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Live and Recorded talks relating to:

Russia

  • Kazemir Malevich: Black Squares and Bête Noires
    Kazemir Malevich: Black Squares and Bête Noires
    Kazemir Malevich: Black Squares and Bête Noires
    Soviet propagandist? Polish spy? Ukrainian agitator? Who was the real Kazemir Malevich? Join Freddie for a journey through the career of the man whose aesthetic perception transcended space & time and whose artistic vision would not be restrained by totalitarian ideology. more info below
  • Art of Ukraine: 'The Art of Resistance'
    Art of Ukraine: 'The Art of Resistance'
    Art of Ukraine: 'The Art of Resistance'
    In this lecture we will be examining contemporary artists and their responses to the second Russian invasion on 24/2/2022. In addition to the conventional mediums of art, we will be examining the role of digital art and mass media as an artistic tool in the fight against tyranny and oppression.
  • Art of Ukraine: 'The Art of a Nation'
    Art of Ukraine: 'The Art of a Nation'
    Art of Ukraine: 'The Art of a Nation'
    We will consider how international popularised styles in the late 19 & 20th Centuries were used to define the characteristics of a Nation. more info below
  • Master Pieces: Ilya Repin's Religious Procession
    Master Pieces: Ilya Repin's Religious Procession
    Master Pieces: Ilya Repin's Religious Procession
    Highlighting 19th century European artistic &political influences, important 19th century Russian historical events &movements, nationalist feelings, and the complexities + mysteries of the Russian imperial territories by 1 of Russia's best loved artists, who was born in Ukraine and died in Finland.
  • Les Ballets Russes: a Russian flavour in Paris
    Les Ballets Russes: a Russian flavour in Paris
    Les Ballets Russes: a Russian flavour in Paris
    Due to the political instability in Russia, many noblemen and aristocrats had to leave. Among them was the impresario Sergei Diaghilev who will become the father of Les Ballets Russes. A transformative force in music, dance and the visual arts, join Maria to explore! more info below
  • British Realism VS Soviet Realism 1
    British Realism VS Soviet Realism 1
    British Realism VS Soviet Realism 1
    Join Freddie for this first lecture in a series of two talks on the realist movement and how it developed in Britain and the USSR at the beginning of the 20th century.
  • British Realism VS Soviet Realism 2
    British Realism VS Soviet Realism 2
    British Realism VS Soviet Realism 2
    How did Realism co-opt into Communism as an aesthetic in the USSR whilst in the UK it was a very de-politicised style which played with biblical & even mythological themes instead? Join Freddie for some seldom seen works and insight into the context of the times in which they were made.
  • Malevich's Black Square
    Malevich's Black Square
    Malevich's Black Square
    When Malevich’s ‘iconic’ Black Square was produced in 1915, no one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. This talk will explore the resonances between Malevich’s Black Square and its precursors, showing how a quasi-genealogical thread binds them together.
  • Ilya Repin's Easter Procession: A Masterpiece of 19th c. Realism
    Ilya Repin's Easter Procession: A Masterpiece of 19th c. Realism
    Ilya Repin's Easter Procession: A Masterpiece of 19th c. Realism
    Join us as we explore the life & legacy of Ukrainian artist Ilya Repin (1844-1930) and how his art highlighted everything from 19th century European artistic and political influences, historical events & movements in Ukraine and Russia, and the complexities and mysteries of of the beloved artist.
  • Kazemir Malevich: Black Squares and Bête Noires
    Kazemir Malevich: Black Squares and Bête Noires
    Kazemir Malevich: Black Squares and Bête Noires
    Soviet propagandist? Polish spy? Ukrainian agitator? Who was the real Kazemir Malevich? Join Freddie for a journey through the career of the man whose aesthetic perception transcended space & time and whose artistic vision would not be restrained by totalitarian ideology. more info below
  • Ilya Repin's Easter Procession: A Masterpiece of 19th c. Realism
    Ilya Repin's Easter Procession: A Masterpiece of 19th c. Realism
    Ilya Repin's Easter Procession: A Masterpiece of 19th c. Realism
    Join us as we explore the life & legacy of Ukrainian artist Ilya Repin (1844-1930) and how his art highlighted everything from 19th century European artistic and political influences, historical events & movements in Ukraine and Russia, and the complexities and mysteries of of the beloved artist.
  • Master Pieces: Ilya Repin's Religious Procession
    Master Pieces: Ilya Repin's Religious Procession
    Master Pieces: Ilya Repin's Religious Procession
    Highlighting 19th century European artistic &political influences, important 19th century Russian historical events &movements, nationalist feelings, and the complexities + mysteries of the Russian imperial territories by 1 of Russia's best loved artists, who was born in Ukraine and died in Finland.
  • Rebel Russians: Malevich & the Avantgarde
    Rebel Russians: Malevich & the Avantgarde
    Rebel Russians: Malevich & the Avantgarde
    When Malevich’s ‘iconic’ Black Square was produced in 1915, no one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. This talk will explore the resonances between Malevich’s Black Square and its precursors, showing how a quasi-genealogical thread binds them together.
  • The ‘Iconic’ in Russian art: Russian Icons & Russian Avant-Garde Art
    The ‘Iconic’ in Russian art: Russian Icons & Russian Avant-Garde Art
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    The ‘Iconic’ in Russian art: Russian Icons & Russian Avant-Garde Art
    When Malevich’s ‘iconic’ Black Square was produced in 1915, no one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. This talk will explore the resonances between Malevich’s Black Square and its precursors, showing how a quasi-genealogical thread binds them together.
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