The Thaw.

"The Thaw" is a period in Russian Art of the Soviet Period around 1956-1966 when experimentation was allowed again and new ideas, that avant-garde movements of the early 20 Century had developed, returned to the foreground.

This photo is a tribute to those artists.

(Snow, wood, January 2016)

See another "Thaw" composition on my "Normandy Photo Journal" blog here. 

Christmas Composition #12 (The Gift of Life)

Alexander Anichkin
2016
CHRISTMAS COMPOSITION #12 (THE GIFT OF LIFE)
wood, enamel, egg
photo
signed and dated
Provenance: enamel plate stamped 'Made in Poland 26', from family kitchenware at Plas Uchaf, Wales, currently nr. St John's Wood (Saint-Jean-des-Bois), France.


Part XII concluding my Christmas Compositions for the 2015/2016 festive season.

Christmas Composition #11 (Adoration)

Alexander Anichkin
2016
CHRISTMAS COMPOSITION #11 (ADORATION)
wood, enamel, egg
photo
signed by author l.l.
plate stamped underneath in English 'MADE IN POLAND 26'
Provenance: enamel plate stamped 'Made in Poland', from family kitchenware at Plas Uchaf, Wales, currently nr. St John's Wood (Saint-Jean-des-Bois), Normandy.


Part XI of my Christmas Compositions for the 2015/2016 festive season.

Christmas Composition #10 (Let's Get Together and Praise the Lord)

Alexander Anichkin
2016
CHRISTMAS COMPOSITION #10 (LET'S GET TOGETHER)
wood, enamel, tomatoes, lemon
photo
signed by author l.l.
plate stamped underneath in English 'MADE IN POLAND 26'
Provenance: enamel plate stamped 'Made in Poland', from family kitchenware at Plas Uchaf, Wales, currently nr. St John's Wood (Saint-Jean-des-Bois), Normandy.


Part X of my Christmas Compositions for the 2015/2016 festive season.

Christmas Composition #8 (Here Comes the Sun)

Alexander Anichkin
2016
CHRISTMAS COMPOSITION #8 (HERE COMES THE SUN), HAPPY NEW YEAR
wood, enamel, lemon
photo
signed by author l.l.
plate stamped underneath in English 'MADE IN POLAND 26'
Provenance: enamel plate stamped 'Made in Poland', from family kitchenware at Plas Uchaf, Wales, currently nr. St John's Wood (Saint-Jean-des-Bois), Normandy.

Part VIII of my Christmas Compositions for the 2015/2016 festive season.

Christmas Composition #5 (The Green Planet).

Part V of my Christmas Compositions for 2015/2016 season. This one is called 'The Green Planet.'

Alexander Anichkin
2015
CHRISTMAS COMPOSITION #5 (THE GREEN PLANET.)
wood, glazed clay (fine china), lemon
photo
signed by author l.l.
plate by 'Sabichi Housewares', stamped underneath.

Christmas Composition #4. (The Blue Planet.)

Part IV of my Christmas Compositions for 2015/2016.

Alexander Anichkin
2015
CHRISTMAS COMPOSITION #4 (THE BLUE PLANET.)
wood, glazed clay (crockery), lemon
photo
signed by author l.l.
plate design by an unknown author, stamped underneath 'Corona, microwave, Colombia.'

Christmas Composition #3 (Hope).

Part III of my 'Christmas Composition' series of avant-garde installations for 2015/2016 festive season.

Alexander Anichkin
HOPE
wood, glazed clay and holly twig
signed and dated by author, l.l.

Christmas Composition #2

Second part of my Christmas Compositions 2015.

Alexander Anichkin
THE MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY.
signed b/l.
wood, glazed clay (crockery) and carrots.

Christmas 2015. Composition #1.

A BROKEN WORLD.

(imitation of 1920s)
Wood, crockery, holly, lichen. 

Motherhood.

I am reading 'The Russian Experiment in Art. 1863-1922' by Camilla Gray. Slanted crossing lines was one of the hallmarks, a discovery of the avant-garde.

With this photo of my cat Milka with kittens I pay tribute to that wonderful period.

(By the way, one kitten, all black with a sliver of silver white on the back of her neck, is still up for adoption. Lively character, good for witchcraft.)