A permanent virtual exhibition “Confession of courage and love”, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the national artist of Belarus Mikhail Savitsky, is available for users since February 13.
A person of a titanic ability to work, the power of will, a doubtless talent, dedication to art Mikhail Savitsky (1922–2010) is one of outstanding Belarusian artists who represented “a rough style”. As he was a prisoner of Buchenwald and Dachau and survivied atrocities of the war, the artist vividly and emotionally presented all sufferings, the whole tragic truth of life in his canvases. Creating highly truthful, sometimes even scary images, nevertheless, he employed means of the wonderful.
Being a many-sided personality, Mikhail Savitsky was many-sided in art as well. He created works dedicated to the Biblical themes, women’s images and motherhood, human work, harvest and bread. Moreover, the artist created portraits of Belarusian artists and cultural workers.
The virtual exposition“Confession of courage and love” presents a brief Savitsky’s biography, his main works, including an impressive and unforgettable series of paintings “Figures on the heart”, books and articles about life and work of the artist, his illustrations to children’s books. There are manifold photos as well.
Employers of the documents of arts reading room (room 306) of the National Library render assistance on search and order of necessary editions.
Contact phone: (+375 17) 293 27 53.
See also:
- The witnesses of the antiquity
- The witnesses of the antiquity: castles, palaces and manor houses of Belarus
- The strong United Nations make the world better
- The tunes of beloved movies
- The great plasticity of small forms
- A strong power of a soul and talent
- The first word in each fate
- The mysterious strength of flowers
- Electronic editions of the National Library of Belarus
