Autumn colors
The celebration (yes, a celebration!), an exhibition dedicated to the colors of autumn, organized by enthusiasts of the Guild of Jewish Artists and Craftsmen, took place at the Brooklyn Public Library - Kings Bay Branch.
Nina Tsypina, an enthusiast of her work, an organizer of exhibition activities, has done a tremendous amount of work, and many are grateful to her.
Her panel of shells, made together with her husband, Matvey Solovyov, is also at the exhibition and again surprises viewers. Thanks to such people, who united more than 20 years ago, it became possible to talk about our talented compatriots both in America and far beyond its borders, and in the countries from which they immigrated.
Works were presented by non-professional artists: paintings, photographs, crafts made from shells, wood, jewelry made from glass melted in a microwave oven, and beadwork. The exhibition helps us see the beauty around us, which we often do not notice because we are in a hurry to work or home, or are immersed in some problems. Thanks to the artists who don’t let us pass by the beauty of autumn colors, who help us to be surprised and rejoice at the amazing colors of today’s Brooklyn, the streets and parks of our city “clad in crimson and gold.”
There are many wonderful small pictorial photographs and applied works at the exhibition (authors F. Reicher, G. Katz, A. Nemerovskaya, M. and Y. Kleinerman, L. Kalinina), which delight.
As always, bright, Leonid Grinberg’s jewelry is stones, although not precious diamonds, but expensive in craftsmanship. His work is always received with a bang by the audience. His artistic interests are limitless: from huge stained glass windows to small jewelry. Leonid Grinberg is now mastering a new technique - melting glass in a microwave oven.
One of the exhibition participants told an interesting story about herself: “I was born in a country where brushes were in short supply, and I made brushes from my own hair.”
There are artists, members of the Guild, who paint day and night. Lyudmila Leibovich, who is in love with art, has all the walls in her apartment covered with paintings!
Of course, the events in Israel left no one indifferent. The autumn event of October 7 is reflected in this exhibition: candles, the Israeli flag and a terrible date when we lost 1,400 people, and many more are still in captivity and hostages.
Large oil works are also presented; I would say professional, classic works. For example, the talented artist Nonna Selipanova painted a large, interesting painting “Palace in an Autumn Park” - the fruit of three months of work.
There are also works that reflect not only the autumn of the year, but also, as Eldar Ryazanov put it, the autumn of life - very expressive and interesting portraits of elderly people.
In memory of the photographer Evgeny Veprinsky, who recently left us, his wife brought wonderful photographs that were published in New York newspapers.
Among cultural and intelligent individuals, talented people of different religions are accepted as members of the Guild of Jewish Artists. An interesting artist, Geoffrey Berman, an American who recently joined the Guild and showed his works at the exhibition, said that after September 11, 2001, he was invited to the hospital to conduct art therapy with patients using drawing. More than 100 works by this artist were purchased from Coney Island Hospital.
The overall design of the exhibition was successfully carried out by professional artist Zina Kelebeeva.
Autumn is harvest time, and this exhibition is proof of that: the “harvest” was wonderful. I wish to create more and more for the joy of people. I am so pleased to write about the passion and skill of our talented people.
Marina Lagunova
