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Аrtistic biography
13. Perestroika (1986-1990).
The first public exhibition of a series of "Autographs war" in the House of Artists. 1986. |
Together with Mikhail Ulyanov at the exhibition «Do Russian people want a war?» in the Soviet Peace Committee. 1987. | Showing a series of "Autographs war" reporters in the Foreign Ministry press center. 1987. |
For Gennady it rang out by phone call at late fall of 1986. It was offered to expose a series of disabled veterans at the festive evening in the House of artist on Kuznetsky most.
The hall, where 22 portraits were exhibited, was filled to the full. The hot performances of numerous spontaneous speakers heated up the audience. The visitors' book was overflowed with delight reviews. The author faced for the first time with tears of gratitude... Exhibition evening was prolonged for 2 days more, but the flow of the spectators only grew.
There were several suggestions - to show works in the other showrooms. The publications in periodicals began. After 1,5 years the Novosti Press Agency released an album in 3 languages. The Soviet Committee of the Defense of Peace awarded the artist to the medal "Fighter for Peace". There were numerous TV-reports. In the cinemas of the country was the film "The Artist Gennady Dobrov" (TsSDF, 1989)
Foreign delegation at the exhibition in the Novosti Press Agency. 1987. |
«The canteen for the poor». Drawing early 90-s. | "Minute of despair." Oil on canvas. 1992. | "Inside the White House". Figure 1993. |
In 1993 "War autographs" were acquired by the Museum on Poklonnaya Gora.The artist constantly draws life raging around and continues to paint portraits and pictures. Striving for perfection, he ruthlessly changes plots, remakes compositions even after exhibiting pictures at the exhibitions. (For this reason an epoch-making painting " Memories of a communal flat" on which he worked for 20 years, remained incomplete).
"Memories of a communal flat".
Oil on canvas (one of the lost options).
