Boris
Ivanovich Ganevich

Russia • born in 1946
Sitting on the lion, he largely repeats one of the classic Georgian specimens of the 11th century, but it is not a copy, a new image, fine-researched and thus full of spiritual light. In her icons, the artist creates jewelry and fine around multi-stories, holidays, using vari - ous reliefs. These works converge on the subtleties of images with ancient Georgian icons. The combination of clean, large enough metal surface with a thin raised - mi lines of Ganevich akin to the interaction of dots and lines in painting. He manages to make the warmth of the color in the metal. However, it retains the purity of the natural tones of metal, which lends depth and emotion to the images, and the images of the saints each time filled with a special light. Using a variety of metal plates, the artist achieves a variety of sound of the same story. To this candle - NIJ sought all the eminent masters in painting, and it looks very impressive in coinage. The original play of light creates the color palette of inlays of precious stones: agates, beryls, cornelian, turquoise, chryso - Presov. This traditional method of Georgian chased icons used by the artist to give a particular expression. Color combinations are not only beautiful, but also filled with symbolic meaning. So the blue turquoise is associated with the sky, and the green stones are associated with the idea of rebirth and renewal of life. Due to the play of colors on the metal surfaces and the soft flicker of gems creates the effect of animating the image, the effect of the presence of the sacred story of life is drawn usehost to it the modern person, when the story of sacred history really turning into an event today. So, his "the Holy virgin on the throne with the holidays" (Panachrantos), the chased icon adorned with semi-preciou - governmental stones are made so that diversified one plane and different techniques of embossing to create the effect of a picturesque sound monochrome metal plate. The very interpretation of an image that appeared in the Byzantine Empire and was widely used in Georgia since the X – XI centuries, lets see how thin B. Hanewich felt classic pattern, to give it a new sound while retaining the iconographic tradition. In traditional images, the artist sought to convey to his contemporaries timeless quality, relevant to time and for each individual. A favorite image of Saint George, the patron Saint of Georgia, for the artist filled with the idea of the necessity and possibility of the victory of good over evil. And "Trinity" should bring into the human consciousness of peace and harmony. It is on the disclosure of the metaphysical meaning of the icon is directed skill of the master.The artist Boris Ganievich belongs to those masters who search for his own personal language and an extension of expression is an integral part of creativity. He has worked in a variety of artistic techniques, in addition to painting and graphics worked metal, cloisonne,tapestries,Being a contemporary artist he has been influenced by classic Georgian art, as long lived in Tbilisi. An important part of his work was an icon with the necessary deepening of the plot, thereby achieving the depth of interpretation of the images. The artist is characterized by the intertwining and interpenetration of different genres, based on which he developed his creative individuality. The activities of the masters began in Tbilisi, where he graduated from the Academy of fine arts. On his personality and creative style has influenced not only Shota Rustaveli, Nikolo Pirosmani and Georgian great works of art, but also the atmosphere of the city of artists and poets. He participated in many art exhibitions in the USSR and abroad. Being an easel painter, he enjoys the old art of embossing and cloisonné enamel. These skills have enriched his work by the light of their traditions. At the same time the skill of the painter enabled him to make the originality in the work with metal. An appeal to tradition, the ability to draw from the depth of centuries to the eternal becomes the main feature of the creative style of the artist. What remains of the master when he departs from this world? This, of course, his work that is best to talk about it. In many of his works B. Hanewich blurs the line between classic beauty and decorativeness. For him there is an art in which all genres and techniques are equal if they allow the artist to achieve maximum expressiveness. He preserved in his archive the records suggests that the applied arts, the decorative element can assist the author in creating a special and highly expressive artistic language. In any direction of art, whether painting or stamping, or some other technique, lies a great mystery, it is not reducible to the problems of color or technique. This mystery reveals to us the artist in his works. The interpenetration of different cultures, themes and movements