No. 4 (11) (2018): Preserving the Cultural Heritage: 100th Anniversary of the Grabar Art Conservation Center
The main theme of the issue № 4 (11) 2018 of “The Art of Eurasia” Journal is the restoration of artworks. The reason for this was the 100th anniversary of the Grabar Art Conservation Center. An exhibition of restored works of art was dedicated to this event, and received the very accurate and figurative name “Age for Eternal”. The “Forum” section contains articles about the history and work of the Grabar Art Conservation Center.
The heading “Eurasian Heritage” contains an art history analysis of Maltese ornithomorphic sculpture in Siberia, compositions of the Zuun Khukh Khotol complex in Mongolia, rock art in the western part of the Tarbagatay mountains (Eastern Kazakhstan).
Reading the articles in the “Art of the 20th — 21st centuries” section, you will see how the traditional material for Russian art — wood turns into an icon. The famous artist of the Silver Age will act as a delicate psychologist in his wonderful portraits. Amazing toy books are marked by designer inventions and finds.
About the complex art of lithography and the work of A.G. Petrovsky, as well as about the ancient art of women's needlework — appliqu? and facial sewing in a Buddhist icon, which became widespread in Kalmykia, read in the heading “In storerooms and expositions of museums and art galleries.”
The article “Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by Lokesh Chandra” is devoted to the depiction of Sitypati.
Articles about exhibitions at the Russian Academy of Arts you can find in the section “Academy News”.
