"Dedication to Pasternak"

The Memorial Museum of Boris Pasternak exposed Exhibition of Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, a laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan named after G. Tukai, a winner of the Republican Prize after  B. Urmanche Victor Petrovich Arshinov  "Dedication B. Pasternak."

Presentation of the exhibition took place on 2 October as part of Tchistopolsky state historical-architectural and literary museum-reserve  First Pasternak readings  in Tchistopol. The exhibition features more than 20 works by the artist, which  first time are  exhibited in Tchistopol.

By  recognition of Victor Petrovich, on this series, he has worked for two years. Illustrations to the poetic works V.P.Arshinov  began to create since  the 1980s. He is the author of extensive graphic series of poems  by  A.Dante, T.Eliota, Marina Tsvetaeva, G.Tukay, M. Jalil, B.Akhmadulina.

The artist creates not direct illustrations of literary texts, but  gives his  own figurative interpretation. In the case of the poetry of Boris Pasternak's original compositional solutions, combined with individual graphic style allowed the artist to convey expression, drama, poetry philosophical implications of the Master.

Mixed technique works, using both gouache, pastels, thick batch of colorful mass create on   graphic sheets  the impression   of picturesque  surface. At the same time, the   works  by  V.P.Arshinov ar attributed  by a  special lyrical mood, which is achieved by   reverence of  created images, delicate color combinations, the finest gradations of a single color palette.

Guests of the exhibition, participants and listeners of the  Pasternak readings, highly appreciated the works  by  the artist, shared  their own impressions of the poetry of Boris Pasternak, which largely coincided with the poet's vision of the world by  the author of the exhibition.

Of course, only a thoughtful reading of philosophy and understanding of the great poet allowed  V.P.Arshinov  to become an  artistic co-author of  Boris Pasternak.

The exhibition will last until the end of the year. The  museum invites all worshipers  of  pen and brush.