The exhibition brings together works by artists from the gallery of different periods and directions, for whom color was the most important means of artistic expression.
March 24th - June 20th, 2023

TRUE COLORS

The exhibition "True Colors" brings together the works of artists from the gallery. The leitmotif of the exposition is "color" as a fundamental means of artistic expression.
The exhibition features works by contemporary artists, both male and female, whose relationships with color go beyond conventional color representation. These artists either adhere to a personal mythology of expressionist thinking or base their work on various color theories. In English, there is an idiom "someone's true colors," which can be translated as "one's true self." Through their free interpretation of color, colorist artists define themselves, their "true selves," and their inner worlds, constructing a new reality and achieving the desired emotional register. The vivid color combinations become a fundamental means of artistic expression and an important tool for creating striking compositions.
At the same time, Michel Pastoureau, a French researcher and author of books on the historical semantics of color, notes that color is a complex cultural construct that resists any generalization, except for analysis.
For example, Natalia Turnova uses bright, saturated local colors in her monumental works to emphasize internal drama and tension. For Evgeny Muzalevsky, spontaneous and impulsive painting is essential, somewhat reminiscent of automatic writing practices; sometimes, during the process of creating a painting, he mixes paints directly on the canvas. For Viki Begalskaya, color is a powerful tool that transforms the canvas into a sharp statement. For minimalist Alexander Yulikov, color serves as the foundation for his reflexive experiments with form construction. Igor Shelkovsky often compensates for the austerity of chopped forms with a colorful palette drawn from the pure spectrum.
The exhibition also includes works from the gallery's collection, including pieces by French abstract artist Claude Bellegarde, who was called "one of the last colorists, but in the true, almost philosophical sense of the word," and Gerard Schneider, one of the main artists of French lyrical abstraction, whose relationship with color was emotional and intuitive.
The exhibition features works by Igor Сhelkovski, Mikhail Chernishov, Natalia Turnova, Vladimir Andreenkov, Igor Skaletsky, Evgeny Muzalevsky, Timofey Parshchikov, Viki Begalskaya, Vladimir Nemukhin, Alexander Yulikov, Viktor Vazareli, Gerard Schneider, and Claude Bellegarde.





The exposition views
The selected works
From the series "Flowers," 2022
Canvas, oil

77 x 75 cm

Composition, 1989
Paper, pastel
81 x 89 cm
From the series "Being Loves to Hide," 2012
Canvas, oil
190 x 150 cm
"Corridor," 2022
Oil on canvas
110 × 100 cm
Abstract composition, 2008
Canvas, oil

105 x 85 cm

Untitled, 2022
Canvas, oil

280 x 165 cm

Venice Burano из серии "Color Matrix. Unreal Venice", 2011
C-Print mounted to plexiglass, thin black aluminum frame.
Edition 6/7+ 2 A.P
120 х 180 см

Woman-Tractor, as the final stage of the evolutionary development of the female body in a patriarchal society, 2008
Canvas, oil
127 x 160 cm
Black Stripe, 2000

Canvas, oil

60 x 45 cm

Жизнь в телевизоре, 1972

Холст, масло

50 х 50 см

"Tree. Sculpture Sketch," 2002
Canvas, acrylic, graphite pencil, chalk
70 × 50 cm
Composition, 1970s
Canvas, oil
61.5 × 32 cm
Armchair "Fat," 2022
Wood, paint
140 x 60 cm; seat height 60 cm
Composition, 1967
Paper, gouache

48.5 x 63.5 cm

TD#1, 2020 (2022)
Steel
150 x 100 x 50 cm
Composition, 1990
Paper, gouache
84.5 × 100.5 cm
From the series "Diagnosis," 2009
Canvas, oil
100 x 90 cm
Ingui-Niel, 1970s
Screen print
Edition 126/250

61 x 77 cm