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Viktor Tsoi, Battle, 25 x 40 cm, paper /colored markers, 1980s.



Artist Viktor Tsoi

Many know of Viktor Tsoi as a film actor, pop star, rock musician, songwriter and leader of the "Cinema". But few people know that Victor R. Choi was a talented artist. He participated as an artist in 26 exhibitions and has written more than 100 paintings and drawings. But the general public most of them simply unknown. Perhaps that is why today, an exhibition of his paintings is more difficult than in a solid position to organize some performances. In any case, these shows can be counted on one hand.

In the late 1990's. the Tretyakov Gallery exhibition of the "New Artists", which was presented and one picture Tsoi. In 1988, held in New York exhibition of contemporary artists from Leningrad 10 paintings painted by Viktor Tsoi. January 8, 2002 at the Museum of the New Academy of Fine Arts exhibition "Viktor Tsoi: painting, drawing, sculpture," (from "The Secret Life of the musicians"). In her closing (February 2) met with friends Tsoi was arranged documentary films. The exhibition devoted XXV-th anniversary of the Leningrad rock club (15-21.11.2006, St. Petersburg, "Manege"), together with paintings of other rock musicians exposed picture Tsoi "Welcome to flight." In the spring of 2010 at the Marble Palace St. Petersburg hosted an exhibition entitled "Brushstroke" where were including things Tsoi.

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Victor's parents always thought that he would become an artist. Art education and training Choi received from early childhood. Valentina, his mother, recalled how, in the kindergarten teachers praised her son for good drawings and love for sculpting, and the issue was given a book with the words: "Our artists". For its part, she did her best to develop the ability of his son: "Pencils, paint, clay were always close at hand."

After the third class Vitya give the nursery art room in the Palace of Pioneers. Withdrawal rates and the head of the studio of a professional artist about him: "This boy if he wanted to draw cool. And if not, you can not force it."

In 6th grade Choi comes to art school at the Griboyedov Canal. Classes were held in it 2-3 times a week after school in a regular school. Leningrad City Art School (LGHSH number 1) was and remains the best institution of the city for gifted children. It accepted children who have been seriously entrance test. When people talk about art education Tsoi, especially recall obtained in vocational specialty woodcarver. However, the basic education that
Choi formed as a creative person, he was given it in art school. Here he met Maxim Pashkov, with whom subsequently creates his first rock band "House number 6" (also called "Wooden contact").

In high school, Victor had problems with academic performance, in the certificate for the 8th grade - very often three, at least - 4. Only five - on drawing. Even the singing teacher did not think that before him - a future rock star. But the talent for drawing Viti Tsoi was hard not to notice.

In these years, Choi torn between painting and music. On the one hand - hobbies "The Beatles" and "Black Sabbath", playing the bass guitar in a rock band, on the other - study at art school and dreams of becoming an artist. Had to last all the bases. Craving for the painting was genuine. Not by chance, the first time a teenager was in Moscow, Victor immediately "flee to the Tretyakov Gallery."
In May 1976, the Ethnographic Museum in Leningrad was the city exhibition "We love our home." On the 14-year-old Choi presented easel song "All at BAM." Figure finished second in the competition. Recalls VV Choi: "The work was, in my opinion, nothing special. But Victor was able to accurately capture what was in the air. This he later manifested itself in music. He felt something in his own pulse of time. Then everyone was talking of BAM. Victor was also a romantic. Drew train traveling at BAM, guys with guitars. "

After the end of eighth grade (1977) Choi goes to Art School. Serov, specialty graphic designer. He still leaves desire to become an artist, but to think seriously about how to connect my life with rock music. In "Serovke" he Unlearning only two semesters and will be assigned at the beginning of 1979. At dismissal Choi referrals to vocational 'Administration and public organizations of the Art School. VASerov apply for admission to college you entrusted Victor R. Choi, who has the ability to produce artistic specialty. Tsoi VR expelled from school for academic debts. Transcript of one and a half years of study and characterization are included. Discipline Choi VR satisfactory. creative assets. "

In one version, Choi and company kicked for calling the look (earrings, pins, long hair). As Victor's mother once said: "Rock music took him." But apparently, the reason was not only that. It is unlikely that a young punk Vite Choi liked this "hotbed of pacifism," where "marijuana smell at all levels" (A.Panov), and education is poor. This is also indicated in its assessment of the student's record book. In all subjects, including drawings, assessment is "satisfactory." And only for painting and Russian language - "good" and in Literature - "excellent." Graphs of the third semester in the Gradebook empty. Later, in an interview with Victor so say about this period of his life: "I remember, I then become an artist, even went to art school, which, by the way, will soon quit. Terms of use, it was not very successful attempt, because nothing I was not taught, even spoiled in many ways. "

Secondary education Victor Tsoi will receive 11-a night school class № 147 (1978-1980). The school characteristics issued for admission to the university, will be the words: "more inclined to humanities. Reads a lot, draws. Took an active part in the design of school parties, conferences on the subjects."

