Russian Artist Yuri Krotov
A selection of #Artworks by #Russian Artist # Yuri Krotov.
1964
Yuriy Krotov was Born in the Krasnodar Territory, in the village of Grivensk, located near the Sea of Azov#.
1972
Acquaintance with a local artist #G.A. Polugaev, who later became a teacher and mentor. #First drawing lessons.
1976
Trip with a teacher in Moscow, admission to the #Moscow Secondary Art School at the Institute. IN AND. Surikov#
1976-1983
Studying at the Moscow Secondary Art School.
1983-1985
Service in the Soviet Army.
1985-1992
Studying at the #Moscow State Art Institute. IN AND. Surikov. Participation in student exhibitions.
1992
A trip to Paris and the first participation in #the auction of #Russian art in Paris at the auction house «Drouot».
since 1992
Creative trips to France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain and other European countries.
1992-1995
Participation in #auctions at Drouot in Paris. Personal exhibition in Drouot.
1995-2001
Participation in the auctions of Russian painting in the UK.
2001-2004
Personal exhibitions in the gallery Renoir. Netherlands#.
2005
Creation of the picture Turkish Gambit, which formed the basis of the image poster for the film of the same name. Entered the Creative #Union of Artists of Russia. Awarded the #silver medal TLC for achievements in art.
2005-2011
Solo exhibitions at the #Petleys Gallery in London and Monaco#.
2010-2012
Participation in #the exhibition #Faces of Russia in Moscow, Vologda, Zvenigorod.
2011
Creative trips to the native village in the Kuban. Created kakrtiny: Ataman Leorda, Morning in the Kuban, Fishing chieftain, Among the lotuses.
2012
During the Match for the title of #World Chess Champion, held in Moscow at the Tretyakov Gallery, the pictures were written: #B. Gelfand and V. Anand (donated by the organizers of the match to champion V. Anand), D. Matsuev Concert at the opening of the Match in Tretyakov Gallery (donated to the organizers of the Match to the #Tretyakov Gallery)
from 2010
Teaching activity in the #Russian Academy of Painting,
Open Systems: Krasnodar Institute for Contemporary Art, MOZHET! Festival, Yama Gallery, Krasnodar
KISI (Krasnodar Institute for Contemporary Art)
June 2011 – present
Organizers: ZIP art group (Eldar Ganeev, Evgeny Rimkevich, Vassily Subbotin, Stepan Subbotin)
Space at Typography Krasnodar Center for Contemporary art, 106 Rashpilevskaya Street, Krasnodar
MOZHET! Festival for Contemporary Art
2010–present
Organizers: ZIP art group (Eldar Ganeev, Evgeni Rimkevich, Vassili Subbotin, Stepan Subbotin)
Locations in the city and in the country, Krasnodar
Yama Gallery
August 2010–present
Organizers: ZIP art group (Eldar Ganeev, Evgeni Rimkevich, Vassili Subbotin, Stepan Subbotin)
Location in Pyatikhatki village, Krasnodar Krai
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art presents Open Systems. Self-Organized Art Initiatives in Russia: 2000–2015.
Since 2000, the Russian art scene has witnessed the rise of artists’ DIY initiatives, including independent non-profit spaces, exhibitions in deserted factories and underground crosswalks, street festivals, internet projects, and apartment shows. Together these reflect the autonomy of emerging generations of artists from both state-run and private institutions. Open Systems is a live, research-based exhibition that presents self-organized initiatives, exploring the phenomenon through the perspectives of artists who have pioneered projects over the past 15 years.
WORST Art Restoration Fails
Conservators or art restorers are considered the magicians of the art world. Over the course of time, paintings are bound to lose their original color, suffer damage and fade… and thanks to highly skilled conservators, we are able to restore these pieces back to their original glory. But sometimes, very rarely, these beautiful pieces get ruined by someone and the damage is irreversible.
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7 - Leave it to the experts
Imagine a restoration being the reason that people quit their jobs? That’s what happened when experts saw this restoration of the Virgin and Child with St Anne. This painting was done by Leonardo da Vinci, and some experts quit their jobs in protest when they saw this version. As clearly seen, the painting is vastly lighter, as if this scenario took place on a sunny day. These experts claim that this is in complete contrast to Da Vinci’s vision. Although, how would we really know what was going through his head at the time of painting this masterpiece?