of art characteristic of their work B. Hanewich. The world around is full of harmony that the artist conveys through the order of images and ornaments. A special place in the works of B. Genevich is chasing, traditional Georgian art direction. Interest in chasing actively reviving in the 60-70-ies of the last century. Fascinated at that time by metal, the master found the direction that will a staple in his work. He believed that one of the tasks of the contemporary artist,in particular, was to bring back the art of coinage into the fold of high art, as it was in the great patterns of the past. Indeed, at a time when the master began to study metal, it is perceived as purely decorative, largely clichéd direction that in no way match the capabilities of the technology. To understand the essence of the coinage as a special artistic language – this is what the artist sought. His task, he saw the introduction of the art of coinage exquisite flavour, typical for classic models. This was to help ensure to convey to a modern audience the specifics of its aesthetic possibilities. In his works, executed in the technique of coinage, there are a variety of subjects, from religious to purely decorative, but they are all made with great skill, at the highest artistic level. In his works, executed in the technique of plastic, there are a wide variety of subjects. In the first place is an icon. But a number of works performed on ancient stories and the stories of Georgian folklore. There are just decorative, designer clothes that were created for a specific interior, here the artist refers to the folk tradition in coinage. The wizard creates and traditional for Soviet-era works. But the main thing for him was not the plot, and the ability to Express through art a kind timeless sound, plots, and images. Note that depending on the plot varied techniques of coinage, used by the artist in his work. In the result of ancient and popular folk characters look much more brutal and bodily - mi, compared to the spiritual sound icons. But still, the icon was the main source of its plastic build. The artist is drawn to the icon, taking inspiration from the classic examples of ancient Georgian art. The icon for the master has special metaphysical meaning. Referring again to his notes. "The icon is a light of divine energy, like a mirror, refracting fallen on it beam to another mirror. It is a spiritual image of light, which it radiates out to the people." I must say that the Georgian coinage has a long history, its roots, it goes in the third Millennium BC. In the Christian period of Georgian art, the main subjects were, of course, icons. B. Hanewich in his work repeatedly refers to iconographical subjects, returning them to the beauty of the classical samples and filling yet modern sound. Trying to comprehend the cipher of the ancient tradition of engraved icons, he creates a series of iconographic subjects. In his icons of the Theotokos are the stories, he refers to the traditional image of the miracle of St. George mint "the Nativity" and "adoration of the Magi" and lots of stories and images. Aiming to achieve a maximum of expressiveness and precision of the image, he repeatedly returns to the same motifs. For the artist in General was characterized by work cycles. He wrote that generated in the process of creative activity the problem it tries to solve, but it never fails to make entirely within a single work. So I want to start working on a new piece to continue the search. So it turns out the circuit designs. The artist in her icons sought to combine a few important principles. First, to retain the traditional, coming from Byzantine art, the fundamentals of perception of the icon when the artistic side of the works should not sidetrack, distract from spiritual concentration. Second, he read the icon as a work addressed to the Holy history. The purpose of an icon, from the point of view of the wizard is to uncover the symbolic meaning of the depicted historical event. And finally, thirdly, for the artist was important to traditional motifs was a new sound in his works. In other words, it was important for him to preserve the stability of the iconographic tradition, seeking maximum expressiveness and freshness of the sound of stories at the expense of the master, the possession of the technique of coinage. While the wizard is nesticidae, and the constant search for new expression. Look at his SV. Mamas. Sitting on the lion, he largely repeats one of the classic Georgian specimens of the 11th century, but it is not a copy, a new image, fine-researched and thus full of spiritual light. In her icons, the artist creates jewelry and fine around multi-stories, holidays, using vari - ous reliefs. These works converge on the subtleties of images with ancient Georgian icons. The combination of clean, large enough metal surface with a thin raised - mi lines of Ganevich akin to the interaction of