In the house "Ostroukhova opened an exhibition of works by artist Vladimir Bashlykov -" Retrography "

MOSCOW. A branch of the State Literary Museum located in Trubnikovsky Lane continues to implement a project called “Artists in the House of Ostroukhov”. Since July 27, an exhibition of graphic works by the talented artist Vladimir Bashlykov has been working in the walls of the Ostroukhov house. Admirers of his talent attribute him to the largest charts in Moscow.

The works created by Vladimir Bashlykov participated in many exhibitions held both in Russian exhibition halls and abroad. His works are stored in the collections of the main Russian museums - the Pushkin Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery. Vladimir Bashlykov uses various graphic techniques when creating his works, and recently the artist began to devote a lot of time to painting.

Among his works appeared large paintings made on paper with oil pastels. Formally, they can be attributed to graphic works, but according to the plastic solution and the materials used to create these works, they should be called painting. Vladimir Bashlykov writes his oil pastels in an abstract manner, keeping them in a single key.

At the exhibition that opened in the Ostroukhov’s house, the artist presented works created in different years, included in various cycles. The exposition, which houses about twenty works, the artist called "Retrography". One of the reasons for congratulations from colleagues was the release of a collection of poems "Chips" dedicated to Vladimir Bashlykov to his wife, Elena Manevich.

The exposition includes some illustrations for the collection, the presentation of which took place at the opening of "Retrographics". According to Natalia Rebrova, curator of the exhibition, part of the artist’s work will remain in the museum’s collection.

The exhibition "Retrographics" is open until August 30.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru