Valentin G. Podpomogov

[zarajara]

Wladzislaw, I'm so sorry that creativity Podpomogov sometimes that's perceived as inadequate. This is so unfair, and this injustice accompanied him throughout his life. I knew him well, I can even say some time was something of a student-assistant (after graduation). I have something to and with whom to compare, you can believe it. talented, he was fantastic, and somehow totally talented. Could create from anything, anything. In painting, he was terrific, accurate and solid drawing, and this despite the fact that he never received vocational training.
He knew and understood surprisingly light - few of the artists already knows the light is there to say work in film. Surprisingly understood and knew the invoice, could get up to simulate the illusion, it seems, everything from paper to sand and wood, from brocade to silk, have not even looked not study nature, and just knew how to do it. Very fond of the characters and tried to express the meaning, the idea through a symbol.
 I know that sometimes gives rise to exclusion from the pros: we simply lost the habit of such a technique of painting, it's a bit archaic, but really - is gorgeous. Wali problem is that he did not get into the mainstream of our time, and not as his work. And yet, it somehow does not fit into the concept of the Armenian and the Armenian painter painting as Armenian painting has some features that it does not (do not want to go into these details). If he had lived in Russia or at least attended to in order to exhibit in Russia, liaise with the museums, in short, a little warning in advance, then surely he would have been the title (vowel or unwritten) [B]"outstanding Russian artist, or abruptly. Because he really had the potential for this, this title was his glove. But he was too careless and impractical, and remained as an artist and not Armenian and Russian, and there was "not exactly your" there "stranger". It's a shame that the heirs (two children and second wife) shared the remaining work, so yes, that can not even arrange a solo exhibition, because Val was not a prolific artist and each of the heirs are not typed, and 10 papers. In short, once everything was muddled. Once, long ago, he told me once said, "When I die, my pictures will be burned up," I asked, "How did it," he replied, "And they are not wanted."
 And then someone appears with his "moo-y-utny kitsch." Arrogant and unfair. There would have to regret that it could be, but it did not happen, sorry about that one "prominent Russian (or Armenian)" the artist would be greater if not for circumstances that are not people with their selfish interests, if y He himself was a different character, word, though ....
So sorry ....