Petr
Andreevich Kobyakov

Born 12 Feb.1917 in the town of Bogoroditsk, died 25 January 1999, ibid.). Member of the Union of artists of Russia (1947).

Often repeating his favorite phrase “trotz's alledem“ the artist, “no matter what“, tried to follow him in life. In a recent interview he said, “Though I had some time to work on orders, but they are not the main thing in my creativity . In art the main thing - love is my business". Not for money, not for praise wrote Kobyakov, by his own calculation, about eight hundred paintings and drawings and lots more. They are stored in the state (the Tula Museum of fine arts, Bogoroditsky Palace Museum and Park) and private collections, the legacy of the artist became interested in the Museum of the Academy - his alma mater .

Absolutely applicable to him became now almost banal expression “beauty will save the world“: the whole life of Pyotr A. - example of service beauty and rescue her. His educational talks at schools and institutions of “mother of God miracle of the XVIIIth century“, article in the Central newspaper about the fate of “the count's ruins“, a trip to the Ministry of culture has stirred up in the mid 1960-ies the entire city. Through his involvement was able to defend from destruction and to restore the Palace - the pride of the inhabitants and the admiration and envy of the good visitors. All your vacations Kobyakov held here, and the tourists - students or eminent scholars - that he had been asked to conduct a tour of the Palace and the Park, sometimes stretch on for hours.

In the works “Palace“ topic remains forever preoccupied the artist: he wrote it before the war, and lying in ruins, and in the course of restoration, and restored.

The old names Bogoroditsky, Kobyakov all his life was connected with his native city and left him only at the time of study. 15-year-old high school graduate youth collective went out for the construction of the Stalinogorsk (now Novomoskovsk) chemical plant, in 1933, entered the Ryazan art College, which he graduated with honors in 1937, the painting “the Last moments of Pushkin's life “.

The first time Kobyakov was interested in the painterly style of the Wanderers, and he carefully studied their heritage. A significant impact made on him and the French Impressionists, hence a creative way to transfer everything in the “outdoor“ colors (“Girl with guitar“, “Girl under the birch trees“).

In the years 1938-1946 Pyotr Andreevich — student of the painting Department of the Russian Academy of arts, where he studied, and perfectly (in 1940-1946 he was a Stalinist fellow), people's artist of the USSR B. V. Johanson. Student of Korovin, he defined the character and tendencies Kobyakov as the finest lyric poet. From the University time has survived only a few papers written on holiday in Bogoroditsk (“Sanatorium “Red miner“, “Polina Dimova,“ “Old woman“). The cause is not only war. Surprisingly, according to the artist, Leningrad he “felt“ he saw the coldness and hopelessness. But the East (in the war Academy were evacuated to Samarkand) conquered Kobyakov. It has excited and captured the element of southern brilliance, and shows how changing their color scheme (“the Mausoleum of Tamerlane“, “Registan“, “Shahi Zinda“).

Visiting after the war, the Ashgabat carpet factory, the artist captured the masters behind the creation of “woven“ paintings (“Carpet“, “Gul“). Architecture, life of locals and they are written in “Oriental “ cycle juicy and colorful. Kobyakov jokingly admitted that “foreigners“ it feels Uzbeks and Turkmens.

In 1947, on the recommendation of the artists N. P. Ulyanov, and P. N. Krylov Kobyakov admitted to the Union of artists. Then on the advice of his distinguished countryman he drove home: though from his father's walls were only ashes, "and houses and straw Edom". Rare connoisseur of the Holy virgin of antiquity, Peter A. he loved his city, and now only the paintings of the artist preserved his disappearing corners (“:“, “Bolotovsky oak“).

In 1964, he joined the public Council for the stewardship of our lady of the people's history Museum, and his team was always not only a good source of advice and “information Desk“, but a principled critic.

In 1940-60-ies Kobyakov lot of work in his favorite genre — a portrait. In it the artist was attracted by the opportunity to “climb“ into the soul of the model, to convey his mood.

In the famous in the postwar time the farm “Victory“ he painted portraits of rural workers (“the Portrait of the Hero of Socialist Labor Startsev“, “Old groom“). A delighted labour feat of the combine brigade I. V. Kochetov, established in 1957, the record of penetration in the Suburban pool, creates a picture of the “Miners“. To achieve truthfulness , the artist descended from miners in the mine.

Peter A. left a whole gallery of Bogoroditsky celebrities of the XX century, creating a “Portrait of the honored teacher of the RSFSR A. P. Burtsev," “Portrait of the old teacher, S. A. Kozhin,“ “Portrait of L. S. Maslennikova“ (the honored doctor of the Russian Federation, the organizer of TB services in the district, Ludmila was the wife of the artist and his regular model). In 1966, the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the City from the Nazis, Kobyakov write cycle of portraits of participants of the great Patriotic war (“Partisans“, “Portrait of Hero of the Soviet Union N. And. Zinoviev“, “Liberators“ )

In 1968, the result of teamwork Kobyakov participated in the drafting of the mound of Immortality and creation of its layout. This work was awarded the Honorary diploma of the Soviet peace Committee.

Almost a quarter of a century Peter A. worked in city schools art teacher, in 1950 led the first consultation to assist Amateur artists, and later Studio. In 1971 he fulfilled his longtime dream: October 1, in an old mansion next to the Palace was opened children's art school. Within a year he was her only teacher and Director. Over 13 years of work at school Peter A. brought up many talented pupils, and its current teaching staff - “Chicks Peter's nest“ as it is called by his former Pets. 9 April 1999, the Council of the city of Bogoroditsk district and appropriated by the artist to the school his name.

Since 1947 Kobyakov repeatedly exposed in the Tula and travelling exhibitions of works of artists of the region, and since 1970 only in Bogoroditsk, and its anniversary exhibition in 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2000 in post-mortem took place in the halls of the Palace Museum. In the article half a century ago about Kobjakova wrote: “His works possess great lyrical expressiveness and full of optimistic realism.. Pyotr Andreyevich is an extraordinary artist, which the inhabitants of the City can be proud of.“ And proud of it.

(source: http://tounb.tula.net)