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On February 1 at 16:00 the opening of the exhibition “Fire of Creativity” will take place in the Gallery of Siberian Art (Karl Marx St., 23). The exhibition consists of 70 works and is a kind of dialogue between two artists (Irkutsk resident Sergei Andreiko and Olga Lysenkova from St. Petersburg), working in the rare technique of hot enamel painting today.

The title of the exhibition indicates an associative connection with the process of the birth of an enamel work. Enamel is glass that is baked on non-ferrous metal (in this case copper) at a temperature of 800 degrees. The technology comes from ancient times, from about the 15th century BC. Since those times, it has changed slightly, but until the recent past, only jewelers worked in this technique. They used enamel to decorate jewelry, orders, medals and church utensils. Since the 80s of the last century, artists began to use hot enamel to create easel and monumental works.

Olga Lysenkova is one of the brightest representatives of St. Petersburg enamellers. She is actively involved in the popularization and development of this type of art, both as a teacher at the Academy of Arts and Industry and as a curator of leading Russian exhibitions. Sergei Andreiko was educated at the St. Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry named after A. L. Stieglitz, where he first touched upon the technique of hot enamel. For several years now he has been teaching this art to Irkutsk residents and continues to improve his own skills.

The exhibition “Fire of Creativity” will be in the Gallery of Siberian Art (Karl Marx St., 23) until March 10, 2024. Phone number for inquiries and registration for excursions: 33-43-89. Available on the Pushkin map: https://vmuzey.com/event/postoyannye-ekspozicii-v-galeree-sibirskogo-iskusstva