can use the handy Blogger search feature with "Gamborg," and see previous postings.

The format's usually the same, and it's always worth a few minutes to peruse the art. You need not be a Commie to enjoy the links to Allan's on-line galleries.As in the past, permit me to thank Allan for his boundless hospitality and to share his latest posting.

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Dear Friends,

We have a series of new exhibitions on the Gamborg Gallery on the web:

THEMES

Nudes in Soviet Art
Artists in the Soviet period spent most of their time working on commissions from the state or state enterprises. However, in their private artistic lives, nudes often was a favourite theme for the artists. This exhibition shows works by artists Roman Zhitkov, Boris Sholokhov, Konstantin Lekomtsev, Natalia gippiu, Konstantin Gneushev, Marina Uspenskaya, Galina Shubina, Irina Vitman, Boris Uspensky, Veniamin Briskin, Boris Rybchenkov.

Gouache Posters commissioned by the Communist Party, by Veniamin Briskin
A series of unique gouache posters by Veniamin Briskin. The posters were commissioned by the Central Committee of the Communist Party. They have all been signed and approved by responsible persons, on behalf of the Central Committee. Later they went into production, and were printed in 50.000 copies.

ARTISTS

Adolf Demko (born 1940)
The exhibition shows 1980s lithographs of Moscow in the very early perestrojka days. Adolf Ivanovich Demko was born in Moscow, and in 1965 he the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He is a member of the Artists' Union since 1975. Since graudation his favourite media has been lithography, and his favourite topic is the streets of Moscow - particulaly evening cityscapes. He is a Merited Artist of Russia (заслуженный художник), and in 2005 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of the Fine Arts.

Lidya Sukhova (1927-2001)
Well-known Moscow muralist (монументалист) and poster artist.

Sergei Datskevich (1917-1977)
Famous poster artist, mainly known for his classic posters of Soviet films of the 1950s and 1960s, for example "Служили два товарища" and Kalina Krasnaya (Калина Красная).

BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

The Moscow Metro, 1954 illustrations by Roman Zhitkov
A series of original artwork for illustrations to the book “The Moscow Metro” (Московский метрополитен), by famous book illustrator and graphics artist Roman Zhitkov.

The Old Man and the Sea (Старик и море), illustrations by Vadim Volikov
Original artwork for illustrations to a 1960s Soviet edition of the famous tale by Ernest Hemingway, by artist Vadim Volikov.

The First Step (Первый шаг), illustrations by Marina Uspenskaya)
A series of original illustrations by Marina Uspenskaya for the book "Первый шаг" (The First Step) by Silva Kaputikyan, issued in 1972 by publishing house "Detskaya Literatura" in 1.800.000 copies.

The Wind (Ветерок), illustrations by Marina Uspenskaya
Illustrations to the 1964 book "Ветерок" (Wind") by Georgii Ball, Detskaya Literatura. Printed in 150.000 copies. Price was 17 copecks.

Enjoy the shows!