Yesterday, July 29, 2015, on 89-m to year of life has died the artist Dmitry Dmitrievich Zilina (1927-2015).

Dmitry Zhilinsky was born in Sochi, lived and worked in Moscow. Academician of the Russian Academy of arts (Department of painting, 1988), member of the Presidium of the PAX (1997), people's artist of the RSFSR (1987), Professor (1970), member of the Russian Academy of education(1994).

he Studied at the Moscow Institute of applied and decorative arts, then at the Moscow state art Institute. V. I. Surikova N.  Chernyshev, S. A. Chuikov, P.  Korin, A.  and V. Gritsai N. Yakovleva@

is the Author of numerous narrative paintings, paintings-portraits, in which reinterpreted the traditions of old Russian icon painting and the painting of the early Renaissance. Most famous works: "Gymnasts of the USSR" (1964-1965), "Family N.  Chernyshev" (1969), "Sunday afternoon" (1974), "Poems" (1973), "Under the old Apple tree" (1969), "the seasons" (1974), "Man with a dead dog" (1975), "Waiting" (1978) "Sviatoslav Richter Plays" (1984), portraits of Pushkin and Dostoevsky (2004) and Dr@

Žilina were led different levels is real. Man and Nature, their spiritual unity is one of the Central themes of most works of the master, which is addressed to the eternal values of the universe, of nature, culture, moral and spiritual foundations of personality. Artist's Outlook was influenced by bright personalities: V. A. Tabor, N.  Chernyshev, P.  Corina, in dealing with them was him growing up and finding masterstva@

the originality of the plastic language has defined a deep interest in the art of the Italian Renaissance and ancient art, literally conquered the young artist. Zilina have mastered the difficult technique of painting with tempera on gesso, requiring flawless risanka@

Master focused his artistic search on creating a rhythmically balanced and harmoniously built multi-figure compositions, he preferred a closed plastic environment, "talking" to the audience in a special metaphorical, full of symbols language. In favorite portrait compositions and still lifes Zilina immersed in the rigorous process of studying nature, meticulously selected items, lowered unnecessary, always balancing on the verge of emotional perception and rationality. The artist's interest was aroused by mythological and religious and allegorical subjects. Over the years, his painting style changed: left strict local color, developed developed tonal palette, image flatness gave way to the illusory three-dimensionality. Special emphasis was placed on the expressive possibilities of line, contour, silhouette, subtlety of color is different from the style of his later master@

Art of Dmitry Zhilinsky — example of a wide range of opportunities to see and understand Mir@

Source: rah.ru