Eduard
Arkadevich Steinberg

Russian artist, master of painting, the representative of the Russian "unofficial" art.

Born in Moscow on March 3, 1937 in the family of the poet and translator A. A. Steinberg, soon arrested during Stalin's repressions. In 1957-1961 lived in Tarusa, where his father settled upon release from prison. He helped his parents by working in the fishing cooperative. Formal artistic education is not received. In 1962 he moved to Moscow and took an active part in the movement of artists"nonconformists". First he exposed his thing in public in 1963 (together with V. I. Yakovlev; the Museum of F. M. Dostoevsky). Since the beginning of 1970-ies was often put their belongings abroad.

His early landscapes and genres written in the spirit of impulsive-colorful Fauvism (Tatar songs, 1961-1963; the girl with the ribbon, 1964; both in a private collection, Moscow). Later moved on to vysvetleni tone "metaphysical still lifes" where the beginning is pointless, whitish element colors more and more absorbed objects (Composition with skull, Dead bird; both work – 1966, ibid.). "Classic Steinberg" was formed under the decisive influence of abstractions of Malevich: keeping the overall impression of a soaring space of light forms, the artist has minimized the inherent ancestral Suprematism sharp color contrast, giving its images a semblance of melancholy "memories of the avant-garde". This kind of picture has developed into a huge multi-year cycle, plastically-elegant, full of delicate decorative flair: Composition (in memory of Nikolai Fyodorov), 1972, the Tretyakov gallery; Composition, 1973, Art, Ludwig forum, Aachen; Composition, 1981, the Tretyakov gallery; etc.). In parallel with painting began making gouaches and collages on cardboard. In a creative dialogue with the Moscow conceptualism, from the mid 1980-ies was introduced to the works of the inscription and the beginning of the plot: this is the Village cycle, full of memories of the Tarusa area and its inhabitants (Living and dead, polyptych, 1985, Art, Ludwig forum, Aachen; etc.).

Art Steinberg, graphically regenerating the formal and symbolic ties with the former Russian avant-garde received a great response during the adjustment period. His sad "letter of Kazimir Malevich" opened the acclaimed documentary film the Black square (1988, Director I. Pasternak). Abroad success Steinberg contributed significantly to the Paris gallery "Claude Bernard". Since 1990-ies the artist lives mostly in Paris, often bumping in Moscow and Tarusa.

Born March 3, 1937 in Moscow. The son of poet and translator Arkady Steinberg. Special education has not. Studied drawing under the guidance of his father. After the seven-year period in Tarusa, worked as a labourer, a watchman, a digger, a fisherman.

In 1962 the first exhibition was held Steinberg in his native town of Tarusa.

In 1970ые was a member of the artistic Association "Sretensky Boulevard" (Moscow).

In 1988 in connection with the invitation of the French side to go with the exhibition in France on the orders of the CPSU Central Committee urgently admitted to the Union of artists of the USSR, though before that for 20 years of admission to the Union, Steinberg categorically denied. Lives in Paris, which is masterkey, Moscow and Tarusa. Since 1988, on an ongoing basis cooperates with the Claude Bernard gallery in Paris.

Honorary citizen of the city of Tarusa.

Honorary diploma of the Kaluga region for contribution to contemporary art. Academician of the Russian Academy of arts, winner of the Gold medal of the Academy of arts for his outstanding contribution to the development of painting. Commander of the Order of Friendship (2008).

Wife — art historian, film critic Galina Manevich Iosifovna, author of "the Experience of thanksgiving", in which most fully represented the biography of Edward Steinberg, his life and his relationship with Ilya Kabakov, Vladimir Yankilevsky, and Eduard Gorokhovsky, Valentin Vorobiev, Oscar Rabin, Grisha by Bruschini.