תערוכה "מסע לצ'וקוטקה"

ארקטיקה ללא כרטיסי ברכה - בציורים ובפסלים של הזואולוג והאמן יורי סמירין. מושבות כלבי ים, כף דז'נייב, הכפרים אינצ'ואן ופביק, כלבי ים ולוויתנים, מגולפים מעץ ומעצם, ואפילו כלי העבודה של האמן - חקלים, פטישים, מברשות. כאן מדע ואמנות מחזיקים בקו אחד - תצפית. צ'וקוטקה rarely is a "decoration" - this is a region where nature dictates the rhythm, and man learns to look carefully and economically. This exhibition is compiled from the works of Yuri Moiseevich Smirin (1936-2012), who knew how to connect two ways of understanding the world: the profession of a zoologist and the perspective of an animal artist. The central theme is northern expeditions. Smirin's dream of reaching Chukotka came true in 1977, and he returned there again: living in a tent on a walrus haul-out, going to sea with hunters, studying whales and polar bears, observing tundra rodents. These trips became the basis for serious scientific texts - and at the same time gifted many drawings made "on site", when the hand keeps up with the wind, snow, and the movement of animals. The exhibition features expedition sketches of walruses, harsh landscapes of Cape Dezhnev, scenes of life in the villages of Inchoon and Pevek. Nearby are sculptures made of wood and bone: walruses and whales, carved in the spirit of Chukchi bone carvers. In these objects, the combination of artistic expressiveness and precise knowledge of anatomy and behavior is particularly interesting. A separate layer consists of objects that make the story tangible: the author's personal tools - chisels, hammers, brushes, paints, pencils, as well as authentic items from the museum's ethnographic collection - engraved walrus tusks, knives, figurines, walrus tusks, and bones. The exhibition will be of interest to those who love graphics and sculpture, are interested in the North, the animal world, and the history of expeditions. After viewing, there remains a feeling as if you were next to a person who looked at nature without haste - and knew how to convey this in lines, texture, and precise detail. Where to go with children in Moscow can be found on KudaGo.