Vasiliev Yury Vasilievich
Pseudonyms,autonyms and aliases: Vasiliev (MON), Vasiliev-Mon 1925–1990  

VASILIEV (MON) Yuri

April 7, 1925 (Moscow) - October 29, 1990 (Moscow)

sculptor, painter, artist books, theater artist, restorer


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Biography

VASILIEV (MON) Yuri

April 7, 1925 (Moscow) - October 29, 1990 (Moscow)

sculptor, painter, artist books, theater artist, restorer

was born April 7, 1925 in the family of an engineer and housewives. The family was still a brother, Boris, Yuri over 4 years, have had a great influence. Brother died in the war in 1944.

studied (with a break) at the Moscow Art College of memory 1905. In 1940-1942 at AN Chirkova, and in 1945-1947 - on the theater faculty at Shestakova. In 1942 entered the Irkutsk Military Aviation School, which graduated a year later with the rank of sergeant, and in 1943-1945 served in the 12 air regiment des Gardes aircraft mechanic, was slightly wounded.

In 1947 he entered the Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts (MIPIDI), after the closure of which in 1948 joined the Moscow Art Institute. Surikov at Faculty of Painting. In those years devoted much time to study the theory of art and technology of materials. He graduated from the institute in 1953; thesis "The Return of the camp" exhibited at the diploma course at the Academy of Fine Arts.

in 1954 adopted the Moscow Union of Artists. Worked in the poster group.

In 1954-1956 was a member of the commission based on the podium Hudfonda the USSR and chairman of the commission MOHFA of artistic material. In the work of this period was called Vassiliev neorealism, in these years have been some major plot pieces: "Don Quixote", "Leda", "Homunculus", "The Old Man and the Sea", "Man and a watermelon" and others.

In 1956 Vasiliev organized Russia's first exhibition of Japanese color prints in the halls of the Moscow Union.

In 1957 participated in the International Exhibition VI World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow, where he met and became friendly with the Czech and Polish artists, with the Moscow poets and writers. I got carried away graphics - linocut and monotype, in this and subsequent years made a large series of linocuts.

in 1958 created the work "Andromeda Nebula", "Love is not quenched", "Dog's Dream" and others in the series "Tachisme", performed a series of portraits. In the same year made the first abstract sculptures in stone and wood from the future series "Ancient Gods»

in 1959 created the costumes and scenery for a comedy VA Dykhovichnyi and MR Sloboda "Nothing of the sort" in Drama and Comedy Theater on Taganka. In the same year undertook a monumental work on the design of the hall number 6 ( "Hall of the Future") at VDNH in the pavilion of the RSFSR. Began work on dolls made of wood, a series (about 40 dolls) later called "Malvina».

In 1960, Vasilyev often went to the Pushkin Reserve - the village Mikhailovskoye, where friendships tied him with a wonderful writer and popularization SS Geychenko. In Michael's an artist has done a lot of restoration work, was a regular consultant to the reserve. In the same year - the first heart attack after sharp criticism of the party bureau. After recovery, Vasiliev made his first designs of wire, ran an extensive series of linocuts.

In 1960-1965 the main sources of income was the artist's book chart. Vasiliev has designed nearly 10 books: "Yesterday and Today" B. Slutsky (1961), "Verse" Mezhirova A. (1960); book - an annual magazine "Day of Poetry" (1962), "Pure for" A . Rudnitskogo (1963); "It was in Europe" Shotoly I. (1963); "I'm going on the ground" A. Chamberlain (1964), "Poems" J. Prévert (1964); " Colors struggle Mogara (1964), etc.

In 1962, artist Vladimir Vasilyev Bogatkin helped arrange an exhibition hall of Central House of Arts in linocut. The exhibition was a great success, but it worked only one day.

In these years a new period began in the painting - "Harmony" - the embodiment of the theoretical development of the artist's combination of colors. There were such works as "The Three Graces", "Demon", "Tamara", "George", "War of the Worlds," awakening ", and others.

In 1965-1971 Vasiliev designed the 7 performances. In 1965 met and became friends with the chief director of the Theater on Taganka YP Lyubimov, to perfect his theater performances of the Fallen and the Living "(1965)," Pugachev "(1966), was a member of Arts Council Theater. In 1965, designed the experimental performance "Trains disagree" at the Theater Mossovet, as well as "Fear and desperation of the Third Reich" by Brecht in the theater of Lenin Komsomol.

In 1967, he worked at the International Symposium of sculptors and stone in Gorzhitsy (Czechoslovakia). They created a composition of six sculptures "Love". Received the prize and an invitation to rest a month in Prague.

In the late 1960's - early 1970's, Vasiliev performed many paintings, drawings, sculptures and stone (limestone and marble) and wood, theatrical works. In particular, in 1969 at the Maly Theater worked on the play "old wives' tales" C. Goldoni. In 1971 were produced interesting scenery and costumes for the play "Barbarians" Gorky (not held).

In the same years in the publishing houses of Tokyo (Japan), were published in book design Vasiliev: "Possessed" (1968), "Poor People" and "White Nights" (both - 1970) F. ; Dostoyevsky, "The Captain's Daughter", "Eugene Onegin", "Queen of Spades" (all - 1970) Alexander Pushkin, "Secret Man", "Jan" (both -1971) AP Platonov.

in 1971 undertook the first visit to the Museum-Estate Polenovo, where the acquaintance with the writer and director of the museum FD Polenov, with which the artist subsequently tied warm friendships. In Polenovo Vasiliev carried out restoration work at the museum.

in 1972 held its first trip to Japan, to Yokohama, at the invitation of the Mayor. Impressed by a visit the artist created a large number of paintings, in particular the "Fuji-san", "White Roses Yokohama", "Bay of Ishigaki and others.

Summer 1973 at the invitation of SS Geychenko artist held in Petrovsky, doing restoration. After this trip were written three paintings entitled "Novels Petrovsky. In the same year in Japan, two books came out in the design of Vassiliev: "Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and" About Love "Frolova.

In early 1974 suffered a severe stroke, a lot of time spent in hospital and sanatorium. But this year was a lot of graphics - watercolors, drawings. At the end of the year completed two large sculptures: "Big Family" (marble) and "Forest King" (the tree).

7 and 8 April 1975 (two days) to the 50 th anniversary Vasilieva his family home as a gift arranged an exhibition in his apartment. This exhibition was the only: if life Vasilyev did not have any personal or even a group exhibition of paintings in Russia. In the same year the artist has finished a large canvas "pollution" ( "Polyuschin"), and also created a huge number of small works under the general title "cyclotrons". In Japan, published a book "Russian Classics": Pushkin (Eugene Onegin "and" The Captain's Daughter "), Nikolai Gogol (" Auditor "," The Overcoat "), and I . Turgenev ( "First Love" and "Rudin »).

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