Аннотация: An exhibition of "unconquered Belarusian art" has opened. A literary collage "The Sleeves off the Vest" by cultural observer Vladimir Zalessky.
An exhibition of "unconquered Belarusian art" has opened. A literary collage "The Sleeves off the Vest" by cultural observer Vladimir Zalessky.
I continue to be interested in Belarusian fine arts and Belarusian art persons.
"Exhibition of unconquered Belarusian art "REBELarus" takes place in Warsaw." [unofficial translation]
This is interesting!
Who is participating in the exhibition?
I am trying to find.
Vladik Bokhan is mentioned: "One of the participants of the exhibition, Vladik Bokhan, said that in order to transport his paintings from Belarus, they had to be covered with gouache." [unofficial translation]
(I did not find any mentions of other participants).
There is not enough information. Those photographs that illustrate the material, how to put it mildly ...
I continue to look for...
"Vladislav Bokhan is 28 years old. Until the moment of detention, for five years he taught history and art in one of the Minsk schools, and was also a class teacher there. In addition, Vladislav paints, creates collages, including on the theme of political events in Belarus and Russia. One of his most famous works is "Unauthorized walk over the city"... But Vladislav was engaged in art on political topics even before the events of 2020. In 2019, he created the work "Seven Circles of Belarus", in which he used scraps of collages... Around the eclipse, the artist Vladislav used scraps from an activist"s sneaker.... They were torn to pieces by the security forces when they were detained at a picket during the European Games in 2019. (...) Also in the work, the artist used the sleeves of the jacket of an activist from the Student Block. For them, he was dragged into a prison truck ... "... [unofficial translation]
What to say about this?...
"REBELarus"... I am looking for, further...
It turns out that there is some a relationship between "REBELarus" and the "Fourth Republic".
I heard about the First (before the partition in 1795), the Second (after the First World War) and the Third Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita)... Now, - apparently, by analogy - "Four Republics"?
"Since gaining independence, three forms of political structure have changed in Belarus.
From 1991 to 1994, the First Republic arose and existed - parliamentary and democratic.
From 1994 to 1996, after the adoption of the first Constitution of independent Belarus, the Second Republic was established - presidential and democratic.
From 1996 to the present, there has been a Third Republic, established as a result of a constitutional coup and the introduction of the 1996 Constitution - super-presidential and authoritarian. (...)
The analytical project "The Fourth Republic" is an attempt to find the grounds and possible options for the future of Belarus, as well as consideration of the issues of transition from the political and economic model of the Third Republic to the version of the democratic Fourth Republic." [unofficial translation]
Milords! With all due respect to the Four Republics!
But what about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita) with its centuries-old culture and vast political experience, traditions and cultural and historical potential?
Scraps from sneakers give rise to inspiration ...
In matters of art, there are more questions than answers ... Whether a scraps from a sneakers, as well as a sleeves from a sweaters could to direct, to escourt, for example, to Italy? Yes they can!
Be that as it may, let's hope for a positive result of the exhibition and for the successful creative movement of its participants.
(Note: I apologize for not citing sources and for text reductions in quotes - such a realities are...).
[MDCCCLXXXIV. Forward, Anna! From "lubok style" pictures up to Botticelli. A super-brief review of Anna Redko's paintings. - December 7, 2020.
MDCCCLXXXV. Dark colors, overcrowded spaces, distorted images. A super-brief review of Vladislav Stalmakhov's drawings. - December 7, 2020.
MDCCCLXXXVI. A sadness, a beautness, a something from Dostoevsky (Drawings from the House of the Dead) ... A super-brief review of Nadezhda Sayapina's drawings. - January 14, 2021.
MCMLI. Belarusian artist Shchemelev and the leader of the uprising Kalinowski. An essay. - January 14, 2021.
MCMLXXXIII. A super-short review of the film "Boris Zaborov. In A Search of the Lost Time" (2015). - February 1, 2021.
MMI. A cultured people of Evgeny Kharitonenko with some kind of secret; Ivan IV Vasilyevich and "Baltarusia". The note. - February 9, 2021.
MMСXХ. No combinations of red and white colors. "Spring in Lida". Trends in Belarusian fine arts under the Lukashenko's regime. The note. - April 17, 2021.
MMСCXIV. A dream of a kind paradise. Regarding the exhibition "Big Dreams of Little People" by Belarusian artist Valentin Gubarev. The note. - June 13, 2021.
MMCDXI. A lattice square. A work of the East-Republican fine internet-art. - October 7, 2021.
MMCDXCII. Where to put the monument to Saint Hubertus? The note. - November 7, 2021.].
February 19, 2022 07:14
Translation from Russian into English: February 19, 2022 08:13.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Открылась выставка "непокоренного белорусского искусства". Литературный коллаж "От жилетки рукава" культурного обозревателя Владимира Залесского".
{ 2810. Открылась выставка "непокоренного белорусского искусства". Литературный коллаж "От жилетки рукава" культурного обозревателя Владимира Залесского.
MMDCCLXXX. An exhibition of "unconquered Belarusian art" has opened. A literary collage "The Sleeves off the Vest" by cultural observer Vladimir Zalessky. }