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Sergei Ivanovich Kalmykov was born in Samarkand October 6, 1891 Soon, his family moved to Orenburg, where he attended high school. In 1909-1910. lived in Moscow and attended art school in St. Petersburg, studied at the studio M.Dobuzhinskogo and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.

After the revolution in 1917 he returned to Orenburg, participated in the design of revolutionary festivals, public buildings, and has lectured on art history, participated in art exhibitions.

In 1935, the Kalmyks came to Kazakhstan at the invitation to work in the newly created musical theater Almaty (now the Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. Abay), where he worked for many years.

For Sergey Kalmykov art was not only the meaning of life, but a way of existence. Sergei Ivanovich many words written with a capital letter - for it was little things of everyday life. All things seemed to him as a phenomenon of the Cosmic Being. This solemn holiday he carried in his heart all the time, so each of his work carries a powerful energy of joy, so his every touch of the paper and the canvas becomes a miracle.

Kalmykov died April 27, 1967 in Almaty.

His drawings and paintings by Sergey Kalmykov did not sell. He created them for future visitors. However, this did not prevent him to assess his place among the other artists. "Art Center is now in my head," - he wrote. Just so aware of his place in the art, can and should be working artist.

"The world is sick. And there is nothing surprising in the fact that only artists can lead the world to salvation."

Sergey Kalmykov