STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

On December 19, 2010, Margarita Siourina opened her one-man exhibition STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN in the ASTI Gallery.

23 paintings and 20 graphic works from TAURIS Series were exhibited. A multi-tier polyptych LEGEND OF THE KARAITES made a focus of the exhibition; the work had been first presented at Contemporary Arts Fair ART MANEZH 2010 on December 1 – 5, in Moscow Manezh Exhibition Hall. In the ASTI Gallery, LEGEND OF THE KARAITES sounded afresh:- three tiers of 10 canvasses were displayed as one all-embracing multy-part picture with no gaps unfilled.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

Intimate format of the exhibition-opening meeting was offered to the guests: an ‘eye-to-eye’ conversation; each person could take part in discussing the exposition. Art does always address an individual and not a crowd.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

Natella Voiskounski the curator of the ASTI Gallery’s Art Project IN SEARCH OF PARADISE introduced the concept of STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN exposition to the guests (please refer to the Article). From the beginning of times to the present day, the theme makes the magic thread of Ariadne to lead us through all the cultures of the world giving hope to get out from Minotaur’s den to the Daylight.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

The main subject of the discussion was «Theseus’s Mission» - responsibility of an artist who dared choose this path: to ascend the stairway with no railing, with no safety cord, and which is the most important knowing absolutely not where you would get to…

Traditionally, Margarita Siourina denied everything from the start, then she confirmed everything and finally cheered everybody up thus preparing the guests for watching a video reel STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, edited to the famous hit by Led Zeppelin.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

By the opening day of the exhibition in the ASTI Gallery, a Russian version of STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN lyrics has emerged magically; a very loose version if one may call it so…

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

В убеждении ты – злато все, что блестит,
И ты купишь – лестницу в небо…
Будет трудно, поверь, и закрытую дверь
Отворить помогает лишь слово…

И ты купишь лестницу в небо…

Знаки есть на стене, но не верится мне –
В слове каждом есть множество смыслов.
  В деревах над ручьем запоешь соловьем…
Как запутаны все наши мысли!

Удивляюсь…

И предчувствую я, на закат уходя,
Разрывается в крике душа,
В думах чудятся мне кольца дыма в листве,
Слышу прежних людей голоса…

Удивляюсь…

Словно шепот для нас прозвучит трубный глас:
К совершенству лишь смелый стремится!
Новый день настает для того, кто идет –
Смехом эхо по лесу промчится…

И если ты в смятенье – не грусти, уйми тревогу,
Это лишь сумерки перед цветеньем Мая…
Перед тобою два пути и выбор твой – куда идти,
Есть время, чтобы поменять дорогу…

Ох, как… удивляюсь…

Звенит в ушах и если догадалась ты -
То трубный глас зовет тебя в дорогу…
Ты слышишь ветра стон и если догадалась ты -
Из ветра сотканы ступеньки лестницы ведущей к Богу…

И мы как ветер придорожный…
И наши тени выше наших душ…
И эта Госпожа нам всем всего дороже…
Она сияет белым светом и желает видеть
Как в золото все превращается вокруг…
И если очень постараться
Блаженство испытаешь наконец…
Единое во Всем и Все в Едином…
Краеугольным камнем быть а не песчинкой…

И ТЫ – КУПИШЬ ЛЕСТНИЦУ В НЕБО…

Русская версия  Stairway to Heaven
Перевод: Маргарита Сюрина

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

In the second part of the play, that is the opening day of STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN exhibition, Sergey Nevskiy, the poet, presented to the public his remarkable chamber programme:- it was his poetry, love songs embracing both Tauris, human solitude, and… the STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI GallerySTAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery

Margarita Siourina is very grateful to the guests, her friends, to Sergey Nevskiy, Svetlana Solovieva and Natella Voiskounski for the fantastic event and…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!   

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, one-man exhibition of Painting and Graphics by MARGARITA SIOURINA in the ASTI Gallery