10 major Soviet artists you need to know
Russia Beyond
Alexandra Kharitonova, art historian and curator of the Tretyakov Gallery exhibition, "Socialist Realism. Metamorphoses. Soviet Art of 1927-1987", has chosen 10 Soviet artists who thrived in the mid-20th century. She is convinced that the majority left a legacy that goes far beyond mere propaganda art.
1. Alexander Labas (1900-1983)
Labas was an artist whose career encompassed the whole of Soviet art, from the Society of Easel Painters (OST), which depicted the new Soviet reality using methods of the German Expressionists, to figurative art with strong Avant-garde elements. His painting,
On the Metro, on one hand reflects his interest in futuristic industrial themes and, on the other, is executed in an absolutely Avant-garde spirit.