Galina Shubina
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Galina Konstantinovna Shubina (Russian: Шубина, Галина Константиновна), 1902-1980, was a prominent Russia
n poster and graphics artist.
After graduating from the Academy Galina moved to Moscow in 1929. The same year she becomes a member of the Artists' Union. Galina's husband Soslanbek Tavasiev was a famous sculptor and her daughter Galina Dmitrieva is a well-known Moscow graphic artist.
. During her summer holidays she could spend long hours in her private "studio" - the garret of a big barn – drawing and modeling figures in red clay. She moved to Leningrad to study sculpture, but after two years in the faculty of sculpture at the Leningrad Academy of Arts, she transferred to the Academy's graphics faculty. Here she studied under the prominent artists Mitrokhin and Kruglikova specializing in posters. Other teachers were Konashevich, Radlov, Shillingovskii and Petrov-Vodkin. Thematically, her drawings of the 1920s and early 1930s revolve around the theatre; the early works were inspired by Art Nouveau
, and the later ones
by the Russian avant-garde
. Her works are often characterised by a strong sense of melancholy, and a not very subtle eroticism.
After graduating from the Academy and moving to Moscow in the late 1920's, Galina began to work in the field of political posters and portraits. She drew inspiration in Deineka’s works. Her posters of the early 1930s and the pre-war years are all bright and optimistic.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poster and graphics artist.
Biography
Galina Shubina was born in Voronezh in 1902. From the age of 13 she studied in the watercolour class at the local art school.After graduating from the Academy Galina moved to Moscow in 1929. The same year she becomes a member of the Artists' Union. Galina's husband Soslanbek Tavasiev was a famous sculptor and her daughter Galina Dmitrieva is a well-known Moscow graphic artist.
Works
She was particularly attracted by the art of BakstLéon Bakst
Léon Samoilovitch Bakst was a Russian painter and scene- and costume designer. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes...
. During her summer holidays she could spend long hours in her private "studio" - the garret of a big barn – drawing and modeling figures in red clay. She moved to Leningrad to study sculpture, but after two years in the faculty of sculpture at the Leningrad Academy of Arts, she transferred to the Academy's graphics faculty. Here she studied under the prominent artists Mitrokhin and Kruglikova specializing in posters. Other teachers were Konashevich, Radlov, Shillingovskii and Petrov-Vodkin. Thematically, her drawings of the 1920s and early 1930s revolve around the theatre; the early works were inspired by Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
, and the later ones
by the Russian avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
. Her works are often characterised by a strong sense of melancholy, and a not very subtle eroticism.
After graduating from the Academy and moving to Moscow in the late 1920's, Galina began to work in the field of political posters and portraits. She drew inspiration in Deineka’s works. Her posters of the early 1930s and the pre-war years are all bright and optimistic.