"Magical realism." Exhibition of works by Z.K. Tsereteli

An exhibition of works by the President of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli opens in the Yaroslavl Museum of Modern Art “House of Muses”. The exhibition will feature 75 works by the famous artist, made in the technique of volumetric enamel, as well as graphic sheets and easel sculpture.

On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of Z. K. Tsereteli, his exhibitions are held around the world. In January 2019, the London Saatchi Gallery opened the exposition “More Than Life”. In May, fans of Tsereteli’s painting saw his work at the exhibition “Possible Worlds” at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku. In June 2019, a personal exhibition of the works of the famous artist and sculptor opened at the State Museum of Liechtenstein. In Russia, Zurab Konstantinovich’s exhibitions will be held in St. Petersburg, Togliatti, Samara, Saratov, Podolsk and other cities.

The art of Tsereteli is characterized by a pictorial and energetic environment characteristic of the so-called "magic realism." The past contrasts with the present, the most insignificant details gain importance, the return of almost sacred value to the simplest objects takes place. The visual ellipsis of the work allows the viewer to determine for himself what was more truthful and relevant to the structure of the world - fantastic or everyday. In the works of Zurab Tsereteli, an unexpected connection often occurs, and sometimes interconversion of different objects, human figures, animals, fish, birds and architectural structures, which forms a bright plastic image of the canvas as a whole. Each piece of Tsereteli has many dimensions and spatial breakthroughs that overcome the borders of the sheet, and at the same time remain in harmony with these borders.

Tsereteli enthusiastically comprehends the plastic nature and metaphysical essence of the objects depicted. He builds a complex system of hints and associations, uses the direct and allegorical meaning of things to generally “narrate” about human life, about different fates, about the beauty of life.