On February 24, at the art gallery Rakurs took place the opening of the exhibition of Fyodor Yastreb’s paintings “The Formula of a Myth” and presentation of his new book “Art in Social Space”.
Fyodor Yastreb is a well-known gallery owner, painter, art critic and curator of more than 80 large art projects. His curatorial projects, such as the International Festival of Digital Art “Terra Nova”, the International Biennale of Modern Paintings “Colorfest”, the International Exhibition of Graphics “Art-Line” and others are highly appreciated by the Belarusian audience.
The artist has finished the cycle of paintings “The Formula of a Myth” which reflects his aspiration to reinterpret rich mythological material including Belarusian mythology. A myth created by the artist takes on hypertextual characteristics, widening the limits of interpretation. This is a particular world having the graphic and semantic atmosphere and a rich palette of colors and hues.
As an art critic, Fyodor Yastreb often appears in print with his articles about fine arts and gallery activities. Also he is the author of the albums “The 1st International Landscape Festival” and “V. Dunin-Martsinkevich” that won the 1st degree Diploma at the National Contest “The Art of a Book – 2008”.
On the opening day of the exhibition the author presented his new book “Art in Social Space” issued this year. The book is about the art market trends, gallery activities and artistic life in Belarus.
Director of the National Library of Belarus Roman Motulsky opened the exhibition. In the event participated: Igor Laptyonok, Deputy Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus; Konstantin Tseretely, general director of the Belarusian People’s Bank; Nicolay Korolev, dean of the Culturology and Social and Cultural Activities Department at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts; Grigory Shauro, doctor of arts, professor at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts; Evgeny Sakhuto, doctor of arts, professor, chairman of the Belarusian Union of Masters of People’s Arts and Crafts; Evgeny Shuneyko, associate professor at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, art critic.
The exhibition runs at the art gallery “Rakurs” up to April 19.
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