The craftswoman Tamara Gavrilova, who created the sculpture “Singer”, carefully worked through the details of the figurines. She especially succeeded in lyrical figurines or compositions, in which she revealed the heroes' ideas and characters with the help of form and elements of decor. The sculptural composition “Old Romance” brings these features into focus.
The composition consisted of three sculptures: a singer, a guitar player, and a curtain with a candlestick. The heroes had real prototypes. Tamara Gavrilova sat for the singer herself: the craftswoman used to perform folk songs and romances outside the factory. A guitar player — an artist Anatoly Zavyalov — accompanied her. Their colleagues noted a life-like portrait resemblance between him and the musician.
The romantic image of the singer was complemented by a floor-length dress with long sleeves and an openwork collar as well as a smooth turn of the head. Tamara Gavrilova chose white porcelain for the sculpture and decorated some elements with gold paint.
Gavrilova moved to Novgorod from Leningrad in 1954. Although she was trained in the field of sculpturing, she was allocated to work first in a design organization, and then in restoration workshops for several years. From 1959 until 1963, she led the Young Sculptors Club at the Palace of the Pioneers (children’s institutions of supplementary education in the USSR). Her students Vladimir Zhuravlev and Natalya Karpova became professional sculptors.
Since the late 1960s, Tamara Gavrilova joined the Union of Artists of the USSR and began participating in regional and republican exhibitions. In 1967, she started her career at the Bronnitsky Porcelain Factory “Vozrozhdenie” to transform her artistic ideas into porcelain units. She created a variety of high-volume and collectible figurines. During those years, Gavrilova created such sculptures as “Sadko”, “King of the Sea”, “Alexander Nevsky”, “Good Morning. At the Bus Stop”, and other figures painted with cobalt and gold.
For several years, Tamara Gavrilova was the main artist of the Bronnitsky Porcelain Factory “Vozrozhdenie”. Over the years, she created many items, including Novgorod souvenirs that became very popular among locals and tourists.
The composition consisted of three sculptures: a singer, a guitar player, and a curtain with a candlestick. The heroes had real prototypes. Tamara Gavrilova sat for the singer herself: the craftswoman used to perform folk songs and romances outside the factory. A guitar player — an artist Anatoly Zavyalov — accompanied her. Their colleagues noted a life-like portrait resemblance between him and the musician.
The romantic image of the singer was complemented by a floor-length dress with long sleeves and an openwork collar as well as a smooth turn of the head. Tamara Gavrilova chose white porcelain for the sculpture and decorated some elements with gold paint.
Gavrilova moved to Novgorod from Leningrad in 1954. Although she was trained in the field of sculpturing, she was allocated to work first in a design organization, and then in restoration workshops for several years. From 1959 until 1963, she led the Young Sculptors Club at the Palace of the Pioneers (children’s institutions of supplementary education in the USSR). Her students Vladimir Zhuravlev and Natalya Karpova became professional sculptors.
Since the late 1960s, Tamara Gavrilova joined the Union of Artists of the USSR and began participating in regional and republican exhibitions. In 1967, she started her career at the Bronnitsky Porcelain Factory “Vozrozhdenie” to transform her artistic ideas into porcelain units. She created a variety of high-volume and collectible figurines. During those years, Gavrilova created such sculptures as “Sadko”, “King of the Sea”, “Alexander Nevsky”, “Good Morning. At the Bus Stop”, and other figures painted with cobalt and gold.
For several years, Tamara Gavrilova was the main artist of the Bronnitsky Porcelain Factory “Vozrozhdenie”. Over the years, she created many items, including Novgorod souvenirs that became very popular among locals and tourists.
