Biography of Plastov 5

Interesting facts of childhood years, the future artist was born in the year, in one of the villages located in the territory of the modern Ulyanovsk region. The family was not rich. Father are books, and his grandfather was a village icon painter. Despite the fact that in the family there was an artist, the parents of Arkady did not think about painting. They saw an exclusively clergyman in the younger son.

Father and mother struggled to give the boy an appropriate education. The child was identified in a rural school, where he graduated from three classes. Then the summer Arkady entered the theological school, located in Simbirsk. Having studied for 5 years, he continued to increase his spiritual level in the seminary. In the year, a rather mature young man realized that he was not going to be his own, but a “parental” way.

Arkady felt that his purpose is different. The understanding of his own calling occurred after one episode, which left a bright and indelible trace in it. One spring days, the guy saw how icon painters painted a rural church. This fleeting observation became a fateful event for Plastov, made a real revolution in his mind. He decided on his professional choice, deciding to become an artist.

He was ready to work hard, overcome difficulties and obstacles, just to fulfill his dream. The dream, a young man, went to Moscow in reality in the year to receive art education. He entered the Stroganov School, where he studied for 2 years. В связи с этим до года он проучился на скульптурном отделении. However, the desire to become a painter brought Arkady to the workshops of Korin, Arkhipov, Stepanov, where he took lessons from eminent painters.

In the year, the young man returned to his native land. He began to work as an artist, to write paintings. He writes from nature, depicts local residents on the canvases. Many of his works reflect rural life. In the year there was an event that changed his future life. During the fire, all his paintings burned, not a single sketch, not a single study. Plastov is almost 40 years old, and you have to start your creative path again.

He again takes out paints, brushes and is taken to work. This time he gives all his strength and time to creativity, without spraying to agricultural work. Plastov regularly attended exhibitions, studied the work of the Wanderers, studied with them. He not only continued the traditions of Russian painters, but also made his unique contribution to the common cause. Soon the public spoke about Plastov, and he became a recognized artist.

The painter exhibited his paintings at the Moscow exhibition. From now on, no important event in the world of art did without Plastov. The artist was admired by not only ordinary people to whom he devoted many paintings, but also professionals - landscape painters, critics, experts in this field. The artist’s work of his paintings tell about the life of peasants, illustrating their pastime and rural uncomplicated life.

The works of Plastov emit love for rural life, for nature. He sees in simple stories joy, natural wisdom, the sacrament of human being. Plastov writes that he himself is expensive. He grew up in the village, his whole spirit is impregnated with a village way. With great warmth, the artist depicts on the canvases of peasant children. Pictures “In the summer”, “First snow”, “Sanya Malikov” tell the viewer about what was dear to the artist, what he saw the beauty and basis of life.

His work is of great interest: “hayfield”, “harvest”, “tractor driver”, etc. His series of paintings, written during the Patriotic War, touches the soul, causes a lot of emotions. For example, the painting “Fascist flew” shows about the horrors of war, although it does not depict the silhouettes of enemies and explosions. The peaceful pastime of the passerois boy and his herds can no longer restore.

And the reason for this is someone's incomprehensible, angry, cruel plan that has chosen its goal to destroy life. This picture was exhibited at the Tehran Conference and literally struck Roosevelt and Churchill, contributing to the quickly opening of the second front. After the war, a denunciation was fabricated on Plastov that he was an ardent champion of impressionism.

One of the artist warned about the danger of his colleague and offered to do something for the sake of power. So the picture "Lenin in the spill" was born. Having received the Stalin Prize, the artist bought 4 bicycles, making a gift to himself and his son. Later, he will acquire a motorcycle, and after it a car, which will be called the "top of the bourgeoisie." The artist died in his native village, when he was already 79 years old.

The personal life of the artist’s wife was Natalia - a girl belonging to the noble estate. After the revolution, her family was ruined. Despite this, her father worked as the head of the Simbirsk province. The girl met her future husband in the church, feeling someone's gaze. A strong feeling broke out between them, but Natalya did not give consent to marriage for a long time.For 6 many years, the layers have achieved his goal - to forever connect himself with his beloved.

Natalya hesitated, she did not want to leave her parents. After six offers, the girl gave up her hands and heart, and the couple got married. The couple lived a happy life together. Before death, the artist advised his wife not to cry about him, because after 10 years they will reunite. Plastov’s words turned out to be prophetic. Natalia survived the wife for this period.

Interesting facts 1. One of his friends in the spiritual seminary kept a photo of a beautiful girl in the room. Plastov found out that the beauty lives in Simbirsk. Despite the fact that it was necessary to go to the city 60 km, the strata went to the girl to find her and get acquainted. So he met his future wife, with whom he lived for long and happy years. Plastov for a long time sought the hands of his future wife Natalia, but the girl hesitated.

Finally, the girl’s spiritual father advised her to put 2 leaflets with inscriptions with the icon of Nikolai Wonderworker: “Yes” and “No”, defend the service, and then take one of the notes at random. Natalia chose a sheet with the word "yes." Throughout her life, she was a faithful assistant, a reliable “rear” for her husband, which helped Plastov take place. Of great interest are the artist’s letters to Nikolai - his son.

In them, he writes a lot of interesting things about life, spirituality, talks about art. Having gathered to enter the Art School, Plastov came to Moscow. Arriving at the station of the capital, the guy fell into an extremely unpleasant situation. He miraculously avoiding the execution. Plastov was surrounded by patrolmen because of the buttons on which the eagles were depicted.

He was perceived as a spy. One of the patrolmen who regretted the young man saved the young man from the death. In the village where the layers lived, collectivization agitators proposed to buy a tractor. To do this, it was necessary to collect a certain amount of money. Plastov did not like this proposal. He advised to purchase horses, because the car may break. After that, the artist was arrested by the NKVD as an adversary of the collective farm system and spent about 4 months in imprisonment.

He was helped out by the villagers who stormed the relevant authorities with letters. See yet:.