After the recent post on 200 Russian Painters, artist - and self-appointed arbiter of machismo in art - David Gluck, recommended to me a site featuring the student work being produced at the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Ilya Glazunov in Moscow. The curriculum looks clearly laid out through the student samples, and though to some, the courses may look antiquated, for me, this is exactly what I would have hoped to learn in school - but did not. My university art training was nothing like this.
My apologies to the students; I cannot decipher the Cyrillic alphabet, nor do I trust the answers attained through online Russian translations, otherwise I would credit the few attributed works. (The third to last is by Oksana Pavlova, an artist who also appeared on the 200 Russian Painters site).
[December 20, 2011, 12:35 PM EST Correction- I originally listed the artworks as being created by students at the Repin Academic Institute of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. I have since learned how truly awful I am at navigating Russian websites. Though the Repin Art Academy is producing tremendous works also, these paintings are actually by students at the Glazunov Academy.]
[December 20, 2011, 12:35 PM EST Correction- I originally listed the artworks as being created by students at the Repin Academic Institute of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. I have since learned how truly awful I am at navigating Russian websites. Though the Repin Art Academy is producing tremendous works also, these paintings are actually by students at the Glazunov Academy.]
Professor V.A. Mogilevtsev, a leading teacher at the Repin Institute has put together several books on the methods of training at the school with examples of student work. The books are available from Amazon.com. (Fundamentals of Drawing is in Russian, but purchasers get access to a PDF copy of the book translated into English. Academic Drawings and Sketches is published in both Russian and English; I assume this means side-by-side in the same book. Fundamentals of Painting has yet to be released.)
Gallery Nucleus in California also offers books on the student work from the Repin Institute. They are softcover, and imported from China. They also sell out quickly. Sign up at their site to be notified when a new shipment arrives.
11 comments:
Wow! Stunning work, thanks for posting.
Russian painters are beutifull. Thanks for posting.
Great.. so Russians are awesome in gymnastics, figure skating and now painting..
I was first introduced to Russian
Art in the early part of the 1990's
I was fortunate to be part of a gilding program to present these works of art to the public.
I saw hundreds, maybe more. stacks
of canvas'(unstreatched) 3'-4' tall piles on the floor, fresh in from Russia.
As a gilder,I worked along with the conservators, as some art was badly in need of repair.
Some paintings were painted on 'wash clothes' yet amazing to look at.
It was so nice to see art that wasn't influenced by a "hollywood" style of painting. Or Glamorized. Meaning, they painted reality and it was beautiful.
Milk Maids is a favorite, and they display it from time to time at the MORA. (Museum of Russian Art)
Located in Minneapolis Mn.
Thanks for posting Russian art. The world needs to see these paintings. Any artist would enjoy viewing these treasures.
Beautiful work from students! amazing.. the qualities that stand out for me are the sense of light and atmosphere being represented, the excellent drawing, and in a few, interesting messages. Thank you for posting these. I actually looked into the drawing and painting books you mention at the bottom of the page. What I found out is that the books are in Russian, and then access to English is a downloadable PDF..
Beautiful work!
Beautiful paintings! It's such a shame that these techniques are not taught at Art schools now, maybe because the tutors are not familiar with them. I was fortunate to go to a college that taught illustration and traditional drawing but not painting, we were kind of left to it with the paint. However I still struggle to 'let go' and leave behind the need to 'illustrate' what I am trying to paint.
Glad I have found your blog, think I was in your part of NJ a few years ago when trecking the Applelation Trail, sketchbook in hand!
Yes, I am the undisputed most manly artist in the field right now...well, maybe just North America...ok, maybe just my town. Anyway, here is an article on the school as well that is pretty cool.
http://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/img/mag/2008/1/106-112.pdf
The Russians have done some nice literature too. Wonder if they would like Tracy Emin to visit as exchange master of drawing or stg ;) ?
Tracey as an exchange professor? LOL!!
Seeing this ‘student’ work...I better hang up my brush or move to Russia. Glorious work.
Great stuff! I welcome visitors to my blog of 19th century Russian painting:
http://19thcenturyrusspaint.blogspot.com/
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