From July 18 to August 3 at the gallery «Arka» will be held solo exhibition by Valery Shapranova «№ 270″, which will feature about 20 works from the series «Labyrinth», «limitless» and «Romans». Valery Shapranov known as an abstract painter. For him, the shape and the color does not need to be the subject motivation. The compositions he constructs the interaction of generalized images, feelings, and emotions. Sometimes the artist uses intense colorful contrasts, sometimes refers to a quiet palette, visualizing the lyrical mood, poetry, painting. The vanguard of the first wave was peculiar radicalism and desire to change society, Valery Shapranov also from the knowledge of the world drawn to the theme of self-knowledge required. He looks for the language of art, which can be understood by the audience, called the desire to enter into a dialogue with the picture, plunge into an emotional experience, to hear the inner voice, calm, or vice versa, «stir» spiritual quest. The artist puts into his images of the Mother of Life, «chaotic» rhythm of the modern city, nature, endowed with a powerful creative-destructive, fastening them to the past through the historic dialogue of cultures. At the same time, the artist does not give up entirely on figurative painting, trying to blur the boundaries between the «traditional» forms of art and their interpenetration. In the history of European art style «avant-garde», in spite of its very nature, has long been a tradition of aesthetic — one. In Russia, many of the ideas of abstract painting experiencing a rebirth. Search for new, unusual in content and form of the means of expression products, the relationship of the artist with the reality enliven the modern avant-garde trends, bringing a sense of real time. Opening day for the guests and the press will be held July 17 from 17 to 19 hours. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00. For information call. 241-05-26.