dots and lines in painting. He manages to make the warmth of the color in the metal. However, it retains the purity of the natural tones of metal, which lends depth and emotion to the images, and the images of the saints each time filled with a special light. Using a variety of metal plates, the artist achieves a variety of sound of the same story. This glow wanted all the great masters in painting, and it looks very impressive in coinage. The original play of light creates the color palette of inlays of precious stones: agates, beryls, cornelian, turquoise, and chrysoprase. This traditional method of Georgian chased icons used by the artist to give a particular expression. Color combinations are not only beautiful, but also filled with symbolic meaning. So the blue turquoise is associated with the sky, and the green stones are associated with the idea of rebirth and renewal of life. Due to the play of colors on the metal surfaces and the soft flicker of gems creates the effect of animating the image, the effect of the presence of the sacred story of life is drawn usehost to it the modern person, when the story of sacred history really turning into an event today. So, his "the Holy virgin on the throne with the holidays" (Panachrantos), the chased icon adorned with semi-preciou - governmental stones are made so that diversified one plane and different techniques of embossing to create the effect of a picturesque sound monochrome metal plate. The very interpretation of an image that appeared in the Byzantine Empire and was widely used in Georgia since the X – XI centuries, lets see how thin B. Hanewich felt classic pattern, to give it a new sound while retaining the iconographic tradition. In traditional images, the artist sought to convey to his contemporaries timeless quality, relevant to time and for each individual. A favorite image of Saint George, the patron Saint of Georgia, for the artist filled with the idea of the necessity and possibility of the victory of good over evil. And "Trinity" should bring into the human consciousness of peace and harmony. It is on the disclosure of the metaphysical meaning of the icon is directed skill of the master.styling and the constant search for new expression. Look at his SV. Mamas. Sitting on the lion, he largely repeats one of the classic Georgian specimens of the 11th century, but it is not a copy, a new image, fine-researched and thus full of spiritual light. In her icons, the artist creates jewelry and fine around multi-stories, holidays, using vari - ous reliefs. These works converge on the subtleties of images with ancient Georgian icons. The combination of clean, large enough metal surface with a thin raised - mi lines of Ganevich akin to the interaction of dots and lines in painting. He manages to make the warmth of the color in the metal. However, it retains the purity of the natural tones of metal, which lends depth and emotion to the images, and the images of the saints each time filled with a special light. Using a variety of metal plates, the artist achieves a variety of sound of the same story. To this candle - NIJ sought all the eminent masters in painting, and it looks very impressive in coinage. The original play of light creates the color palette of inlays of precious stones: agates, beryls, cornelian, turquoise, chryso - Presov. This traditional method of Georgian chased icons used by the artist to give a particular expression. Color combinations are not only beautiful, but also filled with symbolic meaning. So the blue turquoise is associated with the sky, and the green stones are associated with the idea of rebirth and renewal of life. Due to the play of colors on the metal surfaces and the soft flicker of gems creates the effect of animating the image, the effect of the presence of the sacred story of life is drawn usehost to it the modern person, when the story of sacred history really turning into an event today. So, his "the Holy virgin on the throne with the holidays" (Panachrantos), the chased icon adorned with semi-preciou - governmental stones are made so that diversified one plane and different techniques of embossing to create the effect of a picturesque sound monochrome metal plate. The very interpretation of an image that appeared in the Byzantine Empire and was widely used in Georgia since the X – XI centuries, lets see how thin B. Hanewich felt classic pattern, to give it a new sound while retaining the iconographic tradition. In traditional images, the artist sought to convey to his contemporaries timeless quality, relevant to time and for each individual. A favorite image of Saint George, the patron Saint of Georgia, for the artist filled with the idea of the necessity and possibility of the victory of good over evil. And "Trinity" should bring into the human consciousness of peace and harmony. It is on the disclosure of the metaphysical meaning of the icon is directed skill of the master.

