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List
of
Artists
I
am
hereby
starting
a
Russian
Avant-garde
gallery.
This
form
of
art
has
come
to
the
knowledge
of
Western
and
American
public
in
the
recent
twenty
years,
while
in
Russia
it
has
only
been
"permitted"
in
the
last
decade,
before
which
time
it
was
hiding
underground.
Many
Avant-garde
artists
have
forfeited
their
lives
for
the
art,
others
were
imprisoned
and
lost
their
freedom
of
expression.
Some
managed
to
emigrate
from
Russia
and
continued
their
work
in
other
countries.
Although
its
history
is
yet
to
be
written,
Russian
Avant-garde
has
had
great
impact
on
the
development
of
art
all
over
the
world.
Already
names
such
as
Malevich,
Kandinsky,
Larionov,
Goncharova,
Lissitzky,
Tatlin
have
found
their
place
in
the
history
of
world
art
as
founders
of
"off-side"
art
movements.
The
Avant-garde
art
is
much
like
an
iceberg
whose
tip
we
can
well
see,
but
there
are
deep
layers,
numerous
new
names
for
the
art-lovers,
which
even
the
art-critic
specialists
may
find
unfamiliar.
It
has
long
been
customary
to
consider
the
Avant-garde
artists
as
charlatans,
mutineers,
breakers
of
form
and
rule.
Nevertheless,
when
you
leaf
through
the
various
artists
biographies,
it
becomes
apparent
that
most
of
these
people
have
received
a
brilliant
education
in
art
(and
in
many
cases
-
not
only
arts).
They
were
all
passionate
about
their
work
and
worked
incessantly,
participated
in
international
exhibitions
all
over
the
world,
and
with
great
success,
have
been
awarded
prizes
and
honorary
titles.
At
the
break
of
the
1930s,
the
Soviet
government
has
"terminated"
the
Avant-garde,
formally.
The
hundreds
of
paintings
purchased
by
various
museums
were
hidden
away
in
storage
cellars
or
sent
out
to
small
provincial
museums,
where
most
perished,
though
some
enthusiasts
were
able
to
save
a
few
works.
Drawings
were
destroyed.
And
as
to
the
artists
themselves,
they
had
to
either
change
their
skin
and
proclaim
the
regime,
or
remove
themselves
to
teaching,
organizing
exhibitions
and
other
such
peripheral
jobs.
And
even
that
didn't
always
save
their
lives
and
their
secret
"freedom"
of
expression.
Many
have
paid
with
their
lives
or
their
freedom
for
their
will
to
create
differently,
to
innovate.
Many
lived
in
poverty,
on
the
verge
of
hunger,
and
the
exceptions
had
to
serve
the
lies
and
empty
slogans,
and
pay
the
toll.
In
this
site,
I
would
like
to
lead
you
through
the
metamorphose
that
took
place
during
a
full
half
of
a
century,
from
High
Art,
through
Socialist
Realism,
to
Official
Art.
I
would
not
presume
to
the
absolute
completeness
of
the
material
presented
here,
although
I
shall
strive
to
bring
before
you
as
many
Avant-garde
paintings
of
the
greatest
number
of
artists
as
I
can,
including
their
names
and
biographies,
as
well
as
some
information
on
different
movements
in
Russian
art
in
the
second
half
of
the
XX
century.
This
would
undoubtedly
take
some
time,
therefore
I
would
humbly
ask
everyone
who
may
find
himself
interested
in
this
site
to
return
again
occasionally.
The
presented
material
would
be
growing
continuously.
I
hope
that
after
you
familiarize
yourself
with
the
creations
of
these
artists
and
reach
a
better
understanding
of
their
ideas
you
may
grow
to
love
and
understand
the
Russian
Avant-garde.
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