many of us in childhood loved to collect something , someone collected multi-colored glass or old coins, someone candy wrappers , and someone stamps depicting rare species of animals. for some, this hobby has remained in childhood, and for someone, it has transformed into adulthood and has become a professional activity, we are in the mikhail savitsky art gallery where an unusual exhibition is held - a porcelain reserve, which presents unique exhibits from a private collection of belarusian collector viktor suvorov why

collecting? all his life and why he was attracted to animalism, we will find out very soon, and alina is not at war with you. and this is a fashion project for culture, the diversity and beauty of the animal world, its amazing varieties and bizarre forms for many centuries, inspired painters and architects, sculptors and jewelers, as well as collectors, board member of the belarusian republican public association of collectors viktor suvorov presented part of his rich collection of porcelain sculptures in the small hall of the art gallery. mikhail savitsky people's artist of belarus whose work marked a whole era in the national art 2020, the anniversary 100th anniversary of the birth of the great master, the theme of the exhibition is animalistics popular at all times, a genre of small plastic art dedicated to our brothers

the exhibition is designed to draw attention to environmental problems and the preservation of rare species of animals, fish and birds, animalism can also be traced in the work of other belarusian artists step mark leonid shchemilov anatoly endub vladimir akulov sculptors vladimir zhbanov sergey bondarenko mythological creatures in the work of the graphic artist valery sloak the exposition presents about a hundred different porcelain figurines depicting representatives of the fauna listed in the red book. republic of belarus here you can even see one species from the black book - the white american mink completely, replacing the european mink on the territory of belarus what other unique exhibits are kept in a private

collection? suvorov and why collecting has become a matter of his whole life, we will find out right now viktor gennadievich good afternoon. hello, you are an experienced collector. how did it happen that collecting became a matter of your whole life? psychologists believe that collectors are people under 16 years old and after fifty to sixteen years old who collect some postcards and so on and so forth. and if already to move to a professional level, then after 50 - this is already a serious hobby. this is the internet, this is newspapers, this is television, and so on and so forth, now the art gallery of mikhail savitsky is having a joint exhibition together with lyudmila baina, artist , designer, head of the creative studio of the porcelain reserve. here tell us about this exhibition. how was the idea of ​​the concept to create this kind of exhibition born in general. uh, sometimes

i have exhibitions. and that's when the museum's management last year. uh, offered. a. let's do something else quite next year. i said let's put the animals out. this is a wonderful topic. this is environmental protection. i have a red book and i can talk about the animals in belarus that are listed in the red book, i can talk about the animals of africa and asia, north america, and by chance at the exhibition we saw paintings by the children's art studio and invited lyudmila to participate in a joint project. she agreed to exhibit wonderful children's drawings here. like these ones the idea was born, uh, to show people that after all our surrounding world is beautiful, and we must help it to remain such in collections in the main. or you can see some other unusual items, i’m with a collector, in

fact, my main type of collecting tickets of all times and peoples, having very, very, very many of them, starting from the rubber of the 19th century to the present day, the second direction is, of course , a porcelain figurine, by chance, about 30 years ago, somewhere maybe a little more in st. petersburg, uh, i saw here, by the way, a symbol of our exhibition is the fox i saw in petersburg in these varnashop this forest. such a predator, hardened, so beautiful, amazing, and i bought it and realized that even this is interesting, then something else appeared, then a chandelier appeared, lenina then things and so on and so forth musical instruments dancing boys, girls, so all this overgrows and becomes a wonderful wonderful world of porcelain. ah, you can call gambling people, we are a gambling man , a very gambling man, in fact. so i can go to the other end of the city. if i they will call and say, there is something that i might be interested in, or is it a serial ticket or

some kind of sculpture of a bust of a possible composer that i need. i 'll just get up at 5:00 in the morning and drive towards you. if it's at 5:00 am, if the meeting is at 10:00 pm, i'll leave at 10:00 pm and look forward to, say, buying something at an auction. and it just drives me crazy. rather, it would come to me, to see, to enjoy , and so on, the main theme of the exhibition. still, they are mine. tell us why this particular topic attracted you directly. they were very uh, ancient look. let's put it this way, art is painting, graphics, sculpture, decorative art, and certainly any collection, m-m, has the presence of animalistic images, whether it's a brand. there, animal icons are depicted on the coats of arms of most cities and regions of the republic of belarus. when we talk about animalistics, then every collector, i’m just

sure, has it in his collection, if he collects philocartists or numismatist , he always has the animal world of art in his collection, any kind of collecting to be unprofitable. this is understandable because purchasing at some price sculptures or other collectibles. we are aware that it is very difficult to sell at this price. but it's great when people watch the exhibition and admire it, which means that if no one sees the collection on the dead, you should watch it and share it. tell us what is the geography of your exhibits? most of the exhibits, of course, are purchased at auctions of antique stores by correspondence. well, work colleagues even now know what collectors can bring to some a beautiful amazing vase or figurine and so on, but it is clear that

