The unique talent of the artist Lyubov Popova turned out to be completely devalued in the early twenties. The cost of her work began to skyrocket over time. The number of publications about her, research of her work and analysis of her works also increased.
Most of the critics are sure that Lyubov Sergeevna's creations are brilliant. She was able not only to create many unique author's techniques, but also noticeably surpassed her time. The artist has become one of the most famous representatives of the female avant-garde. Over a long period of creativity, Popova has developed in her art and cubism, and suprematism, and even cubo-futurism.
Preparation time
Kazimir Malevich admired her works and personally invited the talented artist to Supremus. For a long time, the painter was engaged in the development of various directions of domestic graphics, became the first developer of domestic design, worked on decorations, costumes for the theater, and looked for creative solutions for premises intended for the role of art objects.
Lyubov Sergeevna's works are among the unique examples of the early underground. They are distinguished by their unique style and brightness of innovation. Many of Popova's creations are acquired by collectors and are kept in the State Museum.
Lyubov Sergeevna was born in 1889 in the Moscow province. In the village of Ivanovskoye, the girl was born on April 24. His father was successfully engaged in textile production, his mother was a representative of a well-known noble family.
The atmosphere of the house was friendly and calm. Adults noticed their daughter's creative talent early on. They tried to develop them, participating not only in the upbringing of a child, but also helping to become as a person in art. From early childhood, Lyuba showed considerable abilities, she developed herself with pleasure.
Every day she had classes in the study of languages and literature. The drawing was carried out by the famous painter of his time, Orlov. In 1902 the family moved to Yalta. The girl went to the gymnasium. Lyuba graduated with a gold medal.
The teachers recommended sending the gifted student to continue her studies in Moscow. The girl enrolled in Alferov's pedagogical courses. As a result, Popova received a pedagogical education with the right to conduct the Russian language.
Becoming a master
In 1907 Popova decided to start developing her creative abilities. She went to Zhukovsky's drawing studio. The next year, Lyubov was already a student of painting courses with Zhukovsky and Yuon. The girl quickly made new friends in the person of Prudkovskaya and Udaltsova.
All of them have created many talented works, glorifying the Russian underground and making a contribution to world painting. The creative biography of Lyubov Sergeevna began with the lease of a workshop and hard work. The artist studied the properties of materials, mastered unfamiliar techniques, tested the interaction of wax and paints with new types of coatings.
In 1910 he made a trip to Italy. For a long time, the master worked on the theory of painting, studied the author's styles of the classics. The next couple of years passed in France. The artist met Metzinger and Le Fauconnier, representatives of the foreign underground. Returning home, Popova entered Malevich's club "Supremus".
She created a logo for him and helped draft the charter. Inspired by her mentors, the artist explored the possibilities of geometric minimalism. She worked on a series with a single contrasting figure accentuated by original color combinations. The most famous works of the master were made using the technique of "material selection".
Popova developed it on the basis of Tatlin's teachings. She offered not only a unique vision of the final color solution, but also developed an original version of the color counter-relief. It was not uncommon to borrow the implementation of ideas from Malevich.
Popova's works were a kind of interpretations of his ideas. Lyubov Sergeevna often made her own color scheme. The striking difference was the attitude towards color. Malevich acted in a gloomy palette, Popova adored bright colors of light colors.
Summarizing
By the mid-twenties, Popova's photographs began to appear frequently in publications covering new art. In 1920 she was invited to teach the theory of painting at the All-Union Artistic and Technical Workshops.
Lyubov Sergeevna worked in the capital's theaters. She decorated performances, created decorations for troupes for trips abroad. In 1923 Kandinsky noticed the craftswoman. He offered Popova a job at the Institute of Artistic Culture.
She made the latest working techniques possible. Popova ran iron objects over the freshly applied paint, deduced reliefs with overlays, actively used collages, pressing them into the fresh paint. She used bright pictures and other non-standard details. With the help of a deliberate image of objects, Popova achieved complete freedom in decorating figures.
Often, the works were saturated with an incredible atmosphere. Pictures were collected from almost nothing, striking in the accuracy of the image. The artist's style is unique.
Imitation can be traced only in part of her creations. The concept of the master is characterized by the absence of frames. Lyubov Sergeevna believed that creative vision is a limitless process.
There is little information about the artist's personal life. In 1918, there was a meeting with a historian engaged in scientific activity, Boris Nikolaevich von Eding. The next year, the couple officially became husband and wife. A child appeared in the family. Lyubov Sergeevna died on May 25, 1924.