When we talk about time, we must remember that in the late 70's. in the Soviet Union was not understood happenings, performances and necrorealism, but in certain circles, have become habitual abuse of Soviet mentality. In 1969 Benedict Erofeev wrote his famous poem "Moscow - End of the Line", and later unofficial Leningrad artists will hold a scandalous exhibition after another (Palace of Culture. Strip, 1974, DK "Nevsky", 1975, the exhibition "Cyril and Methodius" , 1978 and others).

Similar movements occur in the West. At the end of the 70 informal American artists hooligan paint the subway trains and fences Manhattan district of New York (East Village). In their ranks were to be found drug addicts, homosexuals and transvestites. Already in the early 80's East villedzhskie artists will hold the official exhibitions. Pictures of one of them, Keith Haring (1958-1990), especially the impact on the artistic style of paintings of Viktor Tsoi (1985-1988).

How then could an 18 year old Choi combine "active participation in the design of school parties" with no less active part in punk promotions? But, indeed, he gave a lot of time drawing. Artist friend Viktor Pugachev Alex recalls: "At that time Victor did not write music or lyrics. But drew a lot. Especially do not show anything, but when I went to his house he was living in Victory Park in Moscow Avenue, everywhere - on the walls, on the easel, even on the floor, lay his drawings. not notice them was impossible. "

Basically, this is student work, written in LGHSH and School. Valentin Serov. These include burning on the board, still life and urban landscapes, executed in the impressionist style. Two of "My Friends" and "Plant" Metallurg "after the change" are written in a spirit of realism.

The accumulated experience and knowledge will be useful in drawing posters favorite rock musicians: John Lennon, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and others (1980-1982). As his student work, Victor writes posters colorful gouache on large sheets of Whatman. In its way, they are close posters British pop artist Peter Blake's art, better known design album covers "The Beatles" "Lonely Hearts Club Sgt Pepper" (1967).

Some of the posters were for sale, others willingly gave Choi friends. Wrote Victor and portraits. Teacher SGPTU № 61 Lyudmila Kozlovsky, where Choi studied at carver (1980-1982), recalled: "He listened to ... and at the same time is always something to paint. His last page synopsis were any persons , abstract, people ... And so, I look once - he was no longer in a notebook, but on poluvatmane, my in-the-head of a ... I look at him and smile. And he told me not to eyes watching, and the look, and he draws and paints. Well, I think, give it to finish, nobody of 36 people so well and does not draw a lot. A Choi is able of God. "

Choi tried himself in all styles and genres: portraits, still lifes, landscapes, realistic and surrealistic paintings, drawings, paintings, collages, painted pictures, posters. Themes and subjects of his paintings: fiction, death, love, heroic figures, space, politics, sports, etc. Special mention should be pictures on the drafts of songs, copybooks and notebooks. This is mainly sketches of famous musicians (in profile or full face), some monsters or demons, caricatures of friends, etc.

Art studio, City Art School, College. VA Serov received vocational specialization in the restoration ... Viktor Tsoi meant it when asked by a journalist once said: "I studied drawing, painting, ten or eleven years, so I know how to draw. I know, and anatomy, and how the light falls."

There is reason to talk about the influence of surrealism on Victor Tsoi. Associativity, extensive audience of co-creation, as well as archetypes bring together these pictures Choi with surreal paintings of Salvador Dali.

Each Tsoi, a famous musician, journalist and presenter Alexander Lipnitsky said: "Victoria, it is just not enough time, because all of his adult life, he devoted the music, and the last two years - and even movies. Painting was for him an outlet and fun It's ... it works very similar to his musical activities - this is the most pop-culture. I would say that this is the legacy of Andy Warhol's circle. Yeah, that did Choi and Kotelnikov was young - very close to the style formed after Warhol's studio ".