Fedor Zakharov Z.

[Art Bulvar]

In the still lifes of the most famous painters of the Crimean Fedor Zakharov (1919-1994) an amazing combination of attention to detail and artistic ability to generalize.

 At one time, Fedor Zakharov said that the Ukrainian changed his nature , forcing a new look at the problem of landscape painting. For him - a native of Smolensk , a graduate of Moscow State Art Institute . Surikov (1950) - Life in the Crimea and Sedniv saturated the world with bright colors , contrast, and gave it expression. It is here that a great colorist talent Zakharova could open fully . And it is not only evident in the magnificent , subtle mood impressionistic landscapes wizard , but in the still lifes , which constitute a substantial part of his artistic legacy.

Zakharov sensually perceived the world , and it was important to convey in the film the feeling of delight , which caused him Crimean luxury roses , peach or lilac . He worked quickly , artistically , temperamentally , but for this ease and seemingly nonchalant letters were colossal work , experience, skill , learned of his outstanding teachers - A. Lentulova , I.Chekmazov , B. Tabor .

In the still lifes Zaharovskaya miraculously combines a taste for detail and artistic ability to generalize. Zakharov did not try to impress the viewer an illusion accurate recreation of the object. More important to him - instantly " palpate " thing , to feel its texture , " disentangle" brush refracted rays of light to convey a lively and exhilarating experience of meeting something amazingly beautiful and unique.

Thus, the picture of " Roses " - not a copy of reality , but only an artistic response to it. It seems that the red and scarlet , coral interspersed with vermilion and white flowers on a background of gradually appearing cold saturated blue and ocher evening window table. Such an unusual color palette creates the effect of " blurred vision " : though sharply included electric light and disheveled pink buds have not yet managed to find in the eyes of the artist's clear contours .

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Many other still lifes Zakharova also come quickly abandoned this point of view: there is a feeling that the author finds reality surprise rejoicing suddenly opened picture . A striking example - " Still life with lilacs " where lush pale lavender flowers and dazzling white whipped brush artist in coloristic vortices , losing in the glare of their contour limits. And then the airy lightness of flowers contrasted with " grounded " in the density of malachite and rusty brown fabric has written widely staccato strokes. Achieving compositional adjustedness Zakharov simultaneously comes to philosophical and emotional understanding of reality in this simple plot sees the unity of two elements - the " earth" and " air" , and in between places "water" - glass jars , " woven " by all the rules impressionist painting of some reflexes.

However, in the work " Still Life. Night Rose " artist solves other problems . Here depicted flowers in no hurry to dissolve in the dusk thickened , but rather violently resist him . Scarlet , coral and pale yellow buds, thick pasty written strokes vigorously tenarovoy blue break out of the window opening . Interior rooms decidedly interesting painter all his attention focused on the conflict colourist , color and spatial duel , which needs no second.

In the still life "Night Rose" Zakharov and does splits light and air . On a dark background , freaked sharp broad strokes , mature lemon and a light beige color - convex , juicy, though aspiring relief. The same inherent bulk and subjects in still life "Flowers" . However, there is a night scene chaotic convention gives way to ultimate clarity daytime views. Artist admires warm inflorescences , dipping them in cold white with bluish background tides sash and tablecloths, carelessly thrown on the table. Sensual beauty of the objective world - that , in essence , the content of this work.

Attentive observer of nature , subtle colorist , Fedor Zakharov always gives his paintings unique author " empathy " in the depicted object . But while his work related to something greater , aimed at the wider context , refers to the history of painting , and , perhaps, make us think of her future .

Painting «Azov gobies ", which stands somewhat apart from the floral still lifes , emphasizes this " attachment " to the historical experience of the artist . In part , they guessed allusion to the famous Korovinskoe "Fish , wine and fruit " (1916 ) . Zakharov if enters into a dialogue with the Russian masters of Impressionism , and the familiar stories begin to sound in his interpretation differently. He fills the picture energy ease discards unnecessary details , leaving the most important - color, feeling, mood, emotional outbreaks . The defining moment in the color of the painting became dazzling sunlight generously Flood table and tablecloth with fish , conditionally repeated in the folds line upwind aqua . Under the bright rays of all the objects are transformed , changing its true color , acquiring pinkish ashy hue. Fragmentary nature of the composition , the game cold and warm tones , bold pattern make the picture a sense of dynamics. It seems that it emanates from the salty sea air ...

Fedor Zakharov, highly valued in life ( what a joy - a timely recognition of the master ! ), Winner of the Order " Badge of Honor" (1960), Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for his merits in the development of Soviet art (1967) , Honored Artist and later - People's artist of USSR , in fact , had something more important than a list of jewels and high rewards ... Nature has endowed him with a rare talent for " penetrating " vision , the ability to capture the infinite, the transformation of the world every second . And certainly not lost : the artist thanked their generous giver , working , in fact , all life on one theme - her portrait .