Do your job and go ahead ... Artist Alexei Rezaev "On the poster ..."

From 02.11 to 09.11.2018, the Lavrushinsky`15 "Coordination Center of the Russian Academy of Arts hosts a personal exhibition" Poster-2018 "by a member of the Creative Union of Russian Artists, Honored Artist of Russia Alexei Alekseevich Rezaev.

Most posters were created in 2018, and viewers will see them for the first time. The range of the artist’s creativity is extremely wide: these are political and social issues, moral and ethical issues, ecology, sports, philosophical issues and much more. All this allows us to respond to the most acute problems and touch upon important events of modern reality. The original artistic language, imaginative and plastic solution are embodied in very accurate and at the same time concise images; irony and sometimes satire distinguish the individual style of the author.

“The relevance of the works of Alexei Rezaev is characterized not only by the urgency of the subject, high professionalism and richness of imagination, but also by deep penetration into the very idea of an artistic image, a sense of personal involvement in the issues and problems of our time” (Lyudmila Vasilevich, art critic).

As Alexei Rezaev himself writes: “The poster is the art of the current day and history. The main task of the poster is to convey to each viewer a word of truth, to convince, inspire. Respond to the most burning and pressing problems of life.

The poster calls, demands, convinces. Invocation is one of its main qualities and at the same time it is inherent in graphic arts, picturesqueness and monumentality.

The process of creating a poster goes in many different ways, interacting closely with morality and politics, individuals and society.

The exacting, stern memory of the past and the insightful and prophetic view of the future are affirmed.

The concept of “civic position” is first of all an awareness of responsibility, a moral burden that an artist must bear.

The artistic language of the poster, its laconicism, imagery and symbolism are very modern. The poster can be called one of the first media, the poster is always news.

In addition, the poster is also a chronicler and historiographer of the events of the country and the whole world.

The poster has obvious advantages over other types of fine art - the poster can show off with spectacular wit, direct ridicule or philosophical thoughts and poetry.

The poster always raises the question, and correctly and on time the question posed is half the answer.

The poster does not look for ways to resolve the social, political and moral problems, but can suggest them. Poster is an art that analyzes errors and errors.

The restructuring and collapse of the Union, as well as all sorts of social conflicts, caused a new rise in artistic journalism, intensified the activities of poster artists.

The attitude towards the poster has also changed. Permanent customers, specialized publishing houses, printing facilities, booksellers disappeared. Currently, the poster is seen by his viewer, mainly in the exhibition halls, on the pages of albums, magazines, catalogs and private collections, where he can move from street windows. ”