O. ZHOGIN, N. TSVETKOVA AND THE ART GROUP “RECYCLE” AS REPRESENTATIVES OF DIFFERENT CONTEMPORARY ART MOVEMENTS

The work of Russian artists Oleg Zhogin, Natalia Tsvetkova, Andrei Blokhin, and Georgy Kuznetsov is analysed in the context of new avantgarde trends in contemporary art. Although not personally acquainted, they embraced new currents in philosophy and art. Their individual themes, goals, and objectives evolve based on current scientific and technological advancements in an effort to expand their creative possibilities and the overall development of art. Their work incorporates new technologies and compositional principles in interaction with synthetic composite materials. Their creative positions are grounded in the pursuit of exploring open and all-encompassing space, technological experiments, and the search for new means of artistic expression from a humanistic worldview. Their work is relevant to the time, and their experiments reveal new expressive possibilities of new materials and technologies. Their creations are original and interesting, and the authors are recognised as part of the avantgarde art community.

POSTMODERNISM, COLLAGE, SPATIAL-PLASTIC ART, INNOVATIONS, INSTALLATION, TRANSFORMATION IN ART, FIBER ART, ENVIRONMENT ART, READY-MADE ART