Exhibition of Lika Tsereteli "Intuitive Topography" Automatic translate

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Russian Academy of Arts present Lika Tsereteli’s exhibition “Intuitive Topography” - the third personal project of the artist, dedicated to the author’s anniversary. Penetrated by light and bright colors, the exhibition primarily reflects the emotions and feelings of the author himself. When creating works, Lika Tsereteli draws inspiration from her sense of beauty, love for working with fragile materials, aesthetics of ornaments and patterns, as well as her desire to create beautiful things that I would like to surround myself with in ordinary life. “The ornament goes beyond me. I cannot think of anything on purpose, there are only some impulses from impressions, ”describes his way of working on the works of Lika Tsereteli. And he explains the predominance of glass in the exhibition space: “Why does glass attract me so much? As a child, I watched my dad draw stained glass for hours, and then we looked at them ready. Such magical light came through them. ”

The exposition at MMOMA, created by Alexei Tregubov, outlines the features of glass prevailing at the exhibition as a material that refracts light and can visually change the scale and shape of objects. On the ground floor, ornamental miniatures in black and white and in bright colors will be shown surrounded by murals created based on the original works of the artist. A separate room will be given under the screens of glass and wood, at the same time reminiscent of modern decorative and applied works using the patchwork technique and ancient stained glass compositions.

The second floor will demonstrate a series of glass vases and caskets that the artist uses as a canvas and turns with acrylic paints and varnish into bright, picturesque objects with patterns of smooth lines flowing into each other, abstract shapes and complex color combinations. Each exposition hall is dedicated to a certain series and will become a kind of small gallery, where the emphasis on objects is placed using light, tonal and special architectural structures.

Creative biography: Elena Zurabovna Tsereteli - Ph.D. in art, graphic artist, exhibitor, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts and member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts

Born in Tbilisi. After graduating from the Department of Art History of the History Department of Moscow State University in 1984, she entered graduate school at the I.E. Repin State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Leningrad. In 1986 she defended her thesis on the theme “P.K. Klodt’s Creativity”.

She participated in such large-scale projects as the creation of a memorial complex on Poklonnaya Hill (opened in 1995) and the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (opened in 2000), studying and selecting archival materials, photo documents, and searching for historical details. In parallel, in the 1990s, she was actively involved in the creation of the country’s first Museum of Modern Art in Moscow (opened in 1999). From the moment of the opening of the Moscow Institute of Contemporary Art, to this day he has been the deputy director of the museum for exhibition work.

Another educational project that was carried out in Moscow with the direct participation of E. Z. Tsereteli was the creation of the Museum of Art Exhibition Complex of the Russian Academy of Arts. As the director of the gallery since 2000, she made a lot of efforts to ensure that the exhibition complex has modern museum equipment and technical equipment. Currently, large-scale Russian and international exhibitions are held here, dedicated to all types of fine art, architecture and design. Thanks to the organization of a permanent exhibition of the collection of casts from ancient sculptures, the Gallery has become a workshop for several generations of young artists.

She participated in writing and compiling more than three dozen books and art albums dedicated to the history of the Academy of Arts, its activities, the work of members of the Russian Academy of Arts, its president. Among them - “250 years of the Russian Academy of Arts” (2007), “Cathedral of Christ the Savior” (2007), “Charitable activities of the President of the Russian Academy of Arts, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Z. Tsereteli” (2005, 2007, 2009), “Bas-relief graphic arts. Zurab Tsereteli ”(2006),“ Apologist. Zurab Tsereteli ”(2008) and others, including numerous catalogs of exhibitions dedicated to the history of the Academy of Arts and the work of its members in Russia and abroad. He actively promotes the educational activities of Z. Tsereteli in the Russian regions, being the organizer of over 70 exhibitions in various cities of the country.

Despite being very busy with organizational matters, E.Z. Tsereteli constantly works as an artist. Started painting from childhood, gradually formed as a graphic artist. Repeated participant in collective exhibitions, in particular the annual exhibition "Art Today", organized by MOSH of Russia. After many years of painstaking work, she decided on a personal exhibition in 2010 in the Moscow Fine Art gallery, which received many positive reviews in the press and from critics. Since then, the exhibitions of E.Z. Tsereteli have been held more than once at various exhibition venues in the capital. Illustrates books - poetry and memoirs (L. Ochirova, L. Pankina and other authors).