Ufimtsev Viktor Ivanovich
Victor Ufimtsev one of many Russian artists, for whom Uzbekistan became creative homeland. Born in 1899 in the southern Urals in the village Barnevka. In drawing was in Omsk (1916-1919) courses of drawing and painting. In 1918, while studying in the studio A. Klementyeva and being "ordinary realist," got the lecture David Burliuk on futurism. Having received futurism art of the future, defined his creative credo: "The new content and need a new form. In 1923, in search of new leaves in Turkestan. Everything seen, at first, reminded a carnival. Bright colors, unusual architecture, people in exotic garb. Tashkent, then even more colorful Samarkand and Bukhara. I became acquainted with many artists who lived in those years in Uzbekistan - A. Isupov, A. Nikolaev (Usto-Mu'min), A. Volkov, L. Bure, M. Kurzin, Korovay. A characteristic feature of the works of those years were concise and traditional artistic language, bound with a decorative color. The artist completes his work the technique of collage. Uses a different material: the patterns of paper, fabric, rug, cane. The product of "the train" combined the bold experiments of the young artist - camera angle, the shape of paintings, mixed media.
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November 21, 1899 (s Barnevskoe, Southern Urals) - December 31, 1964 (Tashkent)
He spent his childhood in Tobolsk and Omsk. He studied at the Omsk Commercial College (1910-1919). Since 1917 engaged in a course of painting and drawing at the Institute of practical knowledge. In 1918 he was called up for military service, fought in the ranks of white and red (from 1919) Armies. In 1918, met in Omsk with DD Burliuk carried away futurism. Together with like-minded (NA Mamontov, Shabul-Tabulevich) founded the Futurist group "Chervonnaya Troika" (1921-1922). Since 1920 worked as an artist at Club Red Army and lecturer Chervonoarmiiska art studio, took part in trips to agitparohode «III International.
In 1923 he traveled to Moscow, where he met in VV Mayakovsky, Meyerhold, AN Tolstoy. In 1923-1925 he lived in Turkestan (Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara), became friendly with Alexander Volkov, AV Nikolaev (Usto-Mu'min), L. Bure, AV Isupovo. Worked in Samarkand Commission for the Protection of works of art and antiquities.
In September 1925 he returned to Omsk. He worked as chief artist of the Omsk gorteatra (1926-1933). Many travel throughout the country, repeatedly visited the Altai, the Caucasus, the Far East, in Central Asia.
From 1933 he lived in Tashkent. He worked as chief artist of the theater. Hamza (1933-1936). He actively participated in the creation of the Union of Artists of Uzbekistan, since 1933 Member of the organizing committee, since 1940 - chairman of CX Uzbekistan. In 1944 he was awarded the Distinguished Artist UzSSR. He was engaged in organization of exhibitions, creative teams with the departure of five-year construction. In the late 1950's - early 1960 traveled to Afghanistan, Tunisia, India and the result became a series of gouaches "The Afghan Diary", "Tunisia", "On the roads of India."
He proved himself in various fields of art, in charge of easel graphics, posters, collages, decorated samizdat poetry collections ( "The Futurists - Sbornik1" 1921; "Autographs", 1920-1923), led a "visual diary" ( "A piece of life", 1920 -- e). I created portraits, landscapes, still lifes, in the 1930's - works on historical-revolutionary theme and the theme of Soviet life.
From 1921 - participant of exhibitions (1-I "Chervonnaya Troika"). Participated in the 1-st All-Siberian exhibition of painting, sculpture, graphic art and architecture in Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk (1927), 1-st Kazakhstan traveling art exhibition (1928) and others. Held solo exhibitions at Novo-Nikolayev's (Novosibirsk, 1921), Samarkand (1924, together with Usto-Mu'min), Omsk (1926).
Exhibitions of works Ufimtseva held in Moscow (2007, 2009), Omsk (2009).
Creativity is represented in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, Omsk Regional Museum of Fine Arts. MAVrubel, State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Savitskiy in Nukus.
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