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Schemel, Leonid
(Shchemelyov, Leonid. Genus. 1923) well-known Belarusian artist, pedagogue, People's Artist of the BSSR (1983), Honored Artist of the BSSR (1977). Born in Vitebsk. Member of the Great Patriotic War, was severely wounded at Mozyr. He studied at the Minsk Art College (1947-1952 gg.) Y L. Leytman, on the picturesque branch of the State Theater and Art Institute (1953-1959 gg.) In B. Tsvirko.

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He taught at the Minsk Art College (1959-1964 gg.), The Republican boarding school for music and fine arts (1966-1974 gg.), At the architectural department of the Belarusian State University (1975). In art exhibitions since 1958 Member of the Section of Painting Artists' Union of the BSSR (since 1964). Works in the field plot-theme paintings, genres of portrait, landscape, still life. Artworks Schemelev inherent expressiveness of the art form, which is achieved wide dynamic pulmonary, saturation and decorative richness of color, romantic image, the multifaceted psychological characteristics. A significant place is theme of the Great Patriotic War, it appears as a direct demonstration of military events, and indirectly - through a deep understanding and experience of the military past of today: "difficult years" (1965), "Reminiscence. May 9" (1965 ), "My Birth" (1967), "Guerrilla" (1972), "Veterans" (1972), "justified" (1974), "July 3" (1977), " The first day of the World "(1981)," The partisans of Vitebsk "(1984)," February 1942 " (1984), "blessed memory" (1984), "There is people's war" (1985), "Oath" (1985), "Nalibokskaya Forest" (1985), "Disturbing Summer 1941 g. " (1985) and others in scale, the magnitude of the individual scenes are underlined in "General Dovator" (1975), "People's poet of Belarus Ya Kupala" (1981), "Lesya Ukrainka" (1983) and etc. The complexity of lyric-epic structure distinguished series of works "Land of my Minsk region": "flax Ivenets" (1977), "threatened by war 22 June 1941", "Listovey", "Summer" (1978; State Prize BSSR, 1982) and others balanced composition, psychological depth and sincerity of feeling nature of the work of his contemporaries: the portraits of teachers (1969), artists Chépica N. (1970), G. Vashchenko (1980), " Violinist "(1973)," Sunday "(1974)," Svetlana "(1975)," Ministers Muses "(1975)," Young "(1975)," Daughters "(1976 g.), "Sisters" (1976), portrait of Danekinoy (1978), "Kate draws" (1985) and other colorful, expressive rhythm plastic embodiment, deep poetic feeling - feature landscapes of Belarus : "Autumn Appeal" (1975), "Viazynka" (1976), "Pines" (1977), "January in Minsk" (1977), "Source" (1978), " At the end of January "(1978)," Loshitsa "(1978)," Spring on the Dvina "(1979)," Motherland "(1981)," Winter in Rakov (1982), "Winter" (1983), the series "New field" (1979-1982.) "Corner of inspiration" (2006), "Winter in Rakov (2006)," Pond in Zdravnevo "(2006 ), etc. The bright saturated colors, washed understanding of human life through the tangible world is distinguished still life "Tulips" (1973), "Honey" (1974), "After the concert" (1975), "Flowers of the earth "(1978) and others to the historical past of the homeland Shchemelev drawn in paintings" C. Kalinowski (1975), "Arrest Savinkov in Minsk" (1977), "The Return. Gusovsky N. (1980 .), "Repin Zdravnevo" (1980) and others Shchemelev - one of the most striking and significant figures in modern Belarusian art. In the artist's creative assets 25 personal exhibitions in Belarus and abroad, including in Russia and Germany, his paintings have seen the audience more than thirty countries of the Old and New World, Africa, Asia, from Canada, Mexico, Algeria and ending with the Republic of Sri Lanka and Japan. Shchemelev - honorary citizen of Minsk. Since 2003, working in Minsk City Art Gallery works L. Schemelev (based on the collection - 60 paintings donated by the artist, Minsk). Works are in collections of the National Art Museum of Belarus, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art in Minsk, the Belarusian Union of Artists, the Ministry of Culture of Russia, and in private collections in Belarus, Germany, Israel, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Canada, the Baltics, Russia, U.S., Turkey and Ukraine.

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L. Shchemelev. Portrait of his wife (Svetlana). 1975