RUSSIAN ARTWORKS, SCULPTURES AND INRASTRUCTURE.

Ref: Reference: http://horvath.members.1012.at/vladimirski.htm

Semiotic Title of work: Flowers to Stalin Artist: Boris Eremeevich VLADIMIRSKI Technique: Oil on Canvass

Size: 100.5 x 141 cm

Theme: Portrait

Year: 1949

  

Element Bright colors intensified by the use of red and white. The focus is at stalin standing high and mighty. The focus is supported by the vast space behind stalin making him look big.   

Iconic 

-A boy offering an old man a bouquet of flowers. -Peaceful and carefree environment. -Trusting children. -Stalin is not looking at the boy.

Context 

- Propaganda

HAPPY REUNITING BY: DERYAZHNY FEDOR IVANOVICH

STATE RECEPTION IN THE KREMLIN ON MAY 24, 1945BY: DMITRY NALBANDIAN

BREAD BY: TATIANA YABLONSKAYA

Ref: http://www.marxists.org/subject/art/visual_arts/painting/exhibits/socialist-realism.htm

Semiotic

Title: Black Ravens Artist: Boris Jeremejewitsch Wladimirskij Year: 1930 Medium: oil on canvass  Dimensions:162 x 200cm  

Elements Gloomy atmosphere  Colours are dark in nature. Rough texture Dirty feeling

Iconic 

- Black cars. -Snowy environment - Deathly aura -Red Building - A log on the snow

Context 

-The black cars represents Stalin’s secret police force who came at night eliminating people who stood against Stalin.

Semiotic

Title: Worker and Kolkhoz womanArtist: Vera Mukhina Year: 1937 Medium: Stainless Chrome-nickel Steel  Dimensions:Height 2400cm(25 meters)Pedestal: 33 meters Weight: 185 Tons Location: Russian Exhibition centre, Moscow

Elements Space and Mass:Massive but Hollow. Motion: Strong and Fast. Texture: Metallic Standing on a even Bigger pedestal the gigantic sculpture looks even more stronger and overwhelming.

Iconic 

A man holding a hammer up high beside a woman holding a sickle also up high.

Context 

The man represents Russia’s economy. Kolkhoz woman representing the farms of Russia. Side by side raising their tools symbolizing unity of Russia.

Reference: http://en.travel2moscow

Semiotic Name of Structure: Kazansky Subway Station Architect:Alexey Shchusev Komsomolskaya square train stations:

Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky and Kazansky  LOCATION: Komsomolskaya Square Kranoselsky District Central Administrative Okrug Moscow

Elements 

Structure: Shallow column tri-vault Strong and decorative walls that shows Russia wealth. The inner part of the station also have many sculptures engraved on the ceiling and walls. The most eye catching of them all are mosaics located on the ceiling.  

Iconic 

- mosaics on the ceiling.  - wheat engraving on columns. - hammer and sickle engravings on columns.  

Context 

- It was made for transportation purposes -memories of Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy and other military leaders of the past, and all these historical figures eventually appeared on the mosaics of Komsomolskaya.

Ref: http://www.moscow-russia-insiders-guide.com/komsomolskaya-square-in-moscow.htmlRef: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komsomolskaya_Square_%28Moscow%29

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