Bashkir Burliuk

Bashkir State Art Museum. M.V. Nesterova. Painting and graphics of the second half of the XIX - the first half of the XX century. Mikhail Nesterov. David Burliuk. Kasim Devletkildev. Alexander Tulkin: Exhibition Catalog/ Aut. Art.: V.M. Sorokina, S.V. Igonatenko; Comp. Kat.: V.M. Sorokina, S.V. Igonatenko; Comp. sections: V.M. Sorokina, S.V. Igonatenko, A.A. Khardina, V.L. Bondarenko; Scientific. Ed. S.V. Ignatenko; Per. In English. ulcer. V.L. Levitin, I.V. Abramicheva. - Ufa: Author: Author -Project, 2007. - 120s.: Il. - Text: Rus., Eng. ISBN 978-5-98645-007-0.

This album was published in connection with the exhibition of the works of Ufa artists of the twentieth century in the Tretyakov Gallery this year. All of them are stored in the Bashkir Art Museum. M.V. Nesterova. The exhibition itself, organized in the framework of the project "Golden Card of Russia", was dedicated to the 450th anniversary of the voluntary entry of the republic into Russia.

The catalog included the works of Mikhail Nesterov, David Burliuk, Kasima Devletkildeev and Alexander Tulkin. Each of them is great in its own way. But still, the Bashkir collection of the "father of Russian futurism" David Davidovich Burliuk is of the greatest interest. Of the 37 works stored in Ufa, the artist in Bashkiria (1915-1918) were brought to Moscow.

When in 1914, Burliuka, along with V. Mayakovsky, excluded painting, sculpture and architecture from the Moscow School of Futurism, he, in order to avoid calling for the front, leaves with his family to Bashkiria, where Maria Nikiforovna sits in the family of his wife. For three years, the "will" continued not only creative, but also propaganda activities, spreading the ideas of new art.

Attempts to explore the artistic heritage of David Davidovich Burliuk, forgotten in the Soviet period of our history, happened earlier. Back in 1994, as soon as the opportunity appeared, the Nesterovsky Museum was the first to come to the initiative to explore the work of the "artist of the future" (1) . To the exhibition "works by David Burliuk in the museums of the Russian province: the texture and color", a catalog was published by the art critic of the art critic S.V. Yevseeva. This was the first attempt to collect together and systematize at least some part of the works of "will be".

In 2000, the Russian Museum published a catalog dedicated to Russian futurism in the visual arts, where the works of D. Burlyuk were also represented, not only stored in the museum itself, but also in collections around the world (2) . But for the reproduction in the St. Petersburg edition, the rather homogeneous works of the artist were selected, which corresponded to the goals of the compilers and the name of the book. In the Bashkir catalog, you meet a new look at the work of this Russian artist.

Its compilers were V.M. Sorokin, the main keeper of the BGHM named after Nesterova, and S.V. INGNATENKO, Deputy Director for Scientific Work. The book was published only in Russian, limiting himself to the translation into English of some names of paintings, explanatory inscriptions to photographs and a brief presentation of the concept of the exhibition. Thanks to a fairly good quality of reproductions, the reader is given a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the variety of Burliuk’s picturesque language. Inspired by the great masters, such as Kuindzhi, Serov, Van Gogh, Cezann, Picasso, the artist experimented with various artistic manners of the letter. From realism in portraits of indigenous inhabitants, impressionism in the image of landscapes with the surrounding Ufa villages, characteristic female portraits, seductive nude to Fovism, expressionism and, finally, cubotourism in paintings with fantastic motives. This was not a blind imitation of geniuses. The artist tried to use the entire palette of the artistic language, because he did not deny one of the main futuristic principles - "all -handed". The principle that I. Zhodanevich formulated was the idea of ​​encouraging all styles and directions in art. Therefore, if in the artist’s works you can find elements related to any of the picturesque styles, then they are interpreted by the author, taking into account the "will be" traditions.

Take at least the landscapes of Tatar villages. Here, the artist works in the impressionist manner, but does not comply with his basic principles - momentary, "ratio". Many works of the artist performed in this genre are invented, staged. Someone can see in this the inability of the artist to draw in a given manner. But, on the other hand, perhaps the master initially set himself the task not to imitate, but to interpret the well -known style.

What is the personal vision of the "artist of the future"? Two unchanged principles pass through David Burliuk through all the work of David Burliuk - texture and color. They were divided by many in the "Diamond Valet". The essence of the concept is that the compositional form is created using the color of the color, and the creation of a juiciness of images is the texture of the mass. Burliuk, with his tireless desire to break through the space of the canvas, masterfully used these principles. The pastry smear of the master creates a voluminous effect that turns the plane of the picture into a relief. There is a feeling that with the touch of the hand, the viewer will be able to feel the warmth and liveliness of each of the Burliukov heroes. At the same time, Burliuk basically tried to use bright colors. Thanks to this, the canvases were saturated with colorfulness and decorativeness, which, in turn, increased the planar effect.

In the Soviet museums and galleries in the 1950s, so-called cleanings were arranged when "objectionable" artists were removed from the collection. In this situation, Burliuk’s paintings have always been in the role of outsiders. Initially, a collection of artist’s works, left by him in Bashkiria, totaled, according to his own statements, about 200 paintings. Sadly, but today there are much less of them in the Nesterovsky Museum.

Notes:

1. David Burliuk. Texture and color. The works of David Burliuk in the museums of the Russian province: the catalog of the exhibition. Prince.1-2. / Aut. Entering. Art. and comp. S.V. Yevseeva. - Ufa: "Bashkortostan", 1994. - Book I. - 55 p., Sl., Book II - 71 pp., S s. - Text: Rus., Eng.

2. Russian futurism and David Burliuk, "Father of Russian Futurism." - St. Petersburg: Palace Edition, 2000. - 239c. Il., Front. - Bibliogr. At the end of Art. -ISBN 5-933322-50-x. -ISBN 3-930775-91.