Linear drawing as a figurative metaphor of the city in the Leningrad decorative minimalism works
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74.01/09
DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2024-67-90-99
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Information about authors: Sapanzha Olga Sergeevna, Doctor of Cultural Studies, Professor, Head of the Department of Art History and Art Pedagogy, Institute of Art Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University Stepanova Darya Gennadievna, Postgraduate student of the Department of Art History and Pedagogy of Art, Institute of Art Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University
Annotation: The problem of figurative metaphor and decorative minimalism is in the focus of this paper. Leningrad decorative minimalism (late 1950s and early 1960s) is an interesting material for analysis. It contained the means that allowed art to reach a new level of symbolic communication with minimal artistic tools. The analysis of a number of works of decorative, industrial, theatrical and decorative art in paper is carried out. The analysis is based on the idea of a figurative metaphor, which acquires symbolic significance and a broad generalizing meaning in an artistic context. A linear drawing becomes a key expressive technique when referring to the images of the city. The works created at the Leningrad Lomonosov Porcelain Factory are offered as reference examples. The general findings of the masters of the enterprise were then widely embodied in the products of the metal and haberdashery industry (the Leningrad Enamel Plant). The houses were decorated with works of the Leningrad art industry factories, which were created based on the best examples of leading artists. At the same time, the very motif of the contour drawing in the transmission of silhouettes of significant architectural monuments of the imperial period and modern buildings is reflected in theatrical and decorative art, the pinnacle of which is the design of the backstage in the ballet "Leningrad Symphony". The artist Mikhail Gordon made the pictorial metaphor of the city more expressive – the spire of the Admiralty and the line of the Neva embankment. So he created an accurate example of a concise drawing. This drawing then became an element of souvenirs, notebooks, pens, and desktop appliances. The monuments could be different, but the general idea of a drawing based on a contour was preserved.
Keywords: decorative art of Leningrad, industrial art of Leningrad, decorative minimalism, figurative metaphor, linear drawing
DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2024-67-90-99
Article ID in the RSCI:
Article file: Download
Information about authors: Sapanzha Olga Sergeevna, Doctor of Cultural Studies, Professor, Head of the Department of Art History and Art Pedagogy, Institute of Art Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University Stepanova Darya Gennadievna, Postgraduate student of the Department of Art History and Pedagogy of Art, Institute of Art Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University
Annotation: The problem of figurative metaphor and decorative minimalism is in the focus of this paper. Leningrad decorative minimalism (late 1950s and early 1960s) is an interesting material for analysis. It contained the means that allowed art to reach a new level of symbolic communication with minimal artistic tools. The analysis of a number of works of decorative, industrial, theatrical and decorative art in paper is carried out. The analysis is based on the idea of a figurative metaphor, which acquires symbolic significance and a broad generalizing meaning in an artistic context. A linear drawing becomes a key expressive technique when referring to the images of the city. The works created at the Leningrad Lomonosov Porcelain Factory are offered as reference examples. The general findings of the masters of the enterprise were then widely embodied in the products of the metal and haberdashery industry (the Leningrad Enamel Plant). The houses were decorated with works of the Leningrad art industry factories, which were created based on the best examples of leading artists. At the same time, the very motif of the contour drawing in the transmission of silhouettes of significant architectural monuments of the imperial period and modern buildings is reflected in theatrical and decorative art, the pinnacle of which is the design of the backstage in the ballet "Leningrad Symphony". The artist Mikhail Gordon made the pictorial metaphor of the city more expressive – the spire of the Admiralty and the line of the Neva embankment. So he created an accurate example of a concise drawing. This drawing then became an element of souvenirs, notebooks, pens, and desktop appliances. The monuments could be different, but the general idea of a drawing based on a contour was preserved.
Keywords: decorative art of Leningrad, industrial art of Leningrad, decorative minimalism, figurative metaphor, linear drawing
