Yesterday on the 88th year of a life Russian artist M. Helium Korzhev. Farewell to the Master and the funeral will be held on Wednesday

yesterday at the 88th year of a life People's Artist of the USSR, member of the Russian Academy of Arts Helium M. Korzhev , - informs TV channel "Culture» reports citing the "Institute of the Russian realistic art».

«Our team and I personally condole with the families and friends of Helium Mikhailovich - founder of the institute said Alexey Ananiev . - I was fortunate enough to deal with this great master. Helium genius Korzheva unconditional and unquestionable. He continued to work until the last days of his life. Helium care Mikhailovich - a great loss to the global art community. " Farewell to the Master and the funeral will be held on Wednesday, place of burial is specified.

One of the most powerful and brightest artists of the XX century, Helium Korzhev born July 7, 1925 in Moscow. In 1950, he graduated from the Moscow Surikov Art Institute, where he studied at the Sergei Gerasimov. Widely known artist was in the 1950's and 60's, when his works were presented to "raise the flag", "Love" and the famous series of works "Scorched war».

Contrary to opinion of many eminent art, Korzhev never considered himself an artist severe style. « I guess I am one of the sixties. Sixties - is primarily men who come from a flame war. This they carried a new view of the universe, of life, of art. An entire generation has come from the war with a passionate dream of a peaceful life, a thirst for knowledge, thirst for labor. It is this war generation formed the spirit of the age. It was just about the new, the execution of the creative energy of man. Hence the severity of our », - said M. Helium.

Despite high duties (1968-1975 headed the Union of Artists of the RSFSR), it was far from politics, never a communist. In the post-perestroika period declined by two orders of government, including their acceptance of hypocrisy. « I'm always in my life based on the fact that I have the right to do what is the soul. This is the main rule in life. It does not come over and do not be awarded to someone else. It must evolve from their honest attitude, which has devoted itself. I think that I had won. So always write only what I want. Life is art, art is for me simply loses all meaning. And in the work I most cherish freedom. Freedom to write what I want, and so, as I feel, and I can », - says the artist.

Helium Korzhev over 30 years in teaching, creative workshop led by the Academy of Painting Arts, worked in the Art School named after Stroganov. "In recent years, he has worked on the series of paintings on biblical themes, which in his interpretation of the acquired acute social realities of modern Russian history - told the Institute of Russian realist art. - Art should be presented by the artist in December 2012. Work on the exhibition, which will be dedicated to the memory of Helium Mikhailovich Korzheva to continue ».

Sources : tvkultura.ru , Press Release Gallery "Marichevich Fine Art», artinvestment.ru