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Sergei Konenkov was one of this century's most distinguished Russian artists. A celebrated sculptor, he was a leading figure of the young Soviet art establishment in the early 1920s. After spending over twenty years in the United States, he returned to the Soviet Union in 1945 to become a respected member of the Soviet art world. The mentor to an entire generation of Soviet sculptors, he was renowned for his personal charisma and artistic versatility. This collection of essays, interviews, and personal reminiscences is the first appraisal of his work and life published outside of Russia.
The contributors view Konenkov’s work within a variety of cultural, artistic, and philosophical contexts. With particular attention to his awareness of both indigenous Russian traditions and European innovations, they trace the many stages of his artistic development as he explored and experimented with techniques borrowed from Realism, Symbolism, salon portraiture, African wood carving, Socialist Realism, and Surrealism. The many different historical sources that inspired Konenkov’s artistic expression, from Orthodox Christianity and the folklore of the Russian peasantry to the Egyptian pyramids and pre-classical antiquity are also discussed. The contributors also explore the relationship of Konenkov's life and ideology to art, and the effects of expatriation on creativity.
Illustrated with dozens of photographs of Konenkov’s art, this study of one of the most enigmatic and fascinating artists of the modern period will accompany an exhibition at The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum.
From the Back Cover: Sergei Konenkov was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished Russian artists. A celebrated sculptor during the last decades of the Russian Empire, he rose to great prominence in the early Soviet period as well. Although he spent more than twenty years abroad in the United States, his influence never waned. After his return home in 1945, he became the dean of the Soviet art world while remaining a controversial figure to the end of his life. As mentor to several generations of Soviet sculptors, he was renowned for his personal charisma and artistic versatility. This collection of essays, interviews, and personal reminiscences is the first appraisal of his work and life published outside of Russia.
The contributors view Konenkov's work within a variety of cultural, artistic, and philosophical contexts. With particular attention to his awareness of both indigenous Russian traditions and European innovations, they trace the many stages of his artistic development as he explored and experimented with techniques borrowed from Realism, Symbolism, Modernism, salon portraiture, African wood carving, and Socialist Realism. The great variety of historical sources that inspired Konenkov's artistic expression, from Orthodox Christianity and the folklore of the Russian peasantry to the Egyptian pyramids and pre-classical antiquity, are also discussed. Several contributors explore the relationship of Konenkov's life and ideology to art and the effects of expatriation on creativity.
Illustrated with dozens of photographs of Konenkov's art, this study of one of the most enigmatic and fascinating artists of the modern period accompanies an exhibition at The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum.
Title: The Uncommon Vision of Sergei Konenkov, 1874...
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; Black illus. dj.; 223 pp.; 124 color and bw figures. Includes a chronology of the artist's life, as well as several essays about his life and work; Also includes essays about Russian sculpture and woodcarving, Konenkov's connection to Western art, and some of his relationships with other artists. VG- (Ex-lib., sticker at spine, bookplate inside front cover) appears unread. Seller Inventory # 120916
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by editor Marie Turbow Lampard on the first free end page. Text and images are unmarked; pages are bright. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket shows some light edgewear. Overseas/Priority shipping at cost. 240pp. Inscribed by Author. Seller Inventory # 063494
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!. Seller Inventory # Q-0813528542
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