At the age of 73 years, died St. Petersburg artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov, one of the leaders of the Leningrad unofficial art

died honored artist of Russia Vladimir A. Ovchinnikov, one of the founders of the Leningrad "unofficial art", the participant of the exhibition of riggers" in the Hermitage in 1964 and one of the organizers of the first official exhibitions of unofficial artists in Leningrad Palace of culture. Gas in 1974 and recreation center "Nevsky" in 1975 Godo@

On the death of the artist said on his page on Facebook Alexander Borovsky, head of Department of contemporary art at the State Russian Museum: "a Great artist, honest, noble man. Completely separate, not subject to collective passions... He already entered the history of St. Petersburg art, none of the exhibitions was not without his works - well-crafted, with built-in inside the expanded narrative, like easy reads, but really elusive, developing yourself, open fully for some other, better than we, the viewer. To stand out are accustomed, his thick faceted men with metal, maleficence, color resolution, literally “included in every home”. To stand out are used so that you saw his presence in our art for granted: not particularly interested in how he lives, what suffers. He, with his passion for our regular heroes, will be... As it usually happens with the hidden people, Ovchinnikov never translated the conversation to himself, not to mention self-presentation: no PR, no mass media hype. Ovchinnikov was sure: his characters speak for themselves, everyone will understand what happens to them. And nothing particularly good with them not occurred: humane and independent inhabitants alien Soviet peace - angels, the homeless, the disabled, the dreamers, the outsiders, they are in new times felt in an increasingly tough and alienated reality. In this respect he was not Russian Botero: the heroes of the last stable in their attitudes and Outlook. Ovchinnikovskaya same - restless and unsatisfied. And more mud in itself. As their Creator. Farewell, Vladimir Afanasievich@

Vladimir Ovchinnikov was born on 4 October 1941 in the Perm region, in 1945, he moved to Leningrad. By the early 1970s, the artist developed his own style, which combines art and ironic primitive. Since the mid-1980s, his exhibitions are held in the United States, Europe, Kitae@

Fame Ovchinnikova brought paintings, combining the "magical realism" of landscape and genre painting with elements of traditional religious iconography. The artist's works are in the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of art (new York), the Museum of fine Arts (Beijing), Art Museum (Tartu), AOK-GALERIE, düsseldorf, Rutgers Museum (new Jersey) and many other Mosiah@

the Artist was a member of the Academy of Modern Art in St. Petersburg. In 2011, a major solo exhibition of Vladimir Ovchinnikov was held at the Museum "Erarta", SPb@

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