Innovative Consciousness and Intellectual Awakening——The Early Practices and Aesthetic Vision of the Russian Itinerant Exhibition Group
The Russian Itinerant Exhibition Group,the largest democratic art association in 19th-century Russia,was founded in 1870 and lasted until 1923.Founded by a group of Russian painters who adhered to the principles of realism,it opened up a new and unprecedented chapter in the history of Russian art,unleashing a vibrant vitality in Russian art during this historical period.The predecessor and initial form of the Itinerant Exhibition Group was the"Rebellion of the Fourteen",where a group of outstanding students from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts rose up in the reflection and awakening of artistic creation.They transformed from the early condensation in the form of"Artel",developed into a mechanism of operation of a painting school association and experienced organizational practice attempts of different forms and scales during this period.The operational mode,innovative awareness in creation and aesthetic thoughts of the Itinerant Exhibition Group,as an art group,gradually formed a unique path of practice and aesthetic vision through continuous exploration,linking together an extraordinary developmental context.