Bidspirit auction | Potapov Sergey Vladimirovich (born 1947)

Potapov Sergey Vladimirovich (born 1947) Paper, ink. 2002. 42x29 cm. - Sergei Potapov's ink sheet from the early 2000s demonstrates the laconic, extremely collected manner of the master, where line and contrast become the main expressive means. The artist builds the composition on the ratio of black and white: elastic graphics, stroke rhythm and rich ink accents create a sense of inner tension and dynamics even with a minimum of details. The ink technique allows for special clarity and precision — every gesture is recorded without correction, so the drawing is perceived as a confident, ”one breath” statement. The large format of the sheet enhances the impression of easel graphics and makes the work convincing for exposure, while maintaining the effect of immediacy and lively impulse. Graphic artist, painter. He was born in Riga, the son of an architect. In 1970 he graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical University (formerly Stroganov). He is a student of Heinrich Ludwig (a professor at Moscow State Pedagogical University, a major theorist and practitioner of the architectural avant—garde). Under the influence of G. Ludwig, as a major specialist in the hermeneutics of symbols, he became interested in experiments on the creation of a personal symbolic language, which had developed stylistically by the end of the 1960s. The style underwent changes in the 1970s, receiving the name post-symbolism. Participates in the nonconformist movement, participates in apartment exhibitions. Since 1976, he has participated in exhibitions of unofficial art. In 1981, he was expelled from the painting section of the Committee of Graphic Artists. In 1982, the youth section of the Moscow Agricultural Academy did not recommend admission to membership in the Union. It was not accepted into the Moscow Art Museum until the perestroika of 1988. Exhibition activity resumed in 1988. The artist's works are in private collections in Russia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Great Britain, USA, Canada, Japan.