Red is the color that attracts the most attention in the artist's palette. It is not for nothing that this color is used to distinguish all prohibiting and warning signals: it is perceived by human eyesight faster than others. Psychologists claim that red has the greatest power over us, and infants begin to distinguish the first precisely it. Red is the most common color, which is on national flags and suits of different peoples of the world.
This color has one of the most diverse and contradictory symbols. His interpretations are endless and depend on the context: love or hatred, courage or danger, power or sacrifice ...
In the European tradition, red means power, strength, war, law, courage, courage, rebellion, revolution. In the east - the color of joy, holiday, warmth, purity and wealth.
The Chinese believe that the good-natured and truthful people have a "red soul". Slavs red - a synonym for beauty (red girl, Red Square, summer red). The most holy and honorable place in the hut among the Eastern Slavic peoples was called the red corner. "Red Book" - a book about endangered animals, plants and mushrooms. "Red Cross" is an international organization of urgent and free medical care. It was the red painted ancient rock paintings: images of points in Spain, the buffalo in France and the silhouette of hands in Indonesia, because it was one of the first to appear in human culture and is rightfully considered the oldest.
In many tribes of Africa, America, Australia, soldiers painted red face and body before the battle. And among the Polynesians, the word "red" is synonymous with the word "beloved". No other color conveys so many meanings, and the energy and magnetism of red are huge.
Exhibition RED, organized by ARTIS Project, is an expression of interest in this color, a peculiar study of the symbolism of red with the help of artists.
The paintings by Roman Reznitsky and Sasha Ardabiev, made in a modern poster style, tell of the culture of today, full of temptations and contradictions.
Red in the Reznitsky palette - the color of passion, desire and vice, inherent in modernity.
In Ardabiev, red is a permanent background, on which scenes from our daily life unfold, complemented by a virtual dimension - emoticons, sms and emoji.
Hasmik Melkonyan and Nadezhda Vynnychenko will present more traditional paintings at the exhibition. The Melkonian in the "De capo" series works with the theme of an ornament, which, like a "red line", encircles the canvases, repeating the outlines of white shadows. Pictures of Nadezhda Vynnychenko - bright expressive landscapes, made in realistic technique, but sometimes so reminiscent of abstract paintings. Red in the artist - a symbol of beauty and power of nature, which through this color appeals to the viewer in the language of emotions and desires.
The interactive part of the exhibition will be the work of light-art by artist Anna Phobia and sculptors Weld Queen. Visitors will be able to participate in Anna Fobia's capitalist attraction "Absolute power", trying on neon crowns and working with her self-esteem in the "Founding" installation, giving herself an applause activating the reds "Husky." Weld Queen Weld Queen will show several metal sculptures from the series "Rocking", which can drive everyone.
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