CONCEPT
The purpose of this series is to show the figurative display of the wisdom of Ancient China, in order to help understand, using the example of a thousand-year history of wars, what is most important in a conflict
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MAKE YOURSELF INVINCIBLE AND NOT FORCE THE ENEMY TO SUBE YOU.
The word "stratagem" in European literature is used to translate a Chinese term denoting a certain plan, calculation, but also a trick, a military trick.
Chinese stratagems do not just give recipes for possible actions.
They determine the field in which you are, those moral and
social norms that you follow or that you neglect in the name of achieving the goal.
The general principle of Chinese stratagems "The end justifies the means".
Such a practice was developed in the conditions of endless wars, when
issues of morality and morality were far from being in the first place.
But since in the modern world a person is not in an environment of tough survival, then forget about issues of morality and morality, he does not have to, combining knowledge and acceptable behavior for himself.History of mankind has shown that it is not profitable for any state to wage a protracted war, and also it is not beneficial for any person to accidentally enter into a conflict to find out that he is a loser in it.
Therefore, Elena proposes to introduce the concept of stratagem not only into politics and conflict situations, but into the way of life of any thinking person. Every person wants to be "strong" and increase their resources - material, physical or spiritual. At the same time, he needs to be able to think and behave correctly in this situation. The purpose of this collection is to combine the knowledge of European and Asian culture and convey strategic Chinese thinking on an international scale, to learn how to evaluate events as a whole.
, which requires awareness in its entirety of the objective state of affairs, the achievement of a supra-personal perspective of contemplation. In the context of stratagem thinking, victory in a duel is good only because it goes to the most worthy - the one who sees more and further than his opponent ... "
V.V. Malyavin
Chinese stratagems do not just give recipes for possible actions.
They determine the field in which you are, those moral and
social norms that you follow or that you neglect in the name of achieving the goal.
The general principle of Chinese stratagems "The end justifies the means".
Such a practice was developed in the conditions of endless wars, when
issues of morality and morality were far from being in the first place.
But since in the modern world a person is not in an environment of tough survival, then forget about issues of morality and morality, he does not have to, combining knowledge and acceptable behavior for himself.History of mankind has shown that it is not profitable for any state to wage a protracted war, and also it is not beneficial for any person to accidentally enter into a conflict to find out that he is a loser in it.
Therefore, Elena proposes to introduce the concept of stratagem not only into politics and conflict situations, but into the way of life of any thinking person. Every person wants to be "strong" and increase their resources - material, physical or spiritual. At the same time, he needs to be able to think and behave correctly in this situation. The purpose of this collection is to combine the knowledge of European and Asian culture and convey strategic Chinese thinking on an international scale, to learn how to evaluate events as a whole.
, which requires awareness in its entirety of the objective state of affairs, the achievement of a supra-personal perspective of contemplation. In the context of stratagem thinking, victory in a duel is good only because it goes to the most worthy - the one who sees more and further than his opponent ... "
V.V. Malyavin
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elena Poletaeva.
Author of the collection of paintings "Chinese stratagems".
ELENA POLETAEVA
Member of the Professional
Union of Artists of Russia
Poletaeva Elena was born on December 25, 1983 years in Vladivostok.Studied at humanitarian school No. 12, went to a circle of fine arts with E. V. Yumatova.In 1994 - 1998. studied at art school No. 5 at the art department in the group of Oshchepkov V.S. In 1997 -2001 .she studied at the Vladivostok Art College (department of design), graduated with honors.Worked as a painter, artist-designer, illustrator, 3D modeler and visualizer with customers from Russia, Australia, America, Ukraine and Japan.
Elena leads the exhibition She has been active since 1998. By 2019, she participated in 29 exhibitions, 9 of which were solo exhibitions. Her paintings are divided into thematic collections: “Breaks of Consciousness”, “Not Children's Drawings”, “Useful and Bad Habits”, “Signs”, “Creative erotica”, “Strange landscapes”, “Dreams”, “Sky”, “Non-random passers-by”, "Totem","Chinese stratagems".
The idea of creating a collection of stratagems came to me unexpectedly. I was offered an order for illustrations for Chinese stratagems in a very short time. I refused the order, but I was very carried away by this topic. The translation of Malyavin's book"Thirty-six Stratagems " served as a starting point in China's past and the very essence of strategic thinking. This journey took 6 years and taught me a lot in the professional and personal sphere. I believe that the main thing in the artist's work is the theme, and not the development of a certain technique of performance. If there is an idea in the work, then it should serve as a key to learning a new technology for its execution, and not vice versa. So it happened with the collection of stratagems. I developed for myself a technique that combined Asian and European painting traditions. It was important for me not just to illustrate fragments of the past, but to endow each picture with its own special meaning and symbolism. The purpose of this series is to show a figurative display of the wisdom of Ancient China, in order to help understand, using the example of a thousand-year history of wars, that the main thing in a conflict is "Make yourself invincible, and not force the enemy to submit to you".
Technique paper, watercolor, size 100x70 cm.
I believe that art should be international and accessible to everyone.