6 - A Whiter Shade of Pale
There are very few portraits of Shakespeare in the world, and two were irreversibly ruined. The team in charge of restoring the painting assumed they were removing an outer layer of paint to reveal the original paintings underneath. Turns out, they ended up wiping away the original artwork. It’s believed the paintings were altered during Shakespeare’s lifetime and that the artists back then did it purposefully to show how he had aged. So, when the top layer was removed, underneath was a younger-looking Shakespeare. Currently, the National Portrait Gallery is deciding whether or not to clean up one of their portraits of Shakespeare, which hasn’t been touched up in 400-years!
5 - Not your best look
Head on over to Russia and you’ll find quite a large number of Lenin statues around, but none quite like this one. In Krasnodar Krai one such statue underwent a bit of restoration. It turned out like a bit of a monkey, and remained that way until photos circulated online in 2016, and only after that was he given a make-over to return him to his former self.
4 - A change is as good as a holiday
You would think that taking something that is already in ruins and giving it a make-over would automatically improve it – but not in this case. Not a piece of art per se, but the El Castillo de Matrera is a historical castle from 9th century Spain. This National Monument was damaged by intense rain in 2013, so a project was undertaken to restore it. The end result looks like the original bricks have been stuck on a grey concrete building. It was called a “heritage massacre” and many people were left deeply shocked by the outcome, although ironically – the building was nominated for an Architizer A+ Award and actually won the people’s choice!
3 - Quite the artist
A restoration project that made headlines globally took place in a 16th-century Spanish Church and the artist in question was Cecilia Giménez. The 81-year old lady quickly received the nickname Ecce Mono, which means Behold the Monkey, because she transformed a 19th century fresco of Jesus into something closely resembling a monkey. She thought she was doing the Church a favor, and initially it was anything but – however, give it a bit of a time and she ended up doing the sleep town a huge favor. Misericordia has received thousands of visitors through their doors, all hoping to catch a glance of her artwork and they’ve all left some wonderful donations, very much needed by the Church.
2 - World’s Worst
The restoration of the Great Wall of China has been called the “World’s Worst Restoration”, although after seeing our previous entry – it’s quite possible this restoration project has lost its number 1 spot. It’s no secret that the Great Wall of China is slowly decaying, and a number of years ago a task team set out to reconstruct a certain section of it, which they did – using concrete! The Chinese slammed this terrible job online, and many promises were made to ensure nothing like that ever happened again!
1 - More often, they just get it right
After seeing all the disastrous efforts of restoration, let’s have a look at one that is mind-blowingly amazing! The Adoration of the Shepherds, by the Italian Renaissance master Sebastiano del Piombo, was in total ruins. It really looked like there was no hope for it. The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge commissioned this restoration, and it took them 10-years to complete! The painting dates back to 1511 – 1512, and if you see it today, it would be hard to imagine it as this old painting that almost didn’t make it.
Discussion: Art in Exclusion Zones during the Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art
Discussion: Art in Exclusion Zones at Garage during the Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art.
In response to the growing interest in the intersections between art and politics, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art invited visitors to a discussion of aesthetic means of resistance, trauma mitigation and artistic collaboration in a situation of growing tension.
The map of the world is changing, and as borders between the states are being redefined, ‘zones of exclusion’ emerge in areas of greatest political and cultural tension.
Regardless of the roots of social conflicts, they tend to result in growing xenophobia, which can put contemporary art on the brink of survival.
What can an artist do to overcome the alienation and disregard for contemporary art in an increasingly conservative society? How can our cultural policies help people who inhabit these ‘exclusion zones’?
Discussing these questions will be art theorists and practitioners from Russia, neighboring countries, and Eastern Europe, affected by recent geopolitical conflicts.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Tatyana Volkova (b. 1978, Moscow) is registrar at Garage Media Archive. In 2004 she studied at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York. From 2000 to 2013 she was part of Andrey Erofeev’s curatorial team at the Department of Current Trends of Tsaritsyno Museum and Natural Reserve, and later at the the State Tretyakov Gallery and ArtKladovka Archive of Russian Contemporary Art. In 2011, she became the founder and member of the executive team of MediaUdar Festival, which has taken place in Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Samara, Saint Petersburg, and Togliatti. She writes and gives lectures on contemporary art and is the recipient of Kariatida Prize (2013).
