Madekin, Andrei Ilyich

Andrei Madekin was born on March 30, 1963 in Moscow. On the maternal side, belongs to the famous genera of textile entrepreneurs of the Ivanovo region of the 19th century, Derbenev ^[1] and Morokin ^[2] .

He studied at the Children's Art School. V. A. Serova and the Moscow Technological Institute (now the Russian State University of Tourism and Service) at the Department of Decorative and Applied Arts, specializing in "Tapestry and Fabric Painting Artist" from 1980 to 1985. In 1990 he joined the Moscow Union of Artists ^[3] . Since 2003, he has been teaching drawing and painting at the PGI Co-Action, located in Moscow.

Tapestries

The first tapestry was woven by the artist in 1983, back in his student years. The early large works that appeared at exhibitions in the 1980s were distinguished by monumentality and high quality (“Stranger”. 1987, “Rock”. 1988, “Suprematism or Dedication to Malevich. 1988”).

One of the areas in which the artist’s work has been developing since 1989 is the tapestries on biblical subjects and themes of ancient mythology (“Entry into Jerusalem.” 1989, “Marriage in Cana of Galilee.” 1989, “The Last Supper.” 1990, “Bathsheba ". 1991," Oedipus and the Sphinx ".1992," The Abduction of Europe. "1993," The Way of the Magi. "2009," Escape to Egypt. "2011," Suppress the storm. "2016, etc.). Another line is the creation of tapestries designed for specific public and residential interiors (“Tsarist hunting trip” and “Reception of foreign ambassadors”. 2004, “Music”. 1999, “Zebras”. 2000, etc.). In such works, the master takes into account the purpose and style of decoration of the room. Depending on the tasks set, the artist can change his bright stylized style to a realistic one. A number of expressive woven decorative landscapes and still lifes adorn private interiors. Creating sketches for tapestries, Andrei Madekin himself weaves them on his improved machine. By 2016, the master created more than 80 tapestries, of which more than half have dimensions of more than 3 m². The artist’s tapestries are characterized by a balance of expressive details and generalization of the composition as a whole. The ability to convey typical national and individual character traits by weaving techniques is characteristic. In the images of people and animals, their characters, feelings and moods are clearly read. The laconicism of the interpretation of the figures of heroes and the landscape or interior surrounding them becomes extreme in the works of the 1990s: Bathsheba, Hermes, the Babylonian Harlot and others.

Taking the plots of the Old and New Testaments as a basis, the master moves away from their canonical development, sometimes leading to a powerful grotesque. Narrative and at the same time decorative tapestries are always filled with deep content and symbolism. Associativity, the ability to see in their own way eternal themes and plots makes the work of Andrei Madekin a significant, original and relevant phenomenon of our time.

Author carpets

Since 2004, A. Madekin has been working as the chief artist at the Moscow representative office of the international company Carpets design company (headquarters in Philadelphia , USA), specializing in the production of custom-made carpets. During this time, he developed dozens of pile carpet designs for private apartments, hotels and restaurants. ^[four]

Main Exhibitions

• 1988 - XVIII Youth Exhibition, Moscow, Manege.
• 1989 - III International Tapestry Symposium in Jurmala, Latvia.
• 1991 - Personal exhibition in Sejny, Poland.
• 1992 - Personal exhibition in the hall VOOPiK, Moscow, Znamensky Cathedral.
• 1993 - II Triennale "Lautrre Europe" in Tournai, Belgium.
• 1993 - Personal exhibition in "Iona stichting" , in the city of Amsterdam, Holland.
• 2004 - XI Triennial in Lodz, Poland.
• 1996 - Personal exhibition in Iksan, Republic of Korea.
• 2009 - Personal exhibition in the cultural center "House", Moscow.
• 2011 - I Triennial at the Tsaritsyno State Concert Hall (personal exhibition in the hall of the Moscow Artists Union, Moscow, Begovaya ul.
• 2014 - II Triennial at the Tsaritsyno State Concert Hall
• 2015 - guest of honor at the Palazzo della Racchetta art festival, Ferrara, Italy

Art Museums and Collections

• Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation ("Entrance to Jerusalem", 1989).
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the residence of the Ambassador of Russia to the Democratic Republic of Korea, Seoul (“Tsarist hunting trip” and “Reception of foreign ambassadors”, 2004).
• State Museum-Reserve “Tsaritsyno” (“Wedding in Cana of Galilee”, 1989, “The Last Supper” in 1990) ^[5] .
• All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art (VMDPiNI) ("The Exile of Demons", 2012).
• Artistic Fund of the Ministry of Agriculture ("Dedication to Malevich", 1988).
• Russian State Social University (RSSU) (Hermes, 1992, Spring, 1998).
• Textile Museum in Lodz (Poland) (“Jacob's Fight with the Angel”, 2004).
• The Borderland Foundation in Sejny (Poland) (Tsarevich Demetrius, painting, 1991).
• R. Steiner Foundation in Amsterdam (Holland) (Bathsheba, painting, 1990)

Rewards

• Silver Medal (2005) and Honorary Diploma (2000) of the Russian Academy of Arts.
• Gratitude of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation (2015)
• Honorary Medal of the Union of Artists of Moscow (2010).
• Honorary Medal of the Association of Decorative Artists (2013).
• Honorary diplomas (2005, 2011) of the Union of Artists of Russia.

