Continuing the session project "A Novel of Gothic Taste", curator and art historian Sergey Khachaturov launched the exhibition "The Concert of Birds" dedicated to the image of birds in art. It is a common motif of the birds-musicians ensemble, which originates from the European art of the 17th-18th centuries and can be traced back to the Classical period.
Egor Koshelev and Leonid Tskhe, represented by OVCHARENKO gallery, suggested their own interpretation of the birds' concert. Egor Koshelev, on his behalf, served as a scenographer as well. The exhibition experience was designed to evoke a visit to a collector of curiosities. Implying the complexity of images of airless, floaty birds, the artists imagine them as symbols of perplexed themes in art history.
The exhibition takes place at the Small Palace of the Tsaritsyno Museum.
October, 21 2020 - March, 28 2021
Curator - Sergey Khachatyrov
Scenography – Egor Koshelev
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Artists of the North-7 art-group Piotr Diakov and Leonid Tskhe suggested their own interpretation of the masterpiece of the ancient mechanics. Diakov chose quite unusual objects, ranging from electromotor to metal scraps and transformed them into birds and elements of the fountain painted by Leonid Tskhe.
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Implying the complexity of images of airless floaty birds, the artists represented them as symbols of perplexed themes in art history.
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«The Tsaritsino manor was built in the Enlightenment period. Back then, the birds were believed to be heralds of gods, an allegory of the Kingdom of Heaven, symbols of virtues and vices. The person of the 18th century, a worshiper of nature, considered the birds, who exist in harmony with nature, as an etalon».
Sergey Khachaturov, curator
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The artistic world of Egor Koshelev resembles a dream. It is assembled in accordance with its own surreal laws and stays highly responsive to the contemporary world.
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Сергей Хачатуров, Егор Кошелев и Леонид Цхэ о выставке «Птичий концерт»
“The birds will find a way to survive when the human will disappear”, — says the curator of “The Concert of Birds” Sergey Khachaturov. Egor Koshelev and Leonid Tskhe talk about the concept of the project and the role of art history in the context of contemporary art.