Decorative top is being promoted in the paintings of the masters. The artist creates a world of fantasy, mysterious, and lyrical. Inhabiting his images are distinctive, decorative and theatrical. He called his paintings and drawings, "fantasies on the theme of lyrical eroticism." For example, in one of his paintings in 1991, where it creates a sense of celebration, carnival, in the centre of the composition the figure of the violinist, and all around a lot of characters, mostly female. Magical effects are created through the transformation of proportions and overlay planes on top of each other. The space is constructed through the interaction of bright, saturated color patches. Brightness and decorative images allows you to create a special world - the world of imagination of the artist. This becomes especially clear if we turn to the thoughts of the master. He wrote in his notes: "the Artist lives in the magical world, where out of time, out exactly a certain scene slowly moving, luxuriate, play, daydream, dressed in colorful costumes of the characters where reality resonates with the illusion of where the action happens on probation." And another picture of a work of 1992, where we see a special world, the world of women, a kind of female heaven. The female figure in the foreground concrete and almost tangible, though equally fantastic, as in other works of the master. These are images of the inner world of the artist, the characters of his mental history. The picture space is gradually expanding, filling with the female images, which are becoming less distinguishable and increasingly decorative, merging into the General picture of the universe filled with eternal femininity. The picture gives us a window into another world, seen through the eyes of an artist, individual and unique. These fantasies resonate with female characters in films by F. Fellini, though the stylistic choice here is quite different. The artist depicts reality, but it is not usual for us the objective world, but this is the reality of thought and reverent life feelings. It's a fantasy world, hence the fabulousness of the characters. The festival, which carries the idea of continuous renewal of life, becomes an element of the picturesque style of the artist. Many female images represent love and happiness, the birth of new life, new reality. A special role in the work is a color that works as a standalone element, transferring the contents out of the image. The artist is distinguished by a bold color palette, the freedom to work with color and sensuality. The artist's works in this sense in common with the works of Kandinsky. At the same time B. Hanewich shows a tendency to generalize, turning their sometimes very intimate experiences into images, inviting the viewer to active perception. The same world of holiday fantasies, the artist manages to create graphic works.

Look at the graphic sheet "Carousel." Here in the heart of the complex multi-figure compositions, of a girl riding a horse circling on the carousel. Moreover, this movement in a circle, associated with a sense of childhood and holiday so noticeable as if we were on this ride. The feeling of conviviality is enhanced by the framing countertops - ing the Central part of the composition of musicians, the birds singing, and the festively dressed ladies with fans. Depicting a woman's face, the artist transformerait them as changes the reality of everyday life in a world of fantasy. These individuals remind us of female images in Japanese prints. "The widening in the process, fantasy pushes the boundaries, which is the surface of paper or canvas, approaching them to edge closer, even closer, overflowing, as if all of this actually happened" - so described his work on the film the artist. B. Hanewich passed through many artistic achievements of the twentieth century, such as cubism, abstractionism, im pressionism, etc. All of this gave him the opportunity to create his own artistic language and a unique style. Thus it was important to follow their own artistic principles. He wrote in his notes: "I belong to those who searched the art of their own truth and build on it own hierarchy of values." So beautiful work with a horse and its rider are refracted many artistic trends, and as a result we see the characteristic of the artist's composition is inscribed in a circle. This technique helps him to convey movement and dynamism, the variability of human life, the circumstances of life. The artist uses multiple perspective, vividly reflect the idea of multiple "I" and diverse points of view when the outside view may differ significantly from the view from the inside. Boris Ganievich artist whose creative research, creation of artworks, is equivalent to and is equivalent to a spiritual experience of knowledge. Creating a work totally immersed in this process, calling it as a passion for creative isolation. The creation of new work demanded from the artist a maximum concentration and was born sometimes very slow. Not important for him was the pursuit of modernity and immediate recognition. He was prone to speculation, the analysis, which was for him the way to penetrate into the mystery of the world. His work was aimed at bringing the wealth of centuries of art history. Modernity needs to be painted with the light of tradition, this path is the path to true art. This idea found creative expression in his work. "Every stroke of the artist is his tragedy and it is his joy," - so he saw the artist's work.
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