The farewell ceremony for the Soviet and Russian artist, honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts (RAH) Eric Bulatov was held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Paris. When the reporter was convinced, dozens of people came to say goodbye to one of the brightest representatives of modern art.
Bulatov's body was placed in a coffin with a glass window. People attending the ceremony approached him to say goodbye. They also expressed their condolences to Bulatov's wife, Natalya, who was present at the farewell. Among those who came to say goodbye to the artist were representatives of Russian cultural and diplomatic organizations, including Russian Ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov.
Previously, a source told that the artist's body would be cremated. After cremation, his ashes will be transported and buried in Moscow.
About the artist
Erik Vladimirovich Bulatov is a Soviet and Russian artist, representative of Moscow conceptualism. Known for contrasting poster text with figurative illustrations. Bulatov was born on September 5, 1933 in Sverdlovsk (Ekaterinburg).
In 1958 he graduated from the Academy of Arts named after VI Surikov. Since 1959 he worked at the children's publishing houses “Detgiz” and “Malysh” together with II Kabkov and OV Vasiliev. He began his exhibition activity in 1957 in Moscow, and since 1973 – abroad.
In the 1970s, he created the first construction paintings that combined the ambience of classical landscapes with posters or text inserts. Within the framework of one painting, Bulatov compared images of the ideologized space of Soviet reality with landscapes, texts and lyrical images (“Danger”, “I am coming”, “Welcome”). In the 1980s, the artist's original creative style was developed in the works “Don't Lean”, “Revolution – Perestroika”, “Perestroika”, “Sunset or Sunrise”, etc.
Bulatov's fame brought him the painting “Glory to the CPSU”, created in 1975. In 2008, it was sold for 2.1 million USD.
