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ARTIST'
CURRICULUM VITAE
- Gregory
Perkel was born on May 3, 1939 in Vinnitsa, a city situated
in the territory of the former USSR and presently in the independent
state of Ukraine.
- From
1946 he lived, studied and worked in Moscow. In 1964 he graduated
from the fine arts-graphics department of the Moscow State Pedagogical
Institute.
- In
the first year after graduating from the Institute, he learned
to make a living in different fields of commercial art, doing
illustrations for magazines and books, movie posters, theater
decorations and costumes, cartoons and much more.
- The
beginning of his creative work he attributes to spring of 1966.
From that point, life and creative work of the artist could
be separated into two large periods: Before the immigration
to the United States and after immigration.
FIRST
PERIOD
The
Beginning 1966-1969
- The
creation a body of work on various themes, in gouache, watercolor
and oil on canvas technics.
In
Search of Roots 1970-1972
- Worked
on an album of lithographs, based on the theme of Jewish Folklore.
Formation
of Artistic and Spiritual Principals 1973-1977
- Created
an album of lithographs based on novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War
and Peace" and a collection of lithographs titled "Parables".
Doubts
and Search 1975-1977
- Created
a body of work in variety of mediums, which reflect a spiritual
state of the artist prior to his departure from the USSR.
SECOND
PERIOD
- On
October 18, 1977 the artist with his family arrived in New York.
"Totems,
Parts and Obsession" 1978-1980
- Creation
of an istallation in which the ideas developed by the artist,
prior to his immigration, were crystallized and also during
this particular period two graphic series were created called:
"Women and Ages" and "Personages".
"Genealogical
Roots" 1981-1983
- A
group of four triptychs, in the creation of which the artist
tried to realize his place in time and space.
"Nostalgic
Bouquets" 1983
- A
series of eight medium size paintings, representing short period
of disillusionment, depression and abrupt change from one style
to another.
"Holiday
Purim" 1983
- Creation
of conglomerate (Compositional principal is based on individual
elements: canvases, collages, sculptures joined together on
the wall in one unit) on the theme of Jewish Folklore. For the
artist this work presented to be the start of a new vision and
a new style.
In
the Stream American Culture 1984-1989
- The
artist completely breaks all ties with the ideas and aesthetics
of the past and begins a new "American" period of his creative
work, which reflects life and culture surrounding him. During
this time fourteen conglomerates and three graphic series and
about dozen paintings were created.
Discovery
of Corporaria Land 1989-1993
- The
artist discontinues creating "works of art" and entirely devotes
himself to the research of the new space revealed to him called
"Corporaria Land". To this day he has researched, recorded and
prepared four aisles for exhibition:
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1.
Trade, Pray and Relax Over the Coffin Table.
2.
Candlelight Dinner in a Time of the Framed Culture.
3.
The Day After...
4.
Scrolls of the Cardboard Century.
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