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Another bloody case triggered by a movie
Oh no
copy! copy!
Oh, the poster is here
This is the Russian director Alexander Mitta
2013 "Chagall and Malevich"
(Still making movies in his 80s...) Sigh)
Official scription
the film is an attempt to recreate the world of marc chagall and his myth within the genre of a folklore ballad. we are not exploiting chagall's images, but are attempting to create a dramatized projection of his creativity onto the movie screen, relying on both, facts and fantasy (as chagall himself would). the story is based on real events which occurred at the time of chagall's short-lived vitebsk commissariat in 1917-18, during which time he creates the academy of modern art, inspired by his dreams of a bright and beautiful future. many pictures by chagall and malevich are used in the film.
Well, that said, the film recreates the mystery of Mark Chagall in the style of folk songs and myths. The film is not intended to create an image of Chagall, but to present his unpredictable creativity through the silver screen through legends and stories. The story is adapted from the true events of Chagall's residence in vitebsk commissariat from 1917 to 1918, during which time he founded modern academic painting with hope and gratitude for a bright and beautiful future. Many of Chagall's and Malevich's works appear in the film.
Set against the backdrop of the October Revolution, chagall returns home from Paris, and focuses on the story of Chagall's unwavering love affair with Bella, as well as the differences between Chagall and Malevich in artistic concepts that led to Chagall's departure from a foreign country.
Some stills
Chagall and Bella
So here's the problem
How did Chagall and Malevich get here
The point of "giving birth to summer, what is the birth of a horse"?
Here we have to mention Russian avant-garde art
Russian avant-garde art refers to the artistic exploration of various modern art schools that were popular in Russia in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 20th and 30th centuries. Like the various modern art schools in Western Europe at that time, the Russian avant-garde advocated artistic innovation, actively explored in various artistic fields, opposed the traditional academic school, and in the field of painting, opposed the antiquated expression methods and subject matter of the Russian touring exhibition school, in fact, they opposed a certain way of painting that mechanically reflected objective reality; They also did not approve of complete Westernization, and only adopted a partially borrowed attitude towards the modern art genres such as Fauvism, Futurism and Cubism that were popular in Western Europe at that time, and they advocated the development of national traditions and the excavation of national artistic treasures, so their works had strong Russian characteristics. The painting style of the Russian avant-garde is very diverse, mainly composed of these groups of artists who have a pursuit of pure painting and pure abstraction. Such as the supremacism represented by Malevich, Ivan Korion, Olga Rozanova,
The constructivism represented by Salvador Lisitsky and Alexander Rochin, as well as artists who on the surface seem to be closer to traditional forms of depicting people, such as Marc Chagall, Boris Grigoriev, Pavel Filonov, etc., have in common an attempt to break with old habits—some represent a strong denial of the past, and another try to pass on from it.
Let's start with Chagall
Marc Chagall/Марк шагал(1887-1985)
Chagall was born into a poor Jewish family in Wichebsk, Russia. Although he was not materially rich, he learned from this family a wonderful set of Russian and Jewish folk tales and was deeply immersed in the Jewish religious tradition.
His paintings mainly depict green cows and horses flying in the sky, lovers lying in lilac bushes, two faces to the left and to the right at the same time, heads standing upside down or flying away, medieval sculptures. Presenting a dreamlike, symbolic approach and color, the term "surreal" was coined to describe his work
"Birthday" | 1915
This painting is familiar to everyone
The story behind the painting is that Chagall forgot his birthday, but Bella went to the outskirts of the city early that morning to pick flowers. She changed into a long festive dress and sped to Chagall's quarters to let him smell the earth.
"As soon as the window was opened, she appeared here, bringing blue sky, love and flowers. From ancient times to today, she wears a white dress or a black dress, soaring in my paintings and illuminating my artistic path. ”
Good romantic boo...
The Cattle Dealer | 1912
The Poet, or Three O'Clock in the Afternoon, | 1911
《the promenade》｜1917
Although his adolescence was spent in very difficult circumstances, his paintings often showed the beautiful side of life, and "pleasant lyricism" was the main melody of his paintings.
《equestrienne》|1927
The White Cross | 1938
Animals, men and women in love, ordinary fragments of life, etc. are all given bright colors and exaggerated, interesting deformations common in Russian folk art, with a strong fantasy color and romantic spirit.
《i and the village》|1911
Paris Outside the Window | 1913
Old Vitebsk | 1941
The Bouquet's Fiancée | 1977
Above the Town | 1918
This is the poster, after the outbreak of the First World War, Chagall returned from France at a time when the Russian avant-garde was becoming more active, but he returned to his hometown of Videbsk to teach. His passionate promotion of his artistic views, the cultivation of students and the establishment of art schools also attracted famous artists to the town, including Malevich and Lisitsky. Due to the divergence of artistic views, the artist finally chose to return to Paris with his family in 1923. "Maybe my Russia will fall in love with me after Europe." At the end of the film, this surreal shot is also used to show the love that Chagall and Bella cannot be stopped by any tribulation, and transcend all things.
After returning to the south of France after the war, Chagall was close to Matisse and Picasso. Picasso once said that "after Matisse's death, Chagall was the only painter who understood color." ”
The Bell of The Blue Wings | 1949
Self-Portrait, |1955
Throughout his life, Chagall's paintings presented a seemingly childish style, a style that was ridiculed by other Russian avant-garde painters as "old and outdated" but which established himself in Paris and the world art scene. "A lot of people say my paintings are poetic, fantasistic, and wrong. In fact, on the contrary, my paintings are realistic. Chagall once said.
Rong Xiaobian drank water...
In the next issue, we will talk about Malevich and his supremacy.
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