water does not flow under a lying stone. need to do this. so simply the collection is created lying on the couch. it is necessary to live with this, one must be carried away, one must seek, and who seeks, as a rule, finds and unconditionally. these are people who are passionate about collecting. education appears during collecting. when i was preparing for this exhibition, i certainly read literature, got acquainted with the book of the red book of the republic of belarus, this was presented to me by employees of the ministry of nature and protection environment. when i read, i realized that bean is a bison. there brown bear, european is a unique wonderful amazing animals. i have read so much about hippos. i can talk for a very long time about white tigers. i mean, uh, life and collecting just makes you learn. i'm not a biologist by training. and, but

still. i am very interested in reading. it seems to me that for you, what needs to be done in order for people to somehow relate to experiences, probably, to themselves, including, like the environment around us. this is a very difficult new technology. new foodstuffs new waste from the sea to the ocean air they are inevitable, unfortunately, it is very difficult to protect ourselves and our world of our animals from this red book. belarus is constantly growing a huge number of endangered species, but we must start with ourselves. here i was in the forest, went for mushrooms for chanterelles, but half my face was in plastic bags in plastic bottles. that way we won't get far . the psychology of collecting is still an interesting object of study .

many researchers associate this with excitement and the pursuit of something exclusive, but for some, such activities bring pleasure. it may also matter from an evolutionary point of view. we continue to explore new things until we decide whether it is useful for us or not, in addition, there are collectors who literally feel like they are part of history, collecting precious items, as if you are holding a real time machine in your hands that can tell about something really unique also to collectors may be driven by the desire to preserve the legacy by passing on valuable items. for future generations, the porcelain reserve exhibition is held jointly with the studio for creative development and art therapy floria at the republican center for ecology and local history, which has been led by the artist designer teacher of the highest qualification category member of the belarusian

union of designers lyudmila bairova here for more than 15 years. the author's works are in private collections in belarus russia, italy and other countries , only a part of the drawings is presented at the exhibition talented students. lyudmila bairova the young generation presents an exhibition project. they must not disappear, in which children depicted endangered species of animals and birds, thereby showing concern for nature and humane attitudes towards the environment. we will learn right now how to cultivate a humane attitude towards nature through a careful attitude towards oneself. lyudmila good afternoon. good afternoon. you are an artist-designer , head of the floria creative studio, a teacher of the highest qualification category. tell us how you manage to combine all this and one does not interfere with the other. you know when you're doing what you love. it’s not just one, it’s like a bouquet of beautiful flowers, here’s the bellflower cornflower and there’s also chamomile. this is how i

combine everything, as in a bouquet, it turns out such a beautiful fragrant bouquet that gives pleasure. i and everyone else at the exhibition presented the work of students of your creative studio. and it's all working. e presented as part of the eco-project. they must not disappear. tell us why the subject of the disappearance of rare bird species, general environmental protection you are so interested. well, firstly, uh, our studio works in a special special institution, that is, the republican center for ecology of local lore, so the ecological direction is for us. it is very interesting, she is connected with nature, but you yourself know that they are always artists, love love to sing of nature at all times and through love in nature the best quality is brought up in a person. we communicate with animals. we have a petting zoo. here children are happy to draw animals of their animals wild animals

and naturally it turned out that this project harmoniously appeared in our plans. how was the idea to create such an unusual studio born in general, as the studio has already been obtained in this center for more than 18 years, and before that i worked in other institutions, so i say that the studio. she already has enough, uh, big traditions. the name of the studio appeared already specifically in the floria ecological center. they were in the studio. e. is it several directions. the first direction was batik painting of fabric, sometimes we do this; the second direction is well, the use of different materials, that is, the creative direction is wide. and one more direction. it joined over 10 years ago. and this is called either saint art or art therapy is also called drawing in the sand. tell us then about the benefits of art therapy in the direction of sandography - this is part of arotherapy, because art therapy in

a broad sense, it is associated with psychotherapy, psychology, you understand, yes, that is, it’s like going to school art therapy in our studio as it is stated. yes, she is an element sandography and drawing is an element of art therapy, plus, as it were, basic knowledge of the development of creativity in artistic directions, an element of arotherapy. i think in the current conditions it is simply necessary. by the way , what does an environmentally educated person mean, in general, how can one bring up this environmental friendliness in each of us, creativity is shaped by drawing. studio for the ecology of the soul, he is the ecology of the soul - this is what, this means, it means that my soul must be able to love to love. to be able to appreciate everything around is to be able to empathize when a person has a purity of soul empathy. this is what he won't do. it never hurts not an animal, but not a person and

will be in your life. uh in the future this quality hmm shape further. i think so the exhibition can draw a logical conclusion. everything here is about environmentally friendly and careful attitude not only to nature, but also to man himself. be involved in all living things and take care of our smaller brothers, and also do not forget to follow the trends in the cultural life of our country . alina was not at war with you and remember to be cultural - it's fashionable we'll see you exactly in a week. until new cultural encounters.