Evgueni Agnine

Evgueni Agnine painted surrealism before learning it. That is to say, he is open to the surrealist method before exploring the art of Dali and the theoretical works of André Breton, Paul Éluard, etc. At age 15, he discovered a classic method of surrealism - the automatism that turns off control of the analytical part of consciousness (a direct flow of thoughts) by a subconscious flow. It was first surrealist prose and poetry. Then the visual solution of these characters arrived. In the early 1980s, he became familiar with the works of Dali, Ernst and Beksinski. The first period of his painting began with classical surrealism where he used the main method, declared by André Breton. A method based on "an astonishing image" and the surrealist metaphor. It is impossible to invent the surrealist metaphor. It cannot be built by the mobilization of the analytical beginning. The metaphor should come as a revelation. A message from the top. An imagined work is immediately seen. Agni realism is not an imitation of the surrealists of the past. This is not necessary for artists, in which Agni, a creative fire, is burning. Surreality exists today. Neo surrealists are able to penetrate into this reality. They are able to grasp a vision, able to memorize it and bring it to the web. They are, in a way, the superpowers of surrealists, the Neo surrealists. Evgueni Agnine was born at the foot of the Altai. A mountain range in the blue haze - an image beyond, which has entered his mind since childhood. The unknown attracts us. Attracts us beyond the affordable, beyond the visible. For a descendant of the Russian shamans and healers of Altai, it does not seem more difficult to enter surreality. His first personal exhibition took place at the age of 4 at the Teachers' House in Biisk. From his early years, the future leader of the anti-realist group engaged in creative work: he painted, wrote poetry and prose, composed music. In 1992 he was exhibited in Denmark. His first paintings in the classic style of surrealism were painted in the 80s of the last century. If it hadn't been for classic 20 th century Surrealism, it would undoubtedly have been recreated by the anti-realists. For this it is necessary to have two components, as for an inevitable active chemical reaction. The first - is a surreality, at the gates of which stands Agni, the god of the creative fire. The second is the creative individuals capable of developing this reality, who become the transmitters of it in a world of other people. The realistic Agni is a driver, transporter. The guide that provides visions beyond. Evgueni Agnine is a kind of guide, an insider. The main work of the artist in his journey can be considered as the “Last Crossing”. “The characters in my paintings come to me suddenly and quickly, - says the artist - I am not inventing. The invented painting is immediately seen. It is a sin for almost all modern surrealists. In general, they are simple imitators of classical surrealism from the first half of the 20th century. Inventions do not amaze, do not make one tremble in sacred ecstasy. The real painting created in the style of Agni Realism is always the result of lighting, the circuits between our reality and surreality. But a means of transmission is an artist's soul ”. Thus was born the painting "Last crossing". He popped up like a flash, and it didn't take more than five seconds. Although its final version appeared only twenty years later. After the painting was first exhibited in Moscow, critics began to talk about a new style called multilevel symbolism. This style involves a multi-layered reading. Each person can see its meaning by looking at this painting. And on the part of the artist, it is not a question of having a specific or concrete reading of the work. The author creates a formula, and the viewer inserts it into his values. So in the “Last Crossing” someone can see a global transition of humanity to a new level. The other sees the projection of his personal commitment to move into a new phase of development. Etc. Agni realism is a fusion between neo surrealism and neo symbolism. The new surrealism is based on wealth, spirituality and the artists able to perform these tasks. The surrealism of the last century was created as opposed to the avant-garde. Today's neo surrealism faces so-called "contemporary art". In many paintings by Yevgeny Agnine the elephants are present. "An elephant also has a great soul like its body, the texture of which is extremely interesting, - says the artist - but, moreover, the elephant is a multidimensional symbol". In the painting "The materialization of the pink elephants" the elephant is a dream symbol, it is a confirmation of the possibility of obtaining it. We are talking about a new type of work. This painting is intended to transform the space in which it is located, to make it more positive energy, to attract good luck and happiness. In the painting "Hummingbirds in the Temple of Abundance" several symbols of abundance are present, which can bring home luck, happiness and prosperity. First, these three elephants harmonize the past, present and the future, the three solar signs, the waterfall and the hummingbirds. On a subtle level of the universe, the symbol precedes the event. The symbol of abundance after a certain time attracts abundance. of the artist's most famous paintings is "The Spider's Web Sea", which can undoubtedly be called a classic of neo-surrealism. It presents not only a staggering vision, but also a surreal metaphor, associative rank and unusual, multi-layered symbols. The sea is rough at sunset, but looking at it deeper, it suddenly turns into still stacks of blackened bone structures, covered in layers of cobwebs. And the sailboat, frozen on the crest of the "vagu e ”, do not rush, he remains in eternity, ossified and also covered with layers of cobwebs. But it is interesting that the symbol of the spider's web in dreams is also positive and attracts well-being to the house. Evgueni Agnine considers Agni Realism as not only a movement for painting, but also a great trend in art. He writes music corresponding to the canons of Agni Realism, as well as poetry and prose.