"Landscape of the twentieth century. Roads that no one walks," an exhibition of one painting

Humanity is inclined to make fatal mistakes and choose, on the path of its development, the paths leading to nowhere. As a result, “Roads along which no one walks” and people who are unable to believe in anything appear on a flowering planet. The Belarusian National Museum of Fine Arts presents an exhibition of one painting by contemporary artist Boris Kazakov.

We are used to the fact that the museum is a place in which attention is sprayed on the works of hundreds of authors. Therefore, the practice of presenting one work for us remains something new and not fully understood. Why come to the museum to look at just one picture? However, sometimes it is better to focus all your attention and your whole soul on understanding the meaning of one work than to get fed up with many without understanding anything! The ability to “see eternity in one instant” is the most valuable lesson that life can teach us!

In his work, Boris Kazakov did not seek to shock the audience or impress. Rather, he summed up the past century, rendered his verdict. Bloody wars, violence, cruelty, the destruction of faith, the destruction of family values, the erasure of the importance of human personality - this is the path that stretches to a world in which there are no People. Ruined temples, empty roads, flooded cities - this is the "Landscape of the twentieth century."

The artist’s triptych, dedicated to the Chernobyl tragedy, “trampling” the faith, disunity and, as a result, extermination of people, could be seen in the “White Hall” on May 15 and 16. It took the master 14 years to complete this fundamental work. It is not surprising that after visiting the exhibition of one painting, it seems as if with my own eyes I saw the events of the whole century!

Eve Istr