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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Socialistic realism and my early days

Honestly, one of the reasons, why I decided to become a sculptor at age of 14, growing up in post soviet Latvia, was the impact of the monumental sculpture of the Soviet Era. During the Soviet times, sculptors where only official millionaires and in a very high social position. Monumental sculpture was the visual propaganda tool for the regime and thats why it was well payed job. To be a sculptor back then was to be like a movie star nowadays. I was really excited and took the path on becoming a sculptor. By the time when I graduated Art Academy of Latvia at 2006 all was changed. However, being a sculptor in modern democratic society is way more fun and the creativity and freedom of expression is limitless. 

Within the Anatomy 4 Sculptors project, I did research on socialist realism sculpture to determine the most useful ways on shaping and simplifying the forms of human figure. Soviet sculptors where good in simplifying and rationalizing the human form. This knowledge will be useful for designing the books block-out features.

Just for a record, Socialist Realism was the officially sanctioned style of art that dominated Soviet painting for 50 years from the early 1930s. The style and content was laid down by the state with the purpose of furthering the goals of socialism and communism. The result was a huge body of work by thousands of artists, the majority of which is stultifyingly boring and which has been mocked in the West ever since as “Girl meets tractor”. However, among all this art there were some artists who, whilst working loosely within the structures of Socialist Realism, managed to create work of interest and originality. 

If yo want to learn more about socialistic realism, check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_realism

The most famous building in Victory Square. Sculpture is dedicated to the heroic defense of Leningrad and break the blockade of Leningrad. Built in 1975. Architects Архитекторы С. Б. Сперанский и В. А. Каменский
Sculpture is dedicated to the heroic defense of Leningrad and break the blockade of Leningrad. Built in 1975. Architects Архитекторы С. Б. Сперанский и В. А. Каменский






Sculpture is dedicated to the heroic defense of Leningrad and break the blockade of Leningrad. Built in 1975. Architects Архитекторы С. Б. Сперанский и В. А. Каменский
Lenin
Lenin and soldier
Lenin and soldier
Lenin and pioneer
                                                                    Lenin and kids
Grutas Park Lithuania. Open In 2001, this park near the southern Belarus border.
Grutas Park Lithuania. Open In 2001, this park near the southern Belarus border.
The allegorical statues of the "Let us Beat Swords into Plowshares." Installed at the UN building in New York (USA). It was a gift to the United Nations from what was then the Soviet Union.
Sculptor: Е. В. Вучетич
1957.
Lenin at Grutas Park Lithuania. Open In 2001, this park near the southern Belarus border.
Lenin at Grutas Park Lithuania. Open In 2001, this park near the southern Belarus border.
Memento Park (Szobor Park), Budapest Hungary
Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908-1995) was a Belarusian sculptor active during the Soviet period
Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908-1995) was a Belarusian sculptor active during the Soviet period
Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908-1995) was a Belarusian sculptor active during the Soviet period
Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908-1995) was a Belarusian sculptor active during the Soviet period

sculptors В. В. Лишевым и В. И. Яковлевым
Monument for Н.Г.Чернышевский 1947


sculptors В. В. Лишевым и В. И. Яковлевым

Monument for Н.Г.Чернышевский

1947

Peoples Friendship Arch, Moscow
Sculpture of Емельян Пугачев by Саранск

Womens group at the entrance to the stadium at Alma-Ati, Kazahstan
1958


Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during WW2

Алёша, Мурманск, Russia
1974


И. Д. Шадр. «Булыжник — оружие пролетариата». 1927
Ivan Shadr. "Cobblestone - weapon of the proletariat." 1927

This monumental work by Е. В. Вучетич was the high nobility to impersonate the liberating mission of the Soviet people during the Second World War. The key figure is a bronze sculpture composition "Warrior-Liberator" (installed May 8, 1949) in Berlin-Treptow, Germany.

Memorial - The participants of the January Uprising of 1918

Sculptors В.П.Винайкин, В.В.Климов
1967


Monument for Котовскому

1954


Monument for Котовскому

1954


Sculptors Н.С.Любимов,А.Г.Постол, В.А.Фёдоров
Granite complex consists of six monumental figures, representing the nationalities of six soldiers who fought in the 28 Panfilov.
Location: Дубосеково
1975

Миру Мир из Витебска, Russia


The most popular Soviet Monument made by Vera Mukhina in 1937 for Worlds Fair in Paris, and used by film studio Mosfilm
25 meters high 

300 feet


"Glory to the Soviet people!" by Е. В. Вучетич 

Multifaceted high relief (area of 90 square meters. Meters, depth 62 cm), are in the main pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy.

Monument in honor of the 850th anniversary of the city of Vladimir (fragment). Opened October 30, 1969. Sculptor А.Б. Рябичев
Monument in honor of the 850th anniversary of the city of Vladimir (fragment). Opened October 30, 1969. Sculptor А.Б. Рябичев
Monument in honor of the 850th anniversary of the city of Vladimir (fragment). Opened October 30, 1969. Sculptor А.Б. Рябичев

Monument С.М.Кирову in Leningrad. Bronze and granite.

Sculptor Н. В. Томский

1935 - 1938


Monument С.М.Кирову in Leningrad. Bronze and granite.

Sculptor Н. В. Томский
1935 - 1938


Павлик Морозов 

Sculptor Сажин Петр Алексеевич
1954


Monument А.С. Пушкину (Киев)

Sculptor - А. А. Ковалев
1962


Monument А.С. Пушкину (Киев)

Sculptor - А. А. Ковалев
1962

Monument В.И. Ленину on territory of factory "Меридиан" (Киев), Ukrain

Monument to soldiers-liberators (mass grave)

Monument military graduates of special schools (Kiev) Ukrain

Sculptor Н. Д. Марченко
1984


Monument military graduates of special schools (Kiev) Ukrain

Sculptor Н. Д. Марченко
1984

Monument for Максиму Рыльскому

Monument for mothers

Пружанах. Belorussia


Monument to the founders of Kiev

1982


Victory monument. 

Пенза, Russia


Monument «Первопоселенцу»

Sculptor В.Г. Козенюк
1980

Пенза


Memorial to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad ensemble on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd

Sculptor: Е. В. Вучетич
1958-1967


Portrait of Брежнева

Sculptor Бичуков А.А. 
1981


Sculptor С. Д. Меркуров

Death of leader
1927


Sculptor А. Г. Дема

1986


Sculptor С. Я. Ковнер

1957

Sculptors Агибалов Василий Иванович, Мухин Виктор Иванович, Федченко Василий Харлампиевич

"Девушка на буме"

Sculptor Е.А. Янсон-Манизер


Скульптура изображает мальчика с рыболовной сетью и рыбой

Sculptor and location unknown


Скульптура изображает мальчика с рыболовной сетью и рыбой

Sculptor and location unknown

Скульптурная группа музея В.И. Ленина

Sculpture of teacher at city Omsk

Sculptor unknown


Sculptor Ф. Абдурахманов

Чабан
1951


Monument Фридриху Энгельсу 

Sculptor И. Козловский
1976


Sculptor Цигаль В.Е.

Monument "Морякам Революции"
1980


Sculptor Цигаль В.Е.

Monument "Морякам Революции"
1980

Brezhnev and Lenin in the park Muzeon.

Astrakhan

Monument Lenynu
by Azhur Zayr Ysaakovych
1958
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