Konstantin Vasilyev, a great artist

[SergeiSK]

Russian people are always worried about its own history. The great success enjoyed by films, books, poems about old times. Another great success enjoyed by works devoted to the heroism, patriotism, the military successes of the Russian people. Since ancient times people tried to capture the glory of their ancestors and in pictures.
Well-known paintings of such artists as Vasnetsov, Vrubel, Nesterov, Repin, Surikov ... In these writings clearly visible spirit of the era, the breath of ancient battles, conflicts, victories. Unfortunately, XX century did not introduce a lot of names in the Russian battle-patriotic genre, but a man like Konstantin Vasilyev clearly deserves the honor to stand beside the great classics.
K. Vasiliev was born 09/03/1942 in the midst of occupation in the city of Maikop. His father was an ordinary worker, and his mother belonged to the family of the famous painter Ivan Shishkin. The larger the period of his life he lived in the village of Vassiliev at Kazan. In 1961, the brilliantly graduated from the Kazan Art School.
Since childhood, the artist interested in painting, enraptured by the beauty of his native land, he fell swoop read a book on Russian antiquity, fairy tales, epics and scenes reflect everything that has always stirred his soul - the power of warriors, the originality of Russian nature, the identity of the ancient cities and settlements .
Like many painters, Konstantin quite passionately searching for their style and direction - again and again changed their approach to drawing. First, he became interested in surrealism, creating paintings in the spirit of Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso ("String", "Ascension", "The Apostle"). But pretty quickly disappointed in him. So he told his friends: "The only thing interesting surrealism, this is its purely external effectiveness, the opportunity to openly express a mild short-term aspirations and thoughts, but not deep feelings. Stepping away from the Suran, Vasiliev plunged into expressionism, writing a series of paintings ("Quartet", "Sadness Queen", "Vision", "Icon of Memory", "Music of the eyelashes). When his skill on the image of exterior forms reached its climax, Constantine again changes direction: it fears losing its creative force behind the image is clean on the depth of meaning of paintings.
That's when the artist has found something that will lead him all the years of creative ways. At first carried away by the Russian landscape, Vasiliev increasingly began to penetrate into the wonderful world primordially Russian culture. Later his teacher he would call Vasnetsov and even dedicated his painting "Geese-swans".
From under his hand out grandiose landscapes, diluted human portraits, striking in its vitality. Then were born the most famous works of the artist ("Waiting", "Man with an owl", "Northern Eagle"), symbols of Russian identity and the deep Russian soul. This wave Vasilyev write a lot of pictures battle genre, including on the Great Patriotic War ("Farewell of Slav", "Marshal Zhukov", "Nostalgia").
His work style is very individual - each of his work, he wrote the music. Artist inspired songs filled with lively energy that carry the seal of the human mind and the senses. This is a Russian folk songs, is, of course, the classics (especially he loved to Shostakovich), a military and patriotic songs that have appeared during the war. Perhaps that is why his paintings want to listen. The fire, he depicted the special luminous paint.
Unfortunately, during the life of an artist of genius harassed government and its many critics, accusing it of "Russian fascism". He was a long time were not allowed to exhibit, called to stop writing useless "non-Soviet" pictures. Even after his death, despite the sort of relaxation of relations, to the restructuring of his paintings were persecuted, there were attempts to destroy them. Only due to efforts of residents of Kolomna, the majority of works managed to keep and put in a museum.
When the artist finished the legendary painting "Man with an owl," he told his mother: "Now I know how to write" a few days later he died. October 29, 1976 accident interrupted the life of Konstantin Vasilyev 35 years old. The official version of the tragedy - was hit by the train at a railway crossing. But given how absurd and unexpected was his death, there are some doubts whether this was actually an accident. Alas, we have no control over the vagaries of fate, but the great Russian spirit of young artists will live forever in his paintings, reminding us of the identity and greatness of our motherland and its people.
Oleg Agayev
(Really beautiful and talented artist. And worthy of those adjectives, in contrast to those artists who are referred to as "talented and brilliant." It is a pity that he left early ...)

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A few paintings that are in his museum in Lianozovo:

[SergeiSK]

A few paintings that are in his museum in Lianozovo:

[artcol]

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reminding us of the identity and greatness of our motherland and its people.
Oleg Agayev
(Really beautiful and talented artist. And worthy of those adjectives, in contrast to those artists who are referred to as "talented and brilliant." It is a pity that he left early ...)

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... Unlike those whom they call "the beautiful and talented" in contrast to those ... who are referred to as "talented and brilliant" etc.

SergeiSK, I emphasize that all these definitions are debatable. Given that Vassiliev I were not. Unnamed master lacquer miniatures me somehow closer.

[Vladimir]

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Unfortunately, during the life of an artist of genius harassed government and its many critics, accusing it of "Russian fascism».

As a child I had a postcard Vasiliev. Then produce the folder with the cards. A childhood I had in the early 1980's, when Soviet power was in the juice. Then indeed was the atmosphere around Vasilyeva dissent - in a whisper said that the artist is not recognized. But the cards were. Pro specifically Vasilevskij circulation will not say, but the circulation in the Soviet power, were you know what. Millions - easily.

[SergeiSK]

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I emphasize that all these definitions are debatable. Given that such Vasilyeva I do not think.

I do not argue. How many people, so many opinions. Only here for me rather strangely, when considered brilliant Warhol, Basquiat, Kosolapov, etc. Good artists they may be, but not brilliant ...

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[Vladimir]

[SergeiSK]

[artcol]

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I do not argue. How many people, so many opinions. Only here for me rather strangely, when considered brilliant Warhol, Basquiat, Kosolapov, etc. Good artists they may be, but not brilliant ...

Anyway, someone feel important - for whom keep
In terms of superlatives - it is an epithet, and the money - it is money. I can understand an amateur singer of pop culture and obsch.potrebleniya Warhol, acquiring his work for big money, an amateur singer of trash culture and the city, acquiring Basquiat for big money (about Kosolapov keep quiet). It has its own aesthetics. But I do not understand who would buy Vassiliev for big money. Although it is his right. There aesthetics at risovalok.

[SergeiSK]

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I can understand an amateur singer of pop culture and obsch.potrebleniya Warhol, acquiring his work for big money, an amateur singer of trash culture and the city, acquiring Basquiat for big money (about Kosolapov keep quiet). It has its own aesthetics. But I do not understand who would buy Vassiliev for big money. Although it is his right.

I'll buy, like a fan of "Russian fascism". It recently bought a painting Belyaev-Hintaŭta.