Decorative arts in the Moldavian SSR, 1951-1950. Archivistic documentary Cover Image

Arta decorativă din RSS Moldovenească, anii 1951-1960. Repere arhivistice
Decorative arts in the Moldavian SSR, 1951-1950. Archivistic documentary

Author(s): Constantin Spînu
Subject(s): Visual Arts
Published by: Institutul Patrimoniului Cultural al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei
Keywords: decorative and applied art; carpet; ceramics; wood carving; archival documents; industry

Summary/Abstract: Based on extensive archival documentary material, the present article introduces new and unknown, so far, data on the processes of formation and development of the professional decorative and applied arts in the Moldavian SSR during the sixth decade of the twentieth centuryinto scientific circulation. The article highlights the contribution made by the artists Serghei Ciokolov, Iachim Postolachi, Valentina Neceaev, Pavel Bespoiasnâi, Tatiana Canaș, Valentina Tufescu-Poleacov, Grigori Filatov and Vladimir Novikov the consolidation of Decorative and Applied Arts Division of the Union of Artists of Moldova, to determining the strategy of its development, and the delineation of genres and stylistic trends of creativity in the given period. Aspects of the relationship between professional artists and the industry producing artistic goods are also elucidated. The challenges faced by artists in the creative process are examined.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 89-94
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian