Open Access“CONNECTED TO HIS TIMES”: THE ORIGINS OF N.D. GRITSIUK’S ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS FROM THE SERIES “FANTASIES AND INTERPRETATIONS”
Author(s) -
Vyacheslav N. Chimitov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
artikulʹt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-6165
DOI - 10.28995/2227-6165-2020-3-107-116
Subject(s) - rendering (computer graphics) , abstraction , automatism (medicine) , feeling , politics , art , visual arts , literature , aesthetics , computer science , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , computer graphics (images) , law , neuroscience , political science
The article considers the late works of the Novosibirsk artist N.D. Gritsiuk and analyzes several pieces from the series “Fantasies and Interpretations” which was a vehicle for his free self-expression. In some abstract compositions of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gritsiuk strives to make sense out of the contemporary political events, through the use of metaphorical imagery which occasionally turns into an allegorical language. The main source of this technique are the numerous “doodles” and autographs of the artist which reflect the automatism and intuitive quality of his writing. The method of fantasizing, as well as abstraction and realistic rendering of reality, becomes for the artist yet another instrument for making sense both of his own inner feelings and the overall world. Thus, Gritsiuk’s works on political topics harmoniously unite the abstraction, surreal imagery, and the principles of fantasizing.