Konstantin Vasiliev was born on
the 3 September 1942 in town Maykop of Krasnodar region. His father
Alexey Vasiliev was born in St.Petersburg, he took part in three wars
(The First World War, Civil War - he fighted in Chapaevskaya division
and Second World War - partisan and communist). He was an engineer, big
admirer of nature and literature.
His mother Klavdia Shishkina - on maternal side she was from Saratov
peasants.
On the 8 of August 1942 Maykop was occupied by
fascists, father of K.Vasiliev became a partisan. But in February 1943
the town was set free, and his father returned home. In 1946 the family
moved to Kazan, then to Vasilievo village, located in 30 km from Kazan
in front of the place where Sviaga flows into Volga river. Virgin
forests and an expanse of river waters… Kostya went hunting and fishing
with his father. These seems to be unforgettable moments when soul is
open to everything wonderful in the world. He began to draw very early.
His mother said about him: 'He was born with pencil in his hand'. His
parents did their best to help their son to develop his gift for
drawing.
After he had passed examinations successfully, Konstantin Vasiliev
became a student of the Moscow art school - boarding school at institute
named after Surikov of Academy of Applied Arts USSR. From 1954 for 1957
he had been living and studing in Moscow. These years were filled with
impressions from fine art, music, theatres. There he became an artist,
who deeply apprehended a bases of an aesthetics of Russian national art.
But then, in the middle of 50s, at school after the change of the
director the training of monotonous drawing style began. The teachers
started to specify how to draw and what to draw. Social realism did not
attract Vasiliev. He wanted to create not under somebody's instruction,
he asserted his right to choose a theme and picturesque method. After
the annual vacation Konstantin did not return to Moscow school. He had
continued education in an art school of Kazan.
The Kazan art school has more than century history.
Here studied and taught Nikolai Feteshin, the favourite learner of
I.Repin. Talented Kostya Vasiliev was noticed at once. His teachers were
P.Speranski - outstanding theatrical artist of Kazan, V.Timopheev and
N.Sokolski - learners of N.Feteshin. They continued traditions of
Russian realistic school of painting, which was based on figure, colour
and composition. It was close to Vasiliev. Subsequently it became a
basis of his picturesque method. He had graduated theatrical-decoration
branch with distinction, his degree works were the sketches of scenery
to a musical drama "Snegurochka" (Snowgirl) by Ostrovski on music by
Tchaikovski. By this time on an operational table his father died of
coronary deficiency. Konstantin was very depressed, besides him in the
family there were two young sisters - Valya and Ludmila. He was the only
son and senior brother, their hope and support.
After finishing school he was recommended to take
place of the theatrical artist at movable theatre in Menzelinsk. But
the place was engaged and Konstantion Vasiliev returned home, in
Vasilievo. He became a teacher of drawing and plotting at school, then
artist - designer at a factory, periodically he performed the orders of
Art fund in Kazan. But his main work he did at home for himself and for
his friends. All this time he made his own search of direction in
painting.
At the beginning of 60s K.Vasiliev tried many
directions of modernism in painting, especially in surrealism and
abstract expressionism ("String", "Coliseum" "Atomic explosion",
"Argonauts", tenth of abstract compositions). However at the age of 24
he stopped his searches of form. He considered that the art without
subject expressing the painter only, but painter must work for people.
He thought the ideal to be a goal of creative work. Everyone has its
ideal it is God's gift and it could be opened for a person.
K.Vasiliev turned to realistic style of painting. He draw native
scenery: "Twilight", "Stump", "Chapel", "Swans". Sometimes he draws
several images of interesting theme. His paints are often composed as
theatrical decoration with side scenes and background. Beauty and
harmony of person and world around.
In early childhood K.Vasiliev read Russian epic
novels. He was interested in history of nation, and more all - northern
Slavs, prehistory of Russian nation, Scandinavian legends. In his
creativity he addressed to folk art: songs, epics, fairy tales,
Scandinavian and Irish sagas, Poetic Edda. From this moment a heroic
theme, epic novels and legends, theme of Second World War (" Marshal
Zhukov", "Invasion", " Parade of forty first ", "Nostalgia of home Land
", " Farewell of Slavic woman"), scenary-portrait lyrics, profound
philosophical thoughts of life became key points of Vasiliev's creavity .
Such canvases as "Expectation", "Swans", "Woman-reaper". " Near the
well", " Northern eagle", "Man with an eagle owl " became favorite for
many people...
Painter's world view was deeply influenced by Russian
literature, especially by F.Dostoevski, N.Gogol, M.Lermontov, I.Bunin.
K.Vasiliev was great amateur and expert of classical music. He had a
large collection of gramophone records with classical music. Graphic
portraits of composers and musicians also reveals his interest to music.
During Vasiliev's life some exhibitions were held,
where the works of the artist were submitted. In 1963 he participated in
republican exhibition " Artists - satirists of Kazan ", which passed in
Moscow, in the Central exhibition hall in Arena. From 1968 to 1976
K.Vasiliev sometimes participated in exhibitions in Zelenodolsk and
Kazan. The creativity of the artist became especial popular after his
death. During twenty years there were held more than half-hundreds
personal exhibitions of his canvases in many cities of Russia and also
in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Spain.
IIn 1988 Konstantin Vasiliev was posthumously awarded
by Premium of Tatar Comsomol named after Musa Jalil for a cycle of
canvases devoted to the Second World War.
IIn 1996 and 1997 were opened two museums and Picture gallery of Konstantin Vasiliev.
This charming collectible stucking doll is made in Russia with love.The set has depctions of Konstantin Vasiliev paintings-a russian artist,a creative legacy,which has more then 400 paintings and graphic works:portraits,landscapes,surrealistic compositions,paintings epic,mythological and battle genre."In another window","The Reaper","The man with the owl","Divination","Yaroslavna's lament","Giant","Monster rusalka","The magic swan gheese" are some of the pictures related on this beautiful stucking doll. Hand painted,hand lacquered,signed by the artist on the bottom in 2000.The largest doll measures 10"tall.Makes a great gift !
Artist:Starostin V.
- 10" Tall
- 10 Pieces
- Imported from Russia
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