Alla S. DAVYDOVA

Born June 27, 1946 in Leningrad.
In 1969 she graduated from the Leningrad Art-Industrial College of. VI. Mukhina, Department of Textiles.
. Collections where works
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. Works are in the All-Russia museum of decorative and folk art in Moscow,
. State Museum of History St.-Petersburg,
. Gallery "Raisa", Erfurt, Germany,
. private collections in Britain, Germany,
. United States, Finland, Scotland
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Participation in exhibitions and auctions

1983 Exhibition of textiles. Warsaw. Poland;
1984 Exhibition of arts and crafts. Dusseldorf. Germany;
1987 Personal exhibition. Central House of Artists. Moscow;
1988 Exhibition of tapestries at the International Symposium on Oriental rug. Hotel "St. Petersburg". St. Petersburg;
1990 White Nights. St. Petersburg;
1991 CONFIGURA I. Erfurt. Germany;
1991 Textile Moscow and St. Petersburg. Gallery "Raisa". Erfurt. Germany;
1992 ITNET - 2. International exhibition of tapestry. Washington;
1993 Golden Autumn. International Exhibition of Textile. All-Russia museum of decorative and folk art. Moscow;
1993 White Nights. International Symposium on Textiles. St. Petersburg.

Autobiographical notes

It is difficult to say that it is an inspiration to me. Much. In the soul is a process, incomprehensible at first for itself, and gradually he acquires an image that I and torture tayus expressed in tapestry.

Criticism

The first direct sensation from work Davidova-in their amazing emotional, temperamental, picturesque. Her tapestries seem to be "written" broad brush of fresh. They are stored directly display the real-world richness of forms, fresh paint and at the same time - decorative, monumental summarized. Most of its work are dealt with Contra-tnom, unexpected masses of color comparison, composite plans, leaving a feeling of drama-tion, internal conflict. In the work-max Davydova like fighting two early, two of the artist - a painter, with a desire to show the world in all its living beauty, whether it's still-life, landscape or a person and an artist-tapestry-we start demanding other imagery, conventional languages, ca. Connecting more precisely fused into one The image-proximately structure in the flesh of a tapestry, these qual-Twa talent Davydova give often unexpected in kind, but always interesting results.

Bibliography

P. Koval "The dramatic and decorative art", Journal of Decorative Arts ", N9, 1981, p.35;
"50 years LOSH", Journal of Decorative Arts ", N11, 1982, p. 20, 22 (photo);
"Zone exhibition tapestry 85", magazine "Decorative Arts", N3, 1986, page. 13, 14 (photo);
"INTENT-2 International tapestries - universal themes", Journal "Fiberats", 1992, p. 52 (in English. lang.)
"Russia as You like it", magazine "Quilting", January, 1993, p.. 59, 60 (in English. lang.)
"Perestroika", the magazine "Textilforum", December, 1991, p.35, Germany (on it. lang.)
Newsletter "International Tapestry Network", 1992: N2, p.15; N3, p.27 (in English. lang.).