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Primitive art, the art of Egypt, Greece, our own—it is all, I think, one and the same art through thousands of years. You can call it an idea, a statement about life, so all-embracing that it can't be split up into separate words; and if there is so much as a particle of it in any work that includes other things as well, it outweighs all the other ingredients in significance and turns out to be the essence, the heart and soul of the work.

— Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, tr. Max Hayward and Manya Harari (x)

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— Italy and Germany by Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1828

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— Vittoria Caldoni by Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1821

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— Anna Karenina by Nikoleta Sekulovic, 2025 (x)

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— a little earring in the shape of an anchor, 17th century (x)

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— In Memory of Vladimir Yakovlev. A Grey Morning by Oleg Vassiliev (x)

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— Lion by Albrecht Dürer, 1521

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— Stop the Galloping Horse by Aleksey Komarov, 1945

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...a human is a part of nature with the most eminent form of freedom known, the freedom of artistic expression.

— from the letters of Francisco Infante-Arana to John Ellis Bowlt, March 29, 1974

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— 18 september by Arnout van Albada, 2003 (x)

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— A Figure Drawn as a Cross with the Arms Up by Kazimir Malevich, 1930

"But man cannot bear rest: he is terrified by eternal rest for it signifies non-existence, and when he approached eternal rest he approaches God: he rises up with all the strength of his craziness ans cries, "No, I do not wish to exist", in other words, "I do not want to be God"!

— God is Not Cast Down by Kazimir Malevich, 1922

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Decided to create a new personal tag #artved&art to share my experience with exhibitions and art history. Hope you'll be excited to join this journey with me~

# Valery Yurlov : Tretyakov Gallery, April 2025

Today I went to the Tretyakov Gallery to see Valery Yurlov's artwork and I'm actually glad I took some pictures cause I haven't been able to find much online when I came back home. There was no book dedicated to the exhibition either, which made me, an eager collectioner of such editions, rather sad.

This exhibit hall definitely has a curse of "Um, that's not our cup of tea", cause I've heard this phrase so many times both today and before, during a previous exhibition. And I'm not judging, cause it's usually chosen for quite unique artists and no one is obliged to love everything they see. To me, though, it's a way to explore the world from a new point of view. I think it was Francisco Infante-Arana who completely shifted my perspective on contemporary art so, thanks to his wonderful artefacts, today I was ready to open my heart for something I wasn't used to.

In my opinion, the concrete floor of the hall is one of the best decisions of its design, alongside a minimalistic nook where you can watch a short documentary that opens your eyes on different aspects of artist's life and views on the creative process.

Valery Yurlov repeats specific motifs throughout the years of work, such as pairs of various objects, transformation and the Holy Trinity (Orthodox icons by Andrei Rublev have always been an inspiration to him).

I can't say I deeply felt everything. But when I don't really get the meaning, I tend to look for something I love in techniques, colors, materials etc. As for Valery Yurlov, I was impressed by his ability to use several layers of a single color to create a visible volume and even face features. The way he colors seems fascinating in general, and the plain shades he chooses compliment the paintings. His art wasn't restricted to them only, though, and seeing wooden and metal pieces surprised me as well.

And I'd love to end this post with the painting I loved the most.

— Wound Lives Separately. New York by Valery Yurlov, 2000-2009

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— Trinity by Valery Yurlov, 1961

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Petroglyphs (rock paintings) of Altai

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— Dimitris Stathopoulos, a Greek vase painter, on his work (x)

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— Untitled by Gennady Mironov, 2014

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Gennady Sergeevich Mironov aka Геннадий Миронов aka Gennady Sergeyevich Mironov aka Gennady Mironov aka Henadzi Mironau (Belarusian, b. 1961, Minsk, Belarus) - In the Magic Forest, 2018, Paintings: Oil on Canvas