Svetlana Weinstein-Mashurina was born in Odessa in 1928. When she was two years old, the family moved to Moscow. In the capital, Weinstein-Mashurina graduated from a secondary art school, and in 1949–1954, she studied at the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts under the sculptor Vladimir Derunov. Immediately after graduation, she came to Novgorod and started working at the porcelain factory “Proletary”.
Weinstein-Mashurina considered her first teacher to be the chief artist of the factory Viktor Toot, a native of Hungary. In the 1950s, in the workshops of “Proletary”, Weinstein-Mashurina made dozens of sculptures, including “Zebras”, “Tigress with a tiger cub”, “Swing”, “Gypsy woman”, “Fish”, “Panther on a ball”, “Leopards”, “Festival of youth” and others.
The figurine “Bather” from the museum’s collection was associated with the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. In the Soviet Union, special attention was paid to sports. The benefits of exercise have been talked about on the radio, television, as well as promoted in movies and other works of art. Physical education breaks were held in schools and factories when students and employees warmed up for 10-15 minutes. In addition, propaganda posters and special advertising campaigns highlighted the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Svetlana Weinstein-Mashurina addressed this topic with the image of a young swimmer. Her heroine is dressed in a swimsuit and sits on a bench covered with a towel, in a relaxed pose, as if resting after a workout. She put one hand on her knee and the other behind her. The master chose simple white porcelain for the sculpture, but she decorated the swimsuit with gold elements — an ornament in the form of checkmarks. She also highlighted the two straps on the girl’s back with the same shade.
In 1955, a fresco by Svetlana Weinstein-Mashurina was used to decorate the capital. She performed a monumental composition on colored plaster on the facade of a residential building on Sadovo-Chernogryazskaya Street. In 1956, the sculptor became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. In 1959, she started working at another factory in the city of Dmitrov, where she mainly created sculptures for mass production.
Weinstein-Mashurina considered her first teacher to be the chief artist of the factory Viktor Toot, a native of Hungary. In the 1950s, in the workshops of “Proletary”, Weinstein-Mashurina made dozens of sculptures, including “Zebras”, “Tigress with a tiger cub”, “Swing”, “Gypsy woman”, “Fish”, “Panther on a ball”, “Leopards”, “Festival of youth” and others.
The figurine “Bather” from the museum’s collection was associated with the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. In the Soviet Union, special attention was paid to sports. The benefits of exercise have been talked about on the radio, television, as well as promoted in movies and other works of art. Physical education breaks were held in schools and factories when students and employees warmed up for 10-15 minutes. In addition, propaganda posters and special advertising campaigns highlighted the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Svetlana Weinstein-Mashurina addressed this topic with the image of a young swimmer. Her heroine is dressed in a swimsuit and sits on a bench covered with a towel, in a relaxed pose, as if resting after a workout. She put one hand on her knee and the other behind her. The master chose simple white porcelain for the sculpture, but she decorated the swimsuit with gold elements — an ornament in the form of checkmarks. She also highlighted the two straps on the girl’s back with the same shade.
In 1955, a fresco by Svetlana Weinstein-Mashurina was used to decorate the capital. She performed a monumental composition on colored plaster on the facade of a residential building on Sadovo-Chernogryazskaya Street. In 1956, the sculptor became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. In 1959, she started working at another factory in the city of Dmitrov, where she mainly created sculptures for mass production.
