Samovars – already recognized as a national subject character, and his image of the artist Nikolay Marchenko brings to the fore, making the hero of a series of works. Here the comparison with a Black square (which became already a symbol not only of avant - garde-the turning point in the history of art, but also the internationalization of art). And with the red Soviet flag, similar games clash of contexts of social art. In General, a kitsch image of a samovar, the artist offers to be taken seriously, without sarcasm and mockery, as it is one of the recognizable "Russian" of the images necessary for the national identity in a globalizing world.
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