Kornelija Ičin (b. 1964, Belgrade) is a literary and Slavic scholar, translator, and expert in Russian avant-garde. She studied Philology at the Belgrade University and is now working as a professor at the same department. She has been the chief editor of Matica Srpska Journal of Slavic Studies since 2013. She lives and works in Belgrade.
Sasha Obukhova (b. 1967, Moscow) is an art historian and curator of Garage Archive Collection. She graduated from Moscow State University in 1992 and in 1993 studied at the Central European University (Prague). She has worked at the Institute of Contemporary Art, the State Tretyakov Gallery, and the National Center for Contemporary Art. In 2000 she was part of the working group that curated The Art of the Second Half of the XX Century, a permanent exhibition for the Tretyakov Gallery. In 2004 she became a founding member and director of the Art Projects Foundation, where she established ACRA (the Archive of Contemporary Russian Art). She is a member of the Advisory Board of Kandinsky Prize.
Polina Rodrigues (b.1979, Simferopol) is a set designer, costume designer, illustrator, and curator of the arts section at Ya-Yunost Festival (Simferopol). In 2010, Rodriguez founded the art group Dom na kolesakh. She has taken part in a number of group exhibitions, including Bloom (Sevastopol, 2011), Hitch & Clam (Sevastopol, 2011, 2013), Triennial of Young Art (Simferopol, 2011), and Turning Tides (Durham, 2016). Her recent performances include Through the Fingers (Sevastopol, 2016), Frames (Nizhny Novgorod, 2017) and Meshes (Moscow, 2017). She lives and works in Simferopol.
Anton Romanov (b. 1985, Simferopol) is a performance artist and theatre director. In 2003, he completed a course in Event Directing at the Crimea College of Culture and in 2011 graduated from Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts. He has worked at Severodonetsk Drama Theatre, Cherkassk Academic Shevchenko Theatre of Music and Drama, Young Academic Theatre in Kiev, and Kiev’s Sozvezdie Studio among other Ukrainian theatres. From 2003 to 2014, he was director at Mi Theatre in Simferopol. In 2016, he became the co-founder and director of PostPlay Theatre. In the same year, he took part in Polish-Ukrainian project Maps of Fear/Maps of Identity in Lviv. He lives and works in Kiev.
Anton Trofimov (b. 1981, Simferopol) is an artist, photographer and philosopher. In 2004, he graduated in Philosophy from Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University in Simferopol and in 2006 completed his studies at the Graduate School of European Cultures of the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow.
He has published several articles on the history of Soviet intelligentsia and civil society. He was the organiser of several Monstration rallies in Simferopol (2009-2014) and the national language test Total Dictation (2014-2017). He lives and works in Simferopol.
APXIV-TV выпуск №2 Репортаж с открытия выставки арт-группировки «ЗИП» | Полночь | HSE Art Gallery
APXIV-TV выпуск №2
Репортаж с открытия выставки арт-группировки «ЗИП» | Полночь | HSE Art Gallery
В этом выпуске -- Владимир Савостин расскажет о том, чему научил Женю Римкевича, Сергей Катран зажжет веру в живопись, Елена Ищенко -- любовь к леопардам, а Дьяконов поднимет Россию.
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художественная самоорганизация / artist run space
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Alexsei Tkachev and Sergei Tkachev. By the Well
By the Well. Oil on canvas, 81 × 100 cm, 31¾ × 39¼ inches. Painted in 1955.
Alexsei Petrovich Tkachev (b. 1925) and Sergei Petrovich Tkachev (b. 1922) – Russian painters. Both brothers received the People’s Artist of the USSR prize in 1983. Since 1950, the brothers have worked together on the same canvases, creating remarkable masterpieces. Their paintings have been exhibited at the Smithsonian International Gallery in Washington, D.C, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Алексей Партола «Части Стен»
Книга Алексея Партола Части Стен - первое масштабное исследование уличного искусства России от Калининграда до Петропавловска-Камчатского, попытка зафиксировать работы наиболее заметных граффити и стрит-арт художников: всего более 70 авторов и команд из 17 городов России. Альбом построен на материале, отснятом Алексеем Партола в ходе его полуторагодового фотографического исследования и состоит из 2 томов: документация создания работ художников, тексты и творческие манифесты художников составляют первый том альманаха, второй том состоит только из фотографий, на которых зафиксированы работы на улице.
The unique project of Alex Partola Wall Elements - photo almanac of Russian street art. Wall Elements 2 is the first large-scale research of the Russian graffiti and street art scene from Kaliningrad to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a bold attempt to bring together the works of most notable street artists, completely unlike each other, drawing both illegally as well as in legal places, to capture their approaches and methods. The project is based on the study of urban environment and street culture in each particular Russian city involved: Kaliningrad, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar, Sevastopol, Saratov, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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Pelé visits Pelé art exhibition in London
Brazilian football legend and FIFA Player of the Century Pele visited art exhibition titled Pele: Art, Life, Football comprising a range of works by internationally acclaimed artists including by Andy Warhol. The exhibition runs from 26 September until 18 October at the Halcyon Gallery in London's Mayfair area.
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Alik Oleinik artist
Alik Oleinik artist
Music, Alexander Tarasov
Artist Alik Oleynik about himself:
Born on December 19, 1965 in Belarus. In the Krasnodar region I live since 1973(in the village Kurchansky) . From school age traveled, he loved fishing, and later engaged in mountain tourism and mountaineering.
I think everyone who was in the Caucasus and its foothills, in a minute what that would like to become an artist. So I have a desire at some point turned into practice. Professionally engaged in painting since 1989, his work to describe the words, I think, do not let the picture speak for themselves, each of them I let go into the world with a piece of his soul.
His paintings are in many private collections and galleries in Russia, Germany, USA, England and other countries.
I do not own the right in any of the song and imaged used in this video. I have used the song and images for purely entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement is required.
AME GALLERY Antoine Mercier Le monde l'art selon E T - 051013 Exposition Recycle Group wmv
E.T. , sculpture « sociale » et nomade d'Antoine Mercier a décidé de découvrir sur son E.T. mobile électrique le monde de l'art, collectionneurs, galeries, ateliers d'artiste, monuments, musées et expositions.
Le 5 octobre 2013: Les expositions dans les galeries de Belleville (Paris)
Film 1: E.T. Re-visite l'exposition Recycle Group à la galerie Suzannne Tarasieve
The Recycle Group is made up of the artists Andrey Blokhin, born in 1987 in Krasnodar, Russia, and Georgiy Kuznetsov, born in 1985 in Stavropol, Russia. Andrey graduated from the Academy of Industrial Arts in Krasnodar, while Georgiy graduated from Stavropol Art College.
Their art is characterized by a sophisticated provocation that aims to find a compromise between apparently incompatible subjects: the classical with the contemporary, the Western European artistic tradition with Russia's domestic realities.
My Life in Russia: Fabrizio Fatucci, the famous Italian chef started a business in Russia
Fabrizio Fatucci is one of Italy’s most famous chefs in Russia, where he’s lived for the last 14 years. After working in Moscow and St. Petersburg’s finest restaurants he moved to Sochi to realize his dream of starting a business.
Fabrizio takes us on a guide through his favorite city Sochi, which boasts stunning nature from the mountains to the sea.
We visit Skypark to witness the highest bungee jump in Europe (from one of the world’s longest bridges), the popular Rosa Khutor Ski Resort, and we even jump aboard a Hobie Cat catamaran in the Black Sea and get up close and personal with dolphins!
And what would a visit to Russia be without relaxing in the banya, where Fabrizio shows us the ritual of steaming in the bathrooms before plunging into ice-cold water.
For more stories about foreigners living in Russia, take a look at My Life in Russia’s other episodes:
Author and director: Yulia Shamporova
Russian villager turns his house into work of art
(17 May 2017) LEADIN:
Deep in the Russian countryside, a local man has transformed his home into a work of art.
Mikhail Korshunov's work is inspired by his life in the village and by the beautiful countryside that surrounds him.
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Mikhail Korshunov's house is not difficult to spot.
A sculpture of a family of cranes in their nest adorns the roof and the walls are bursting with colourful paintings.
In case you're in any doubt as to the meaning, there are signs reading Beware of the dog! and Beware of the berserk landlord!
Korshunov is a self-taught artist, who uses different styles and techniques to paint buildings and objects, giving them his own particular meaning.
Like other residents of his half-abandoned village, he relies on his land plot to feed himself.
Even his tractor is a work of art: an image of a deer is painted on its side along with its name, Tsar Vladimir.
Korshunov says the tractor is his own personal Tsar: fulfilling the traditional role of the master who comes to help the villagers and make their lives better.
People always had some sort of expectation that a master would come, that he would settle disputes. (Just as in many folk tales) An old woman waits for the master, (saying) he will help us, he will build us a new house and will punish and condemn those who should be punished, he says.
We (Russians) have always been waiting for some sort of help from a Tsar, and to be able to rely on him. What people are like, so is their Tsar. And I rely on my Tsar (the tractor). If I don't work through the soil of the vegetable garden with it, no one will help me. To me, to some extent, this is the Tsar.
Korshunov says the images he paints have particular meanings, such as the deer symbol on the tractor.
There used to be state symbols indicating which factory it belongs to, like PTP, 3 letters, that's it. There are no factories, so this farm vehicle became private property. So I painted mine with (a symbol) from nature, a deer. Let it be this way. I like it. I don't know about others.
Korshunov was born and has lived most of his life in the village of Severnaya Griva.
It's just 140 kilometres (nearly 90 miles) east of Moscow, but it's a different world.
Like many Russian villages, the population here is sparse and is dwindling.
Korshunov lived with his wife in a nearby town for some of his life, but after they divorced, he moved back to the house he was born in.
The house is full of treasures. In his garage there is an old World War Two-era Renault brought from Germany by his father after the war.
Korshunov used to take it to local parades.
He used to be a fire fighter and is now a local forest warden.
But it's his artwork that he's known for here, in particular the portraits of Russian rulers that adorn the facade of his house.
His gallery includes Pyotr Stolypin, Vladimir Putin, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Peter the Great, Dmitry Medvedev and Ivan the Terrible.
He says many confuse the portrait of Stolypin with Tsar Nikolay II and Emperor of Russia Alexander III.
His portraits of Russian leaders are painted in a realistic manner, but he's also made religious icons imitating the old traditional style.
Korshunov is also a poet, filling notebooks with his verse, which are scattered around the house.
We hear the echo of the ages which passed, the sound of Damascus steel and earthy moans. And the scream of the cranes from the blue skies we can hear, forever alive. We do not know much about the dead heroes who protected out Motherland, which destiny was given to them and where they died, he says, reading from one of the notebooks.
Korshunov was asked to paint a restaurant here.
But despite Korshunov's presence, the village is fading.
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РАССВЕТ [movie]
Shot by members of PACCBET, a community of skaters, artists and other young creative talents from Russia, this film documents their journey to California. They get to know the place and local skateboarders and artists Dolan Stearns and Julian Klincewicz, charting a world where borders no longer define who we are.
Camera: Oleg Kulev, Julian Klincewicz, Blake Myers
Edit: Oleg Kulev
Producers: Sasha Rozhkova, Yana Krylova
Music:
VARG - Abiat
Född Död - VI
KAN-KAN - Burger Butt
Maksim Polzikov and Leva Zhitskiy - Russvet Theme
Razor Penguins - Indifference
Leva Zhitskiy - ARB
The film features Tolia Titaev, Gleb Bukhgolts, Nikita Dedov, Julian Klincewicz, Alic Cox and Dolan Stearns.
Ilya Repin. ( #3) The Golden Age of Russian Culture-Edad de oro de la cultura rusa(Engl&Esp)
The XIX century is referred to as the golden age of Russian culture: an unprecedented era, starting in the early romanticism and blooms in the nationalistics period and realism.
In 1862 the Russian land commemorates its first millennium with the grand monument in Novgorod, first capital of the Rus.
Repin's work will take over: his paintings, displayed in museums as the Tretyakov Gallery are really an 'encyclopaedia of life in Russia, a visual summary of the best known figures in music, literature...arts, science, politics, and also the protagonists (individuals, group and ideas) that made history in those stormy decades leading to the upheaval of the XX century revolutions.
El siglo XIX se considera la edad de oro de la cultura Rusa: época sin precedentes que se inicia en el Romanticismo temprano y culmina tras los Nacionalismos y el Realismo. En 1862 la Rus conmemora su primer milenio con el gran monumento de Novgorod, primera capital histórica. Répin toma el relevo: su obra es una enciclopedia de la vida en la nación: las mayores figuras en arte, música, literatura, ciencia, política, etc. Individuos o grupos que hicieron historia en esas décadas tormentosas antes de las revoluciones del siglo XX.
Loud and Luminous 2019 - 1
The Loud and Luminous project is all about gender equality in the photographic arts industry.
It is designed to be a celebration of the important contributions the stories female artists bring to Australian culture but it is also about their ongoing battle to be heard—and recognised—in a traditionally male dominated industry.
If the general public were asked to list influential and iconic Australian photographers from the last 100 years, the list would include very few female photographers. Loud and Luminous aims to reverse this.
Overwhelmingly men have written history, men have made art, galleries have collected art made by men, and until recently photographers were mostly male. The digital revolution has enabled many more people to create imagery. More women now graduate from vocational courses and art school than their male counterparts, and yet are still less likely to be represented.
In a proactive first step to address this issue, Loud and Luminous showcases the works of 100 Australian female photographers to create a new cultural story in Australia that puts women in the spotlight.
Who is the greatest painter of 21st century? Putin, Trump, Bush or Obama?
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Open Systems: Phantom Exhibition, St. Petersburg
Phantom Exhibition
July 2014–present
Organizer: Mikhail Zaikanov
Vasilevsky Island, St. Petersburg
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art presents Open Systems. Self-Organized Art Initiatives in Russia: 2000–2015.
Since 2000, the Russian art scene has witnessed the rise of artists’ DIY initiatives, including independent non-profit spaces, exhibitions in deserted factories and underground crosswalks, street festivals, internet projects, and apartment shows. Together these reflect the autonomy of emerging generations of artists from both state-run and private institutions. Open Systems is a live, research-based exhibition that presents self-organized initiatives, exploring the phenomenon through the perspectives of artists who have pioneered projects over the past 15 years.
Sergey Balovin. In-Kind Exchange
Dear friends! Addressed to all! I hope you will have 5 minutes of free time to read this. I'm sure we can be interesting to each other. In 2010, I moved to Shanghai and rented an empty apartment. I decided to save money and published an announcement that I would make portraits for anyone in exchange for something useful for my apartment. In two months there was everything for my house from candles and dishware to furniture and household appliances. Moreover, I found a mass of new friends and interesting acquaintances. I started to take photographs of all the gifts and to write down stories of people coming to me. So a comical experiment turned into the big project.
I decided to try to refuse money and began to define objects of exchange based on practicality. For travel, I suggested things that can come in handy on my way. I received a backpack and all that was necessary -- from matches and a first-aid kit to a compass and a mobile phone. Other objects of an exchange include food, clothes etc. For children people can bring something for orphanages and boarding schools. I make portraits as a fast sketch by ink. For a session -- 2-3 drawings are made, and the participant chooses one. The others remain with me. Giving, instead of drawing something utilitarian, the person confirms the importance of the artist's work. In turn, I, as the artist, emphasize the importance of each participant, representing his or her portrait and history at an exhibition. Some actions of In-Kind Exchange have already taken place in China, Russia and in the Balkans. March of 2011 in Novosibirsk, in the gallery Nepokorennye, the first exhibition about the project opened. There was a graphic installation of over a hundred portraits of participants as well as all the photos of gifts of exchange. In preparation for an exhibition of A portrait for a dinner, during which all received portraits in exchange for food, I lived in a city for one week without using money. After that I went to the Balkans, and to the subject food, I added housing for objects of exchange. I paid for everything with only portraits.
On the one hand, In-Kind Exchange experimentally proves that it is possible not only to survive, but also to live very interestingly without using money. On the other hand, the project gives the opportunity for anyone to become the owner of the work of the artist, who is independent on a financial and social status. In 2013 I plan to make a trip around-the-world travel without money, representing the project in the different countries.
I address to you because if my arrival is interesting to you, it is easy to arrange it.
What I can offer:
1. To conduct actions of In-Kind Exchange in your city, in any public place: in recreation center, in the vegetable market.
2. To open an exhibition in your museum/gallery/shed and any other place.
It is possible to only exchange without an exhibition, as well as only exhibit, or both!
What you can offer:
1. To bring me from point A (the previous city) to point B (your city) in any available way: by car/bicycle/boat or organize the ticket for a train/plane/steamship. I plan to build a route consistently so distances won't be very big.
2. To lodge me at your residence/ some other residence / in hotel / hostel
3. To write in facebook/vkontakte/schoolmates that there will be an action/exhibition of Natural Exchange and it will be.
For exchanges, 2-3 days in advance is enough for planning. For exhibitions, around one week. The more offers will arrive, the less distances will be between the next points and then, it will be easier to organize arrival to your city. Therefore I hang on your help: please, make a repost of this letter. A separate gratitude will be for a translation into any language.
Looking for Your letters on my e-mail:
sergey.balovin@gmail.com
Sergey Balovin
Apple mobile class in Krasnodar 25 gymnasium
Success Story: Krasnodar Gymnasium № 25, South Russia
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In this article I will share my own - and therefore especially valuable - experience of introducing Apple computers into the everyday learning process of a school.
In 2007, the gymnasium № 25 in Krasnodar has received a grant of one million rubles for the implementation of advanced ideas on education in the learning process. Boris Burnyashov, the headmaster, a man of good and visiting abroad (in high school friendship with Goethe Institute and Karlsruhe), yet all of a sudden decided to get for this money ... Apple mobile computer class.
36th room was equipped with plasma screen Panasonic, Mobile safe with a 16 MacBook» (OS X Tger 10.4.11, graphics GMA950), two plastic computers iMac (ATI RADEON x1600), 30-watt speakers, 17 headphones, and Airport.
Since there was no need for in the second study computer room in school, then the class went into my - English teacher - full disposal. I must say that at that moment I had with just sign ofthe first hakintosh acquaintance with Mac OS, and network configuration and networking were to me a very general idea.
However, during the first two months of workclassroom as a whole have been put on steady studies (grades 5 through 8 are divided into groups of 14-16 people in English) . Along with the first lectures on the history of Apple and its operating system, I organized a series of introductory lessons English + integrated computer adapted studies of the foreign language, under the current program of Cambridge English for schools in Russia textbook .
I confess hat for the first days of the digital life of my room programmes Apple Remote Desktop and iChat are, without exaggeration, the alpha and omega of a mobile studies. At the end of the term Apple school students were on a short hand with Comic Life and Tux Paint, Neo Office and Keynote, iWeb and iMovie, and performed various tasks in these programs, and even once in two weeks, spending listening, writing the answers in the REC (speech recording).
Every year the number of applications offered at school, increased: the virtual home maker SweetHome3D, making crossword puzzles with Crossword Forge, creating simple and not very collages and CollageIt and MozoDojo, lexical programs Aqua Hamgman and Tom Dooley, a powerful language trainer Rosetta Stone, dictionaryTranslateIt!, as well as lots of programs for English lessons integrated + chemistry, geography and biology.
Of course, we occasionally encountered some difficulties, many of which are familiar to anyone - switcher - problems with applications in the Cyrillic alphabet and archives, and payment for the majority of software. Often we used 15-30 day trial software to get basic skills, and then removed it.
Enthusiasm of Krasnodar students about the development of an unfamiliar technology and operating systems, of course, was absorbed by their parents and me)), describing the whole process in general in three words: «simplicity», «usability» and «speed». From 2007 to 2011 two iMacs and all the laptops in class were working perfectly ( except three dead batteries), I just increased the amount of RAM to 3-4 GB on each machine.
(by Evgenii Serdechnyi, a teacher)
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