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The first conversation about Russian painting from the "Russian Culture and Art" cycle took place in the Russian Club of Sydney. The meeting touched upon the themes of Russian icons, as well as the work of outstanding Russian artists of the 18th - 19th centuries. The next conversation will be devoted to Russian artists of the 20th century, according to the Edinenie newspaper.
The meetings are held by Ksenia Radchenko, an expert in the field of Russian art, who studied in Moscow and California and defended her doctoral dissertation on Russian modernism. According to the specialist, she is grateful for the invitation to hold talks about Russian art and prepared for them with interest.
The first meeting of the series opened with a story about Russian icons and the peculiarities of their creation. The lecturer also spoke about the life and work of Russian artists Fyodor Rokotov, Orest Kiprensky, Alexei Venetsianov, Alexander Ivanov and others, stopped at the Itinerants.
According to Ksenia Radchenko, it is not easy to find Russian painting in Australia, but some museums display works by Russian artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Exhibitions of paintings by contemporary Russian compatriots living in Australia are held mainly in the online space.
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