Literary activity

Since 1988, A. Madekin has published articles on art history. At the same time, he is constantly working on the systematization of the styles and directions of fine art. This work resulted in the publication in 2013 of the novel-research “Journey into the Art of Ilya Kukushkin” ^[6] . In 2014, the second novel, Art and Temptation, was released. In 2015, Andrei Madekin's novel-study, “The Secret of Herbert of Avrilak or What is Art?”, The heroes of which, as the story progresses, approach the goal - comprehension of the essence of artistic creativity, was published. An annex to the novel publishes a lecture notes on the general theory of art (structure, aesthetics, sociology, phenomenology).

A. Madekin's Publications

• Madekin, A. Exhibition of Young Artists // Art. - 1989. - No. 3. - P.14.
• Madekin, A., Surovtsev V. Symposium in Dzintari // Moscow artist. - 1990. - No. 28 (1336).
• Madekin, A. We will be objective // ​​Moscow artist. - 1991. - No. 25 (1363).
• Madekin, A. De hoopvolle apocalypse van Andrej Madekin // Jonas. - Amsterdam, Holland, 1993. - No. 4. - S. 22-25.
• Madekin, A. Linden Roerich in the Kulu Valley // Around the World. - 1993. - No. 10. - S. 18-20 .
• Regelson, L., Madekin, A. Images of the apocalypse // Science and Religion. - 1993. - No. 5, 6, 7, 8; 1994. - No. 2 (3rd p. Reg.).
• Madekin, A. Three eras of the Russian Renaissance // Russian Review. - Geneva, Switzerland. 1995. - No. 1.
• Madekin, A. Icon in Holy Russia // Russian Review. - Geneva, Switzerland. 1995. - No. 2.
• Madekin, A. "A Journey into the Art of Ilya Kukushkin." M., 2013. - S. 360. - [ ISBN 978-5-9904588-1-9 ].
• Madekin, A. "A Journey into the Art of Ilya Kukushkin." Fragments. .
• Madekin, A. “Art and Temptation”. M., 2014. - S. 286. - [ ISBN 978-5-9904588-2-6 ].
• Madekin, A. Secret of Herbert of Avrilak or what is art? M., 2015. - S. 388. - [ ISBN 978-5-9904588-3-3 ].

About the work of A. Madekin

• Chubakova, T., Golubev, A. Film Moscow Mohicans // TSSDF - 1991. [1] .
• Vashko, A. First steps // Young artist. - 1991. - No. 1. - S. 45.
• Creativity .: magazine. - 1991. - No. 2. P. 28.
• Shmakova, A. Moscow tapestry // Young artist. - 1991. - No. 11. - S. 43.
• Science and religion. - 1992. - No. 2. (2nd p. Reg.).
• Morokin, F. In the Hesychast tradition // Moscow artist. - 1992. - No. 11 (1395).
• Decorative art. - 1990. - No. 8. - S. 6; 1993. - No. 2-3; 1994. - No. 1-12. - S. 94-95.
• Kramarenko, L. "Black Object" with a crystal ringing // Culture. - 2005. - No. 40.
• Sagatelov, Yu. Tapestry Symphony // Young Artist. - 2008. - No. 8. - S. 20.
• Dvorkina, I. Woven Murals. The Gospel of Andrew // Deco. - 2010. - No. 3 (42). - S. 10-13.
• Dvorkina, I. In textile labyrinths or Together again // Deco. - 2011. - No. 5 (50). - S. 36.
• Frolov, N. Grandmaster of the carpet and tapestry // Call (Vladimir Regional Society. Pol. Newspaper). - 2011 .-- 17.08. .
• Press service of the Moscow Union of Artists. Tapestry art on Begovaya // Moscow artist. - 2011. - No. 9 —10.
• Kokoreva, A. In the Meshchansky district, a presentation of a new book by the famous artist Andrei Madekin was held // Meshchanskaya Sloboda. - 2013. - No. 11 (322) .
• Kulakov, E. Transfer Gingerbread House. Tapestry // TV channel "Culture" - 2013. [2] .

• “Woven murals. The Gospel of Andrew . "
• Interview