27.06.2025

Exhibition of creative works of students of the Art-Design Educational Center and the Day of Brazilian Art

The International Russian-Brazilian Center has been successfully working with the Art-Design Educational Center for a long time (director of the center Volkova G.V.). This time, the students of Associate Professor Kobzeva G.I. prepared works on the theme "Tropical Dreams". The project coordinator is the director of the International Russian-Brazilian Center, Associate Professor Baturina L.I.

Especially for the opening of the exhibition, which to be held from June to November 2025, the Day of Brazilian Art was organized, with the participation of not only RSUH artists and international department students, but also professors and artists from partner universities from Rio do Janeiro:

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Prof. Rafael Bteshe and Prof. Dr. Isadora Santório de São José. University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) - Postdoc Daniele Machado.

The event was opened by Vera Ivanovna Zabotkina, Acting Rector for International Cooperation. She congratulated all the participants and spoke about the strong ties between RSUH and the universities of Rio de Janeiro.

The presentations of Brazilian colleagues about the history of Brazilian art were very inspiring.  Daniele Machado, (UERJ) presented the works of her dstudents whihc were met with great interest. The main method that she uses in her work is to get out the students of there comfort zone to wake up their fantasies.

Associate Professor of RSUH Galina Kobzeva, in her turn spoke about her method, which can be called "Trust, Continuity and Love"

The Director of the International Russian-Brazilian Center presented the culture of Brazil as a "Patchwork Quilt". Brazilian art is a unique fusion of European, African and Indian traditions, reflecting the complex history of the country. From colonial baroque to contemporary street murals, it combines aesthetics with a social message, becoming a powerful tool of cultural identity. Brazilian art is a synthesis of cultures and social contrasts, a dialogue between tradition and avant-garde, luxury and poverty. It remains a manifesto of cultural resistance and creative freedom. As the poet Orlando Ribeiro wrote, “Brazil is not a country, it is a work of art.”