Exhibition "Igor Obrosov. Painting, Graphics" (Moscow)

November 14 at 16.00 in the Gallery of Siberian Art (ul. Karl Marx, 23) will open the exhibition of the recognized classic of Soviet and Russian art Igor Obrosov (1930–2010). The exposition contains about 50 paintings and graphic works: portraits of cultural figures, still lifes, rural landscapes, lyrical city landscapes of Moscow.

Igor Pavlovich Obrosov - Full Member of the Russian Academy of Arts (1997), People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1983), Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1989) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000). A bright representative of the sixties, he is one of the founders of a special direction in contemporary art, called the "severe style."

The paintings of Igor Obrosov reflected the most tragic pages of the history of the twentieth century, and the most romantic - landscapes of Moscow, historical monuments, squares and parks, bridges, old mansions. The painter captured the history of his contemporaries in portraits of the famous sixties with whom he was friendly. The exhibition presents images of the artist Tair Salakhov, poetess Bella Akhmadulina, actress Natalya Belokhvostikova, actor Mikhail Ulyanov and others. Also reflected were two more important topics for the artist, which became fundamental in his work: the Russian village and the connection of generations.

Igor Obrosov’s creative manner developed at the intersection of graphics and painting - with the sharpness of lines, laconicism, expressiveness and monumental interpretation of forms. Many of the master’s works are presented in leading Russian and foreign museums, and his students have become a large number of bright contemporary artists. His work and work greatly influenced the visual arts at the end of the 20th century and gave impetus to the development of Russian fine art at the beginning of the 21st century. The exhibition is provided by the Foundation for the Development of Contemporary Art (Moscow).

The exhibition will open on November 14 at 16.00 in the Gallery of Siberian Art of the Irkutsk Art Museum (23 Karl Marx St.) and will run until January 31, 2020. Entrance to the